Licensee Search

Search for retail and banquet licensees by license number and other criteria.

Currently, over 20,000 businesses are licensed to sell and distribute alcohol in the Commonwealth. Annually, Virginia ABC grants over 28,000 banquet and special event licenses.

If you have any questions about a particular license, please contact ABC's License Records Management Division at (804) 213-4577 or email lrmhlp@abc.virginia.gov.

In addition to searching for licensees online, you may also download a file (Excel), containing information about ABC retail licenses. This file can be opened in Excel_97 or higher, or imported into a database such as Access. Please follow your screen prompts or click on help. The file contains the following data.

FILE LAYOUT FOR VALIC ASCII DELIMITED DATA

Columns

Sample Data

1. License#

Text (99999)

2. City_County

Text (Fairfax County)

3. Establishment

Text (Restaurant)

4. Wine_BeerPrivilege

Text (Wine & Beer On Premises)

5. Wine_BeerStatus

Text (Active)

6. Wine_BeerEffectiveDate

Text (11/01/1999)

7. Wine_BeerExpirationDate

Text (12/31/2000)

8. MixedBeveragePrivilege

Text (Mixed Beverage Restaurant (seating cap 1-100 seats)

9. MixedBeverageStatus

Text (Active

10. MixedBeverageEffectiveDate

Text (11/01/1999)

11. MixedBeverageExpirationDate

Text (12/31/2000)

12. Trade Name

Text (ABC)

13. License (Co.) Name

Text (ABC)

14. Street Address

Text (999 ABC Street W)

15. City

Text (Annandale)

16. ST

Text (VA)

17. Zip Code

Text (22003-3146)

18. OriginationDate

Text (11/01/1953)

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FILE LAYOUT FOR VALIC ASCII DELIMITED DATA

“Effective Date” applies to the status of licensees. If the status is “Voluntary Surrendered,” the date will reflect when the license was surrendered.

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FILE LAYOUT FOR VALIC ASCII DELIMITED DATA

“Effective Date” applies to the status of licensees. If the status is “Voluntary Surrendered,” the date will reflect when the license was surrendered.

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