| Chapter 056 |
| 2022 -- S 2490 Enacted 06/07/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES |
Introduced By: Senator Cynthia M. Mendes |
| Date Introduced: March 01, 2022 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 3-7-23 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-7 entitled "Retail Licenses" |
| is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 3-7-23. Closing hours for Class A licenses. |
| The following closing hours shall be observed by all Class A license holders: |
| (1) November 1 to May 31. No holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver beverage |
| under that license between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) p.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. (local |
| time), except on legal holiday eves at which time the closing hour shall be eleven o'clock (11:00) |
| p.m. In the city of Providence, no holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver beverages under |
| that license between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) p.m. and nine o'clock (9:00) a.m. (local time), |
| except on legal holiday eves at which time the closing hour shall be eleven o'clock (11:00) p.m. In |
| the city of Central Falls, no holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver beverages under that |
| license between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) p.m. and nine o'clock (9:00) a.m. local time. In the |
| city of Pawtucket, no holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver beverages under that license |
| between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) p.m. and nine o'clock (9:00) a.m. (local time), except on |
| legal holiday eves at which time the closing hour shall be eleven o'clock (11:00) p.m. When a legal |
| holiday is celebrated on a Monday, the preceding Saturday shall be considered the holiday eve. |
| (2) June 1 to October 31. No holder of a class A license shall sell or deliver beverages |
| under this license between the hours of eleven o'clock (11:00) p.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. |
| (local time). In the cities of Providence, and Central Falls, and Pawtucket, no holder of a Class A |
| license shall sell or deliver beverages under that license between the hours of eleven o'clock (11:00) |
| p.m. and nine o'clock (9:00) a.m. (local time). |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on September 1, 2022. |
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