| Chapter 043 |
| 2020 -- S 2903 Enacted 06/27/2020 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- THEATER LICENSES |
| Introduced By: Senator Jessica de la Cruz |
| Date Introduced: June 17, 2020 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 3-7-16.3 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-7 entitled "Retail |
| Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 3-7-16.3. Class T legitimate theater license. |
| (a) Legitimate theaters as defined in subsection (b) or subsection (c) may apply for a Class |
| T license. The license authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and to sell beverages at |
| retail in the place described in the license and to deliver those beverages for consumption on the |
| premises where sold at the times when scheduled events relating to art, the legitimate theatre or |
| community artistic experiences may be held on those premises and for a period of one hour prior |
| to those events and one hour subsequent thereto, provided those events begin subsequent to twelve |
| o'clock (12:00) noon. The licensed premises may contain a bar. A Class T license authorizes |
| entertainment only in conformity with ordinances of the city or town where the facility is located |
| on the licensed premises. Class T licenses shall only be issued by the local licensing authority. |
| (b) "Legitimate Theaters theaters", for the purposes of this section, includes nonprofit, |
| cultural organizations and for-profit historic theaters located in the city of Newport or the town of |
| Burrillville whose primary purpose is to provide a support system to deliver and coordinate various |
| arts activities for the benefit of the communities they serve or which that provide live, regularly- |
| scheduled theatrical productions on a regular basis throughout the year and all events contributing |
| toward the goal of providing quality artistic experiences for the community. |
| (c) For purposes of this section, "legitimate theaters" shall also include facility management |
| corporations who that are contractually authorized to manage buildings owned or under the |
| authority of the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority whose primary purpose is to provide a |
| support system to deliver and coordinate various arts activities for the benefit of the communities |
| they serve or which that provide live, regularly scheduled theatrical productions on a regular basis |
| throughout the year and all events contributing toward the goal of providing quality artistic |
| experiences for the community. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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