Bill Text: NY A03898 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the posting of a sign in all premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages on the premises which offers to assist patrons in obtaining an alternative means of transportation should their ability to drive be compromised by the consumption of alcohol.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-13 - held for consideration in economic development [A03898 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A03898-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3898
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 29, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Economic Development
       AN  ACT  to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the
         posting of a sign alerting patrons who consume alcohol that assistance
         in obtaining safe transportation shall be provided
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a
    2  new section 105-c to read as follows:
    3    S 105-C. SIGN POSTING AND ALTERNATIVE  TRANSPORTATION  ASSISTANCE.  1.
    4  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  PREPARE,  HAVE  PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTE ACROSS THE
    5  STATE TO ALL PERSONS WITH A LICENSE TO SELL ANY ALCOHOLIC  BEVERAGE  FOR
    6  CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES, A SIGN OR POSTER WITH CONSPICUOUS LETTERING
    7  THAT  STATES:  "DRINKING AND DRIVING DON'T MIX. IF REQUESTED, MANAGEMENT
    8  WILL ASSIST YOU IN PLACING ONE LOCAL CALL IN AN EFFORT TO OBTAIN  ALTER-
    9  NATIVE  TRANSPORTATION."    SUCH  SIGN  OR  POSTER MUST HAVE CONSPICUOUS
   10  LETTERING IN AT LEAST SEVENTY-TWO POINT BOLD FACE TYPE THAT  STATES  THE
   11  NOTICE SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
   12    2.  ALL  PERSONS  WITH  A  LICENSE  TO SELL ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FOR
   13  CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES SHALL DISPLAY IN  A  CONSPICUOUS  PLACE  THE
   14  SIGN OR POSTER UPON RECEIVING IT FROM THE AUTHORITY.
   15    3. PERSONS WITH A LICENSE TO SELL ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR CONSUMP-
   16  TION  ON  THE  PREMISES  SHALL  ASSIST  PATRONS IN OBTAINING ALTERNATIVE
   17  TRANSPORTATION SHOULD IT BE REQUESTED PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
   18  THIS  SECTION.  ASSISTANCE SHALL BE PROVIDED BY PLACING A MINIMUM OF ONE
   19  LOCAL TELEPHONE CALL TO A LOCAL TRANSPORTATION  SERVICE,  AND  IN  AREAS
   20  WHERE  A LOCAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE OR IN CASES WHERE
   21  SUCH LOCAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE DOES NOT  RESPOND  TO  A  REQUEST  FOR
   22  SERVICE, ALLOW THE PATRON TO PLACE ONE LOCAL TELEPHONE CALL ON THEIR OWN
   23  BEHALF  IN  AN EFFORT TO OBTAIN ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION.  NO REQUIRE-
   24  MENT WILL BE PLACED ON THE LICENSEE SHOULD TELEPHONE SERVICE BE UNAVAIL-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00504-02-3
       A. 3898                             2
    1  ABLE AT THE TIME OF THE REQUEST NOR SHALL THE LICENSEE BE LIABLE FOR ANY
    2  FAILURE ON THE PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION  SERVICE  OR  THE  ALTERNATIVE
    3  TRANSPORTATION TO RESPOND TO THE REQUEST FOR SERVICE.
    4    4.  ANY PERSON WITH SUCH LICENSE WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDI-
    5  VISION TWO OR THREE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A  FINE  NOT  TO
    6  EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
    7    S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of October next succeed-
    8  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.