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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - REGULATION OF SALES

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Lally, Hull, and Craven

     Date Introduced: February 11, 2015

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 3-8-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-8 entitled "Regulation of

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Sales" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     3-8-10. Possession of beverage by underage persons. -- Any person who has not

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reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday and has in his or her possession any beverage as

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defined in this title shall may be fined one hundred fifty dollars ($150) to seven hundred fifty

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dollars ($750) for the first offense, three hundred dollars ($300) to seven hundred fifty dollars

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($750) for the second offense, and four hundred fifty dollars ($450) to nine hundred fifty dollars

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($950) for the third or subsequent offense. In addition, any person who violates this section shall

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may be required to perform thirty (30) hours of community service and shall may be subject to a

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minimum sixty (60) day suspension of his or her driver's license, and upon a second offense may

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be ordered to undergo a substance abuse assessment by a licensed substance abuse professional.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - REGULATION OF SALES

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     This act would make the imposition of the penalties contained in this section

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discretionary as opposed to mandatory.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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