Marion County Clerk

OLCC Liquor License Recommendation (Premises Outside an Incorporated City)

ORS 471.166(1) lets the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission require a written recommendation 'from the governing body of the county if the place of business of the applicant is outside an incorporated city'; a business inside one of the county's 20 cities goes to that city instead. The Marion County Clerk's Liquor License page says that for a new license the applicant completes the county's Liquor License Recommendation Form and submits it to the County Clerk 'along with the original OLCC application and $25.00 processing fee', and that a renewal needs a copy of the OLCC renewal form 'along with the $25.00 processing fee'. The form records that the Board of Commissioners makes its recommendation 'under the provisions of ORS 471.166' after referring the application to the Sheriff of Marion County. ORS 471.166(7) leaves the amount to the county's governing body and provides that it 'may not exceed $25', so the published $25.00 is the statutory maximum. The OLCC license and its state fee are separate.