Sec. 9-1.1. - Penalty for violations relating to sale of alcoholic beverages to underage persons.

Any license holder who sells or allows the sale of or suffers to be sold or delivered any beverage which contains alcohol to a person who has not reached his or her 21st birthday, either for his or her own use or the use of his or her parents or any other person, or allows any person who has not reached his or her 21st birthday to drink said alcoholic beverages within the City of East Providence shall be subject to the following penalties: (a)

First offense: A minimum fine of $250.00 per count.

(b)

Second offense: A minimum fine of $500.00 per count and a minimum of a one-day closure.

(c)

Third offense: A fine of $1,000.00 per count and a minimum of a three-day closure.

(d)

Fourth and any subsequent offense: A fine of $1,000.00 per count, a minimum of a seven-day closure, and a revocation of the alcohol license for a minimum of six months.

In the event that there are no offenses in three successive years from the date of the last offense, then the next offense shall be treated as a first offense.

(Ch. 204, § I, 5-7-02; Ch. 544, § I, 2-7-12; Ch. 605, § I, 6-3-14)