ASSEMBLY, No. 1157

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

By Assemblymen COHEN and SULIGA

An Act concerning alcoholic beverage licensees and supplementing Title 33 of the Revised Statutes.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. A licensee who holds or has held an interest in a license issued for a premises wherein a death occurred as a result of a violation of the certificate of occupancy or the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.), or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, shall be prohibited from obtaining an interest in any other license issued pursuant to Title 33 of the Revised Statutes.

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    Under the provisions of this bill, a licensee who held an interest in an alcoholic beverage license issued for a premises on which a death occurred as a result of a violation of the certificate of occupancy or the Uniform Fire Safety Act or any rule or regulation promulgated under that act would be prohibited from obtaining an interest in any other alcoholic beverage license.

Prohibits certain alcoholic beverage licensees from obtaining interest in another alcoholic beverage license.