(1)Any
person who has an interest in a liquor license may also be listed as an officer or
director on a license owned by a municipality or governmental entity if the person
does not individually manage or receive any direct financial benefit from the
operation of such license.
(2)(a) An organization that is holding a special event pursuant to article 5 of
this title 44 may, subject to the requirements of subsection (2)(b) of this section:
(I)Bring onto and remove from the licensed premises or unlicensed premises
where the special event is held alcohol beverages in sealed containers that were
donated to or otherwise lawfully obtained by the organization for fund-raising
purposes; and
(II)Auction the alcohol beverages in sealed containers for fund-raising
purposes while on th
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(1) Any
person who has an interest in a liquor license may also be listed as an officer or
director on a license owned by a municipality or governmental entity if the person
does not individually manage or receive any direct financial benefit from the
operation of such license.
(2) (a) An organization that is holding a special event pursuant to article 5 of
this title 44 may, subject to the requirements of subsection (2)(b) of this section:
(I) Bring onto and remove from the licensed premises or unlicensed premises
where the special event is held alcohol beverages in sealed containers that were
donated to or otherwise lawfully obtained by the organization for fund-raising
purposes; and
(II) Auction the alcohol beverages in sealed containers for fund-raising
purposes while on the licensed premises or unlicensed premises where the special
event is held.
(b) (I) An organization holding a special event and, if the special event is held
on a licensed premises, the licensee on whose licensed premises the special event
is held, or, if the special event is held on unlicensed premises, the person on whose
unlicensed premises the special event is held, shall ensure that any alcohol
beverages in sealed containers brought onto, auctioned at, or removed from the
premises remain sealed at all times while on the premises.
(II) The licensee on whose licensed premises the special event is held or the
person on whose unlicensed premises the special event is held, as applicable, shall
not require or accept any fee for, percentage or portion of the proceeds from, or
other financial benefit specifically related to the auction of alcohol beverages in
sealed containers on the premises.
(c) The retail value of alcohol beverages donated to an organization pursuant
to this section by a retailer licensed under section 44-3-409, 44-3-410, or 44-4-104
(1)(c) to sell alcohol beverages at retail for consumption off the licensed premises
does not count against the annual limit on purchases from those retailers specified
in section 44-3-411 (2), 44-3-413 (7)(b), 44-3-414 (2), 44-3-416 (2), 44-3-417 (3), 44-3-418 (2), 44-3-419 (4), 44-3-420 (2), 44-3-422 (3), 44-3-426 (4)(b), or 44-3-428 (2).
(d) (I) A retailer licensed under this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44 that
donates alcohol beverages to an organization pursuant to this section is not liable
for any violation of section 44-3-901 committed by the organization or other person
on the premises where the special event is held or involving the donated alcohol
beverages if the licensed retailer that donated the alcohol beverages was not
involved in the violation and did not engage in any act or omission that constitutes
an unlawful act under section 44-3-901.
(II) The state and local licensing authorities shall consider mitigating factors,
including a licensee's lack of knowledge of a violation, in determining whether to
hold a licensee on whose licensed premises the special event was held responsible
for any violation of section 44-3-901 that occurred on the licensed premises and
that was committed by the organization holding the special event.
(e) As used in this subsection (2), organization means an organization
described in section 44-5-102 (1):
(I) That obtains a special event permit under article 5 of this title 44 to hold a
special event on a premises licensed under section 44-3-403, 44-3-404, 44-3-413
(3), 44-3-418, 44-3-419, or 44-3-424;
(II) That is holding a special event at a retail premises licensed under this
article 3 to sell alcohol beverages for consumption on the licensed premises; or
(III) That is otherwise exempt from article 5 of this title 44 pursuant to
section 44-5-108.