Bill Text: VA SB645 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Alcoholic beverage control; prohibited practice by retail wine and beer licensees, penalty.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-10 - Senate: Stricken from docket by Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) [SB645 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2012-SB645-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 645 Offered January 20, 2012 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 4.1-324.1, relating to alcoholic beverage control; prohibited practice by retail wine and beer licensees; penalty. ---------- Patron-- McEachin ---------- Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 4.1-324.1 as follows:

§4.1-324.1. Illegal sale by retail off-premises wine and beer licensees; self-scanning cash registers; penalty.

No retail off-premises wine and beer licensee shall sell any alcoholic beverage by means of a self-scanning cash register or other point-of-sale system.

As used in this section, "point-of-sale system" means an electronic cash register capable of recovering stored information related to the sale price of individual retail items and operated on a self-service basis by a consumer.

Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.