§ 3-9-233 — Closing hours

(a) The rules of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and existing laws with respect to the closing hours of licensed premises under this subchapter shall be applicable to all such licensed premises in the state, except that: (1) The governing body of a city in which hotel and restaurant licensed premises are located may fix by ordinance later closing hours for such hotel and restaurant licensed premises than are prescribed by state law or rules of the board for licensed premises generally. In that case, the closing hours for such hotel and restaurant licensed premises as provided by ordinance of the governing body of the city shall govern with respect to the licensed premises in the city; and (2) In any county of this state having a population of not less than fifty-three thousand (53,000) and not more than fifty-eight thousand (58,000) in which hotel and restaurant licensed premises are located outside the corporate limits of any municipality, the county court of the county may fix by order of the court later closing hours for the hotel and restaurant licensed premises than are prescribed by state law or rules of the board for licensed premises generally. In that case, the closing hours for the hotel and restaurant licensed premises located in the county outside of municipal limits shall be governed by the order of the county court. (b) However, under no circumstances may any licensed premises remain open more than two (2) hours after 12:00 midnight on Saturday night.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 104, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1969, No. 132, § 12; 1973, No. 387, § 1; 1975, No. 137, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 48-1412.