2017 -- S 0373 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES | |
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Introduced By: Senators Nesselbush, Lombardi, Archambault, Lynch Prata, and | |
Date Introduced: March 02, 2017 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 3-7 of the General Laws entitled "Retail Licenses" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 3-7-29. Liquor liability insurance. |
4 | Any applicant or holder of any retail license for the sale of alcoholic beverages issued |
5 | pursuant to this chapter shall file with the application a certificate of insurance evidencing |
6 | comprehensive, general-liability and liquor-liability coverage in the minimum amount of five |
7 | hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for bodily or personal injury and one hundred fifty thousand |
8 | dollars ($150,000) for property damage. Failure to maintain insurance as required by this section, |
9 | shall result in a revocation of the retail license unless the holder of the license reinstates insurance |
10 | coverage within forty-eight (48) hours of notice of revocation. The certificate of insurance shall |
11 | provide that the insurance shall not be modified or cancelled unless thirty (30) days prior notice is |
12 | given to the licensing authority. |
13 | SECTION 2. Section 3-7-27 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-7 entitled "Retail |
14 | Licenses" is hereby repealed. |
15 | 3-7-27. Insurance requirements. -- (a) In the town of Burrillville, an applicant for a |
16 | license under this chapter shall file with the application a certificate of insurance evidencing |
17 | comprehensive, general-liability coverage in the minimum amount of three hundred thousand |
18 | dollars ($300,000) for bodily or personal injury and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for |
19 | property damage; or for a minimum amount to be set by ordinance. The certificate shall provide |
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1 | that the insurance shall not be modified or cancelled unless thirty (30) days prior notice is given |
2 | to the town of Burrillville and that the town of Burrillville is named as an additional insured. A |
3 | licensee must be insured by a carrier licensed in this state. |
4 | (b) In the town of North Providence, an applicant for a license under this chapter shall |
5 | file with the application a certificate of insurance evidencing comprehensive, general-liability |
6 | coverage in the minimum amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for bodily or |
7 | personal injury and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for property damage; or for a |
8 | minimum amount to be set by ordinance. The certificate shall provide that the insurance shall not |
9 | be modified or cancelled unless prior, advance notice is given to the town of North Providence, |
10 | according to the terms of the insurance policy, and that the town of North Providence is named as |
11 | an additional insured. A licensee must be insured by a carrier licensed in this state. |
12 | SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on May 1, 2017, and shall apply to any new or |
13 | renewed license issued or renewed on or after May 1, 2017. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES | |
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1 | This act would require that any applicant or holder of any retail license for the sale of |
2 | alcoholic beverages be required to file with the application a certificate of insurance evidencing |
3 | comprehensive, general-liability and liquor-liability coverage in the minimum amount of five |
4 | hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for bodily or personal injury and one hundred fifty thousand |
5 | dollars ($150,000) for property damage. This act would also provide that failure to maintain such |
6 | insurance would result in a revocation of the retail license, unless the holder of the license |
7 | reinstates insurance coverage within forty-eight (48) hours of notice of revocation. The certificate |
8 | of insurance would also provide that the insurance may not be modified or cancelled, unless thirty |
9 | (30) days prior notice is given to the licensing authority. |
10 | This act would take effect on May 1, 2017, and would apply to any new or renewed |
11 | license issued or renewed on or after May 1, 2017. |
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