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Liquor / Massage License Fingerprinting
Fingerprinting required by City Ordinance for City of Wheaton Liquor* and Massage** Licensing is offered strictly by appointment at the Wheaton Police Department.
- To make an appointment, complete the Liquor / Massage License Fingerprinting Registration Form and a representative from the Wheaton Police Department will contact you to confirm your appointment. Appointment times are between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the third Saturday of every month.
- Fee: $100 per person
- Liquor License Applicants Only: A Completed, Signed, and Notarized Liquor License Applicant/New Manager Application must be submitted to the City Clerk prior to appointment to arosedale@wheaton.il.us
- Application: https://www.wheaton.il.us/DocumentCenter/View/440/Liquor-License-New-Manager-Application-PDF
*Liquor
Sec. 6-86. – Processing of applications.
(a) Investigation. Except as provided herein, on receipt of an application for any license authorized to be issued pursuant to this Chapter, the local liquor commissioner shall cause a full investigation to be undertaken of the individual applicant, or of the principals of an applicant which is a corporation, a partnership, or a limited liability company. The investigation shall include a background check conducted by the city police department and such other matters as the local liquor commissioner deems appropriate. If the applicant is a corporation, background checks will be conducted of applicant's officers, directors, and any stockholder(s) owning in the aggregate more than twenty percent (20%). If the applicant is a partnership, background checks will be conducted of all general partners, and any limited partner. If the applicant is a limited liability company, background checks will be conducted on all managers or members.
(b) Investigation/Liquor Manager. Except as provided herein, on receipt of an application for any license authorized to be issued pursuant to this Chapter, the local liquor commissioner shall cause a full investigation to be undertaken of the designated liquor manager. The investigation shall include a background check conducted by the city police department and such other matters as the local liquor commissioner deems appropriate. The designated liquor manager shall submit his or her fingerprints to be used in completing the investigation. The local liquor commissioner may accept certified copies of fingerprints taken by other federal, state or local law enforcement agencies. No license shall be issued until the local liquor commissioner has received, review and approved the fingerprint results.
Sec. 6-123. – Notification of and application for new managers.
(6) Arrange for fingerprinting of the proposed new manager at the city police department. Provide a money order or cashier's check, made payable to the city, at the time of fingerprinting for state and federal charges associated with processing the fingerprints.
**Massage
Sec. 26-182. – Application for massage business license.
(10) The applicants shall submit their fingerprints to be used in completing the investigation. Applicants are required to present themselves for fingerprints to be taken by the city police department. If the applicant is a corporation, fingerprints shall be required of each of the applicant's officers, directors, and any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than twenty percent (20%) of the stock of such corporation. If the applicant is a partnership, fingerprints shall be required of all general partners, and any limited partner owning more than twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate limited partner interest in such partnership. Applicant shall pay the fingerprint fee as provided in Section 26-188(b) for each person required to submit fingerprints. Provided, in the case of a renewal application, fingerprints, and the fingerprint fee shall not be required from a renewal applicant whose fingerprints are on file unless the city determines that there may be reason to believe that the renewal applicant may have unreported convictions.
Sec. 26-183. – Application for Asian bodywork exemption certificate.
(5) Fingerprints for running a background check by the city police department.