SENATE DOCKET, NO. 287 FILED ON: 1/15/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 90
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Eileen M. Donoghue
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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:
An Act increasing penalties for overserving alcohol.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Eileen M. Donoghue | First Middlesex |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 287 FILED ON: 1/15/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 90
By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 90) of Eileen M. Donoghue for legislation to increase penalties for overserving alcohol. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act increasing penalties for overserving alcohol.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 69 of chapter 138, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the first sentence, the following:-
Whoever violates this section shall be punished, for a first offense, by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than six months, or both; for a second or subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not less than six months nor more one year, or both.
