CHAPTER 107
SB 313 - FINAL VERSION
2002 SESSION
03/09
SENATE BILL 313
AN ACT relative to penalties for misrepresenting age for the purpose of procuring liquor or beverage.
SPONSORS: Sen. Wheeler, Dist 21; Sen. Below, Dist 5; Rep. Lent, Straf 8; Rep. Taylor, Straf 11
This bill increases the minimum fines for misrepresenting age for the purpose of procuring liquor or beverage.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02-3021
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT relative to penalties for misrepresenting age for the purpose of procuring liquor or beverage.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
107:1 Alcoholic Beverages; Enforcement and Penalties; Person Misrepresenting Age; Minimum Fines Increased. Amend RSA 179:9, I-II to read as follows:
I. A person who falsely represents his age for the purpose of procuring liquor or beverage and who procures such liquor or beverage shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be fined for his first offense a minimum of [$250] $500. No portion of this mandatory minimum fine shall be waived, continued for sentencing, or suspended by the court. A second or subsequent offense shall carry a [$500] $1,000 minimum fine.
II. Notwithstanding paragraph I or any other law to the contrary, any person who possesses or uses or displays in any manner a false identification card, document, license, or any other document which represents such person's age for the purpose of purchasing liquor, beverages, or beer as defined in RSA 175:1 by the bottle, can, glass, container, or drink in any manner shall be fined a minimum of [$250] $500. No portion of this mandatory minimum fine shall be waived, continued for sentencing, or suspended by the court. The provisions of this paragraph do not reduce the maximum penalty which could be imposed for such an offense pursuant to paragraph I. A second or subsequent offense shall carry a [$500] $1,000 minimum fine.
107:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2003.
(Approved: May 3, 2002)
(Effective Date: January 1, 2003)