Bill Text: MA H248 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Penalties for the selling of alcoholic beverages to minors
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 5/5 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room B1 [H248 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H248-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul K. Frost
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors. .
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 238 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors. .
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 34 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
Any person selling alcoholic beverages to a minor shall be punished as follows: for a first offense a fine of $50; for a second offense a fine of $l00; for a third offense a fine of $250 and for a subsequent offense a fine of $2000. Any person fined shall have a hearing and appeal for said offense through the alcoholic beverages control commission and all persons found responsible shall be a matter of public record.
