Bill A4939-2011

Relates to prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors

Provides that where a second charge of selling alcohol to minors is alleged in a one year period the officer shall remove the liquor license of such person to be returned at a hearing where a bond shall be posted.

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  • Apr 20, 2011: enacting clause stricken
  • Feb 9, 2011: referred to economic development

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4939 2011-2012 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 9, 2011 ___________
Introduced by M. of A. MAYERSOHN, WEPRIN, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, CYMBROWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to prohibited sales of alcoholic beverages THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 65 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 8. WHERE A PERSON HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, UPON A SUBSEQUENT CHARGE OF SUCH VIOLATION WITHIN A TWELVE MONTH PERIOD THE ISSUING OFFICER SHALL TAKE THE LICENSE OF SUCH PERSON AND FORWARD IT TO THE AUTHORITY ACCOMPA- NIED BY A NOTICE STATING THAT SUCH LICENSE WAS REMOVED BY THE OFFICER PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION. THE HOLDER OF A LICENSE REMOVED HEREUNDER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO POST A BOND IN AN AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COURT AT A HEARING FOLLOWING THE VIOLATION. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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