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2023 SESSION
23-0004.1
08/04
HOUSE BILL [bill number]
AN ACT increasing the penalty for on-premises licensees overserving alcohol.
SPONSORS: [sponsors]
COMMITTEE: [committee]
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ANALYSIS
This bill increases the penalty for on-premises licensees overserving alcohol.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0004.1
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT increasing the penalty for on-premises licensees overserving alcohol.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Short Title. This act shall be known as the "Elizabeth Croke Law."
2 New Paragraph; Prohibited Sales; Serving of Intoxicated Persons; Penalties In Cases of Injury or Death. Amend RSA 179:5 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. An on-premises licensee that violates paragraph I by serving an individual who is visibly intoxicated or who a reasonable and prudent person would know is intoxicated, and such intoxicated person directly causes the serious injury or death of another person or persons, shall be fined $7,500 and shall have such license suspended for up to 30 days. If the licensee closes due to the license suspension, the licensee shall post the following message on the doors of the premises and on the public Internet website, if applicable, "Closed due to mandatory suspension by the New Hampshire Liquor Commission for overserving of alcohol in accordance with RSA 179:5."
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.