| Chapter 182 |
| 2017 -- S 0373 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 07/13/2017 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES |
| Introduced By: Senators Nesselbush, Lombardi, Archambault, Lynch Prata, and |
| Date Introduced: March 02, 2017 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Chapter 3-7 of the General Laws entitled "Retail Licenses" is hereby |
| amended by adding thereto the following section: |
| 3-7-29. Liquor liability insurance. |
| Any applicant or holder of any retail license for the sale of alcoholic beverages issued |
| pursuant to this chapter, except those applicants for or holders of class F liquor licenses, and |
| except as provided in ยง3-7-27, shall file with the application a certificate of insurance evidencing |
| commercial, general-liability, and liquor-liability and property-damage coverage in the minimum |
| amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000). Failure to maintain insurance as required |
| by this section, shall result in a revocation of the retail license unless the holder of the license |
| reinstates insurance coverage within forty-eight (48) hours of notice of revocation. The certificate |
| of insurance shall provide that the insurance shall not be modified or cancelled unless prior, |
| advance notice is given to the licensing authority. |
| SECTION 2. Section 3-7-27 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-7 entitled "Retail |
| Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 3-7-27. Insurance requirements. |
| (a) In the town of Burrillville, an applicant for a license under this chapter shall file with |
| the application a certificate of insurance evidencing comprehensive commercial, general-liability |
| and property-damage coverage in the minimum amount of three hundred thousand dollars |
| ($300,000) for bodily or personal injury and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for |
| property damage; or for a minimum amount to be set by ordinance. The certificate shall provide |
| that the insurance shall not be modified or cancelled unless thirty (30) days prior, advance notice |
| is given to the town of Burrillville and that the town of Burrillville is named as an additional |
| insured. A licensee must be insured by a carrier licensed in this state. |
| (b) In the town of North Providence, an applicant for a license under this chapter shall |
| file with the application a certificate of insurance evidencing comprehensive commercial, |
| general-liability, and property-damage coverage in the minimum amount of three hundred |
| thousand dollars ($300,000) for bodily or personal injury and one hundred thousand dollars |
| ($100,000) for property damage; or for a minimum amount to be set by ordinance. The certificate |
| shall provide that the insurance shall not be modified or cancelled unless prior, advance notice is |
| given to the town of North Providence, according to the terms of the insurance policy, and that |
| the town of North Providence is named as an additional insured. A licensee must be insured by a |
| carrier licensed in this state. |
| SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on August 1, 2017, and shall apply to any new or |
| renewed license issued or renewed on or after August 1, 2017. |
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