Rockwall County Clerk

County Clerk Certification of TABC Prequalification Packet (Rockwall County)

A restaurant, store or other business applying to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to sell or serve alcohol at a location in Rockwall County needs the County Clerk's certification on its TABC prequalification packet. Alcoholic Beverage Code sections 11.37 (permits) and 61.37 (licenses) require the county clerk to certify, within 30 days of a request, the status of the location for the permit or license sought, and give an applicant whose certification is refused a hearing before the county judge; neither section sets a fee. As published on the County Clerk's TABC Permits page, the fees are: "Mixed Beverage Permits $5 fee for County Clerk certification" and "Beer & Wine Off Premise Consumption Permits $5 fee for County Clerk certification and if contested $25 fee for County Judge hearing." The page states that the packet must first be certified by the City Secretary of the city where the proposed location is, and then mailed with the $5 payment and a self-addressed envelope to the County Clerk, 1111 E. Yellowjacket Lane, Suite 100, Rockwall, TX 75087; the Clerk certifies the document by signature and seal and mails it back. The license or permit itself is issued by TABC. Questions go to the County Clerk at 972-204-6301.