Introduced
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To exempt a liquor licensee from prosecution for furnishing alcohol to minors unless the employee responsible for the sale is also named as a defendant. Present law states that the minor attempting to make the purchase must also be named as a defendant. This proposal would necessitate that the employee selling the liquor, and the minor attempting to purchase it, be named as defendants if the owner of the liquor license is to be charged with a violation (linked with HB 4036).
Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform
Amendment offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one which would require that if the violation was the result of a “sting” operation in which the minor received alcohol under the direction of a police agency as part of an enforcement action, a retail liquor licensee's clerk, agent, or employee who unlawfully sells alcohol to minors would be responsible for a state civil infraction and could be ordered to pay a civil fine up to $100.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To give a discretion in the size of the fine imposed on the sales clerk.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)
To establish that if a retailer sells liquor to a minor as the result of a “sting” operation in which the minor received the alcohol under the direction of a police agency as part of an enforcement action, the clerk, agent, or employee who unlawfully sold the alcohol would be responsible for a state civil infraction and could be ordered to pay a civil fine up to $100.
Referred to the Committee on Economic Development, International Trade, and Regulatory Affairs
