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BE FO RE TH E TEXAS
AL CO HO LIC BE VE RA GE CO MM ISS IO N
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, the above-styled
N this 3rd day of June, 2002
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numbered cause.
Ph ill ip .
ministrative La w Judge B. L.
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thi
tive Law
After pro per notice was given,
Ap ril 2, 2002. Th e Administra
ned
our
adj
and
,
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nclusions of La w on
Th e hearing convened on Ap
ning Findings of Fa ct and Co
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an opportu :ity
made and filed a Pro
on all parties who we re given
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s have been
22 , 20 02 . This Proposal Fo r
ein. As of this date no exception
her
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pli
to file Exceptions and Re
iew and Beverage Commission, after rev
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Conclusions of La w of the Ad
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and inc orp ora tes those Fin din
and Conclusions of La w, subm'
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set ou t and separately stated her
denied.
specifically adopted herein are
by any par ty, which are no t
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ministrator of the Texas Alc
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Beverage
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Beverage Commission, pu rsu
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permits will be SU SP
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Rehearing is filed be for e tha
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e upon all parties by facsimile and
By copy of this Order, service shall be mad
by mail as indicated
below.
2.
OFF ICE on this the 3rd day of June, 200
WIT NES S MY HA ND AND SEA L OF
Randy'~arHough~ }Assistant i}qminlstrator
Texas AJcofi'olic B$verage Cofuinission
DAB/vr
The Honorable B. L. Phillips Administrative Law Judge State Office of Administrative Hearings VIA FAC SIM ILE (806) 792-0149 William R. McKinney, Jr. AT TO RN EY FO R RES PON DE NT 1800 S. Washington, Suite 310 Amarillo, Texas 79102 VIA FACSIMILE: (806) 374-6672 & REGULAR MA IL Philip Andrew Robinson d/b/ a Texas Roadhouse RES PON DE NT 13101 Zita Rd. Amarillo, Texas 79118 8 8619
CERTIFIED MA IL NO. 7001 2510 0000 727
Gayle Gordon
AT TO RN EY FO R PET ITI ON ER TABC Legal Section Licensing Division Lubbock District Office -2­
COMMISSION
TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
CIV IL PENALTY RE MI TT AN CE
DO CK ET NUMBER:
595955
NAME: Philip Andrew Robinson
RE GIS TE R NUMBER:
TRADENAME:
Texas Roadhouse
Texas ADDRESS: 901 Valencia, Amarillo,
DATE DUE:
August 14, 2002
513 & FBz492514
PERMITS OR LICENSES: BG492
AMOUNT OF PENALTY:
$4,500.00 , you may e your permits and licenses suspended
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Rolando Garza
Administrator
Texas Alco holi c Beverage Comu:tission
5806 Mes a Drive, Suite 160
Austin, Texas 78731
RE: ;
rage Com miss ion vs. Philip Andr ew Robi nson
Dock et No. 458-02-1751; Texa s Alcoholic Beve
95955)
D/B/A Texa s Road hous e (TAB C Case No.5
Dear Mr. Garza:
in the above-referenced cause for the
Enclosed please find a Proposal for Decision
g sent
e Commission. Copies of the proposal are bein
consideration of the Texas Alcoholic Beverag
R.
iam
Will
holic Beverage Commission, and to
to Dewey Brackin, attorney for Texas Alco
end
reasons discussed in the proposal, I recomm
McKinney, Jr., attorney for Respondent. For
itted to
od of thirty days or that Respondent be perm
peri
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for
d
ende
susp
be
its
perm
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dent
pon
Res
pay a civil penalty.
each party has the right to file exceptions to
Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act,
ns, and
briefs. Exceptions, replies to the exceptio
the proposal, accompanied by supporting
a copy mission according to the agency's rules, with
supporting briefs must be filed with the Com
fs must s. A party filing exceptions, replies, and brie
ring
Hea
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rativ
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of
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Offi
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to
serve a copy on the other party hereto. Sincerely,
~B.L.~lPhtJ.Qlips(t·J v
Administrative Law Judge
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St<::. 160 Austin, Tcus 7S731- REGU LAR
!i..: Bevera ge Comm ission , 5806 t-.ksc: Drive,
Dcv.cy Bmcki n, Staff Attorney, Texas A!coho
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W;~:;;hington, Stc. 310, AmMillo,
William R. McKinney, Jr., Anomcy, !800 S.
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(806) 792-0007
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Lubb ock, Texa s 79423
Fax (806) 792-0149
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DOCKET NO. 458 -02 -17 51
TEX AS ALC OHO LIC BEVERAGE
COM MIS SIO N
§
BEFORE THE STA TE OFFICE
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VS.
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PHILIP AND REW ROBINSON
D/B /A TEX AS ROA DHO USE
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PERMIT NOS. BG 492 513 & FB4 925
POTTER COU NTY , TEX AS
(TABC CAS E NO. 595 955 )
§
§
§
§
§
OF
ADM INIS TRA TIV E HEARINGS
PROPOSAL FOR DECISION
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erage Com mis sion (Sta ff or Com mis sion
The staf f of the Tex as Alco holi c Bev
n­
(Respo
rew Robinson dba Tex as Roa dho use
initi ated this acti on aga inst Philip And
a min or.
to
e
nce , selling an alco holi c bev erag
den t) for alle ged ly, with crim inal neg lige
s or tha t
its be sus pen ded for thir ty to sixt y day
Sta ff reco mm end ed Res pon den t's perm
aga inst
fifty doll ars per day be ass ess ed
and
dred
hun
one
of
alty
pen
civil
an
find s that
the Adm inis trat ive Law Jud ge (ALJ)
Res pon den t. Based on the evid enc e,
crim inal
the evid enc e tha t Res pon den t, with
Pet ition er prov ed a prep ond eran ce of
sho uld be
e to a min or. Res pon den t's per mits
erag
bev
c
holi
alco
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sold
nce
lige
neg
pen alty be paid. sus pen ded for thir ty day s or the civil
JUR ISD ICT ION
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY, NOTICE AND
lips,
on Apr il 2, 200 2, befo re ALJ B. L. Phil
The hea ring on this mat ter con ven ed
was
ff
Ama rillo , Pot ter Cou nty, Tex as. Sta
at the Jus tice of the Peace Cou rtro om,
rney
. Res pon den t was repr ese nted by atto
repr ese nted by atto rne y Dew ey Bra ckin
clos ed on Apr il 2, 200 2. Will iam R. McK inne y, Jr. The reco rd
e
ce of Adm inis trat ive Hea ring s hav
The Com mis sion and the Sta te Offi
of
ce
noti
cted in the con clus ions of law . The
juris dict ion ove r this mat ter as refle
require­
on and of the hearing met the noti ce
inte ntio n to inst itute enfo rcem ent acti
fact and
rule as set fort h in the find ings of
men ts imp ose d by stat ute and by
con clus ions of law .
II. DIS CU SSI ON
A. Tes tim ony .
rkin g as an
t on Jul y 26, 200 1, she was wo
tha
d
tifie
tes
ore
Mo
.
ore
Mo
Che lsea
r Jam es Russell
on tha t dat e she and her par tne
and
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for
nt
rma
info
r
ove
und erc
She app roa che d the
sua nt to a min or stin g ope rati on.
ent ere d the lice nse d pre mis e pur
of birt h
driv er's lice nse sho win g her dat e
as
Tex
d
vali
her
t
den
pon
Res
to
bar , pre sen ted
sho win g the sale
Lite beer. The ent ire tran sac tion
Bud
a
ved
ser
was
and
85,
20of 02t was cap ture d on
y of bee r to Mo ore by Res pon den
of bee r to Russell and the del iver
sho ws
d into evid enc e. The vid eot ape
ere
ent
was
ape
eot
vid
the
vid eot ape and
an old er ma n. ing if she kno ws tha t she is dat ing
ask
by
ore
Mo
h
wit
ing
jok
t
den
Res pon
nse s of Mo ore and
cop ies of the Tex as Dri ver 's lice
Als o ent ere d into evid enc e wer e
Russell as wel l as the ir pict ure s.
rkin g as an
tha t on Jul y 26, 200 1 he was wo
Jam es Russell. Russell tes tifie d
nt to a min or
ere d the lice nse d pre mis e pur sua
ent
and
ABC
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for
nt
rma
info
r
und erc ove
d two beers for
bar acc om pan ied by Mo ore , ord ere
stin g ope rati on. He app roa che d the
of birt h
driv er's lice nse sho win g his dat e
as
Tex
d
vali
his
ted
sen
pre
,
ore
him sel f and Mo
was ser ved a Bud Lite beer.
of 10- 02- 84 to Res pon den t, and
B. Ana lysi s.
ma y sus pen d
E § 106 .13 (a) , the Com mis sio n
Pur sua nt to TEX. ALCO. BEV. COD
nce sold ,
per mit tee wit h crim ina l neg lige
the
t
tha
nd
fou
is
it
if
mit
per
or can cel a
or. In this case,
an alc oho lic bev era ge to a min
ed
iver
del
or
ed,
ens
disp
,
ved
ser
min or occ urre d but
sale of an alco hol ic bev era ge to a
Res pon den t did not den y tha t the
req uire d to
to the leve l of crim ina l neg lige nce
rise
not
did
ion
act
this
t
tha
he arg ued
pro visi on.
sus pen d this per mit s und er this
neg lige nce ,
3(a ), a per son act s wit h crim ina l
Pur sua nt to TEX. PENAL CODE § 6.0
ng his con duc t or the
pec t to circ um sta nce s sur rou ndi
res
h
wit
nt
lige
neg
lly
ina
crim
is
or
unj ust ifia ble risk
ht to be awa re of a sub sta ntia l and
res ult of his con duc t wh en he oug
suc h a nat ure
ult vvill occ ur. The risk mu st be of
res
the
or
st
exi
s
nce
sta
um
circ
tha t the
dev iati on from the
per ceiv e it con stit ute s a gro ss
and deg ree tha t the fail ure to
um sta nce s
wo uld exe rcis e und er all the circ
son
per
ry
ina
ord
an
t
tha
e
car
sta nda rd of
act ion s on the dat e
oin t. Res pon den t arg ued tha t his
wp
vie
or's
act
the
from
wed
vie
as
care as he vie wed
ss dev iati on from the sta nda rd of
in que stio n did not con stit ute a gro
Russell and
det erm ine the ages of Mo ore and
to
ted
mp
atte
he
e
aus
bec
rd
tha t sta nda
ir ages.
me rely ma de a mis tak e abo ut the
per mit tee
aus e the res ult wo uld be tha t any
Thi s log ic can not be acc ept ed bec
alco hol to a min or
or she ma de a mis tak e in sell ing
wou ld be allo wed to sta te tha t he
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the Code, Rules, and
to avoid respon sibility for this act. A permit tee must be aware of
purcha sing alcoho lic
the law, espec ially where it comes to preven ting minors from
ages of Moore and
bevera ges. Respo ndent argued that he attemp ted to check the
ce does indica te that
Russell before selling them the alcoho lic bevera ges. The eviden
presen ted to him
Respo ndent read the birth dates on the driver 's license s which were
presen ted with the
by Moore and Russell. Despit e the fact that Respo ndent was
by their very youthf ul
eviden ce that both were minors and should have been alerted
ge. This was a
appea rances , he procee ded to serve them both an alcoho lic bevera
se of this finding , the
violati on of a very clear and unamb iguous Code provis ion. Becau
(a) and that the
Court finds that Respo ndent violate d TEX. A Leo. BEV. CODE § 106.13
permit s should be suspe nded or a civil fine paid.
Ill. FINDINGS OF FACT
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a Wine and
The Texas Alcoho lic Bevera ge Comm ission (the Comm ission) issued
Certifi cate FB­
Beer Retaile r's Permit BG-49 2513 and a Food and Bevera ge
ouse, 901
49251 4 to Respo ndent for the premis es known as Texas Roadh
Valenc ia, Amari llo, Randall Count y, Texas .
the staff for
Respo ndent receiv ed proper and timely notice of the hearin g from
2002.
the Comm ission (Staff) in a notice of hearin g dated Februa ry 12,
e of the Peace
The hearin g was conve ned on April 2, 2002, at the Justic
. Respo ndent
Courtr oom, 500 S. Fillmor e, Amaril lo, Potter Count y, Texas
Jr. Attorn ey appea red and was repres ented by attorn ey William R. McKin ney,
Dewe y Bracki n repres ented Staff. workin g as
On May 7, 2000, Chelse a Moore and James Russell were
d premis es to
under cover inform ants for TABC and entere d into the license
condu ct a minor sting operat ion.
to Respo ndent
On that date, Russell presen ted a valid Texas driver 's license
teen years
showi ng a date of birth of 10-12 -84, indica ting that he was seven
old.
6. to Respo ndent
On that date, Moore presen ted a valid Texas driver 's license
n years old.
showi ng a date of birth of 02-20 -85, indica ting that she was sixtee
7. of a Bud Lite
On that date, Respo ndent served an alcoho lic bevera ge in the form
beer to both Russell and Moore .
3
8. and either willfu lly or
Respo ndent obser ved that Russell was older than Moor e
neglig ently failed to perce ive that they were both minor s.
9. delive ring alcoh olic
Respo ndent acted with crimin al neglig ence in selling and
bever ages to Russell and Moore on that date.
IV. CONC LUSIO NS OF LAW
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 7. has jurisd iction over
The Texas Alcoh olic Bever age Comm ission (Com missio n)
and 11.61 .
this matte r pursu ant to TEX. ALCO. BEV. CODE ANN. § § 6.01
iction to condu ct the
The State Office of Admi nistra tive Heari ngs has jurisd
ion with propo sed
hearin g in this proce eding and to issue a propo sal for decis
ALCO. BEV. CODE ANN.
findin gs of fact and concl usion s of law pursu ant to TEX.
§ 5.43 and TEX. Gov'T CODE ANN. ch. 2003 .
ed upon Respo ndent
Servic e of prope r and timely notice of hearin g was effect
pursu ant to TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. ch. 2001 .
ed TEX. ALCO. BEV.
Based upon Findin g of Facts Nos. 1-9, Respo ndent violat
g, dispe nsing , or
CoDE § 106.1 3(a) by with crimin al neglig ence selling , servin
delive ring an alcoh olic bever age to a minor .
and Beer Retail er's
Based on the forego ing, suspe nsion of Resp onden t's Wine
2514 for a period
Perm it BG-4 9251 3 and a Food and Bever age Certif icate FB-49
of thirty days is warra nted.
onden t shoul d be
Pursu ant to TEX. ALCO. BEV. CODE ANN. § 11.64 , Resp
dollar s for each day
permi tted to pay a civil penal ty of one hundr ed and fifty
that the permi ts would be suspe nded.
SIGNED this 26'h day of April, 2002 .
ADMINISTRATIVE AW JUDGE
STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
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