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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- REGULATION OF SALES

     Introduced By: Senators McCaffrey, Lombardi, Archambault, Conley, and Nesselbush

     Date Introduced: March 15, 2017

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 3-8-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-8 entitled "Regulation of

Sales" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     3-8-10. Possession of beverage by underage persons.

     Any person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday and has in his or

her possession any beverage as defined in this title shall be fined one hundred fifty dollars ($150)

to seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) for the first offense, three hundred dollars ($300) to seven

hundred fifty dollars ($750) for the second offense, and four hundred fifty dollars ($450) to nine

hundred fifty dollars ($950) for the third or subsequent offense. In addition, any person who

violates this section shall be required to perform thirty (30) hours of community service and shall

be subject to a minimum sixty (60) day suspension of his or her driver's license, and upon a

second offense may be ordered to undergo a substance abuse assessment by a licensed substance

abuse professional. Notwithstanding the provisions of §11-1-2, any offense committed under this

section shall be a violation.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- REGULATION OF SALES

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     This act would provide that a person under the age of twenty-one (21) years of age who is

convicted of possession of an alcoholic beverage has committed a violation, and not a felony or

misdemeanor.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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