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license under this Section Act: (1) a person who has been convicted of a felony related to the illegal transportation, sale, or distribution of cigarettes, or a tobacco-related felony, under any federal or State law, if the Department, after investigation and consideration of any mitigating factors and evidence of rehabilitation contained in the applicant's record, including those provided in Section 4i of the Act, and a hearing, if requested by the applicant, determines that the person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust; or (2) a corporation, if any officer, manager, or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more than 5% of the stock of such corporation, would not be eligible to receive a license under this Act for any reason; a limited liability company, if any member or managing member would not be eligible to receive a license under this Act for any reason; a partnership, if any partner would not be eligible to receive a license under this Act for any reason. The Department shall not issue a retailer's license to a retailer unless the retailer is also registered under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. A person who obtains a license as a retailer who ceases to do business as specified in the license, or who never commenced business, or whose license is SB3019 Enrolled LRB104 20255 HLH 33706 b Public Act 104-0468