Connecticut § 30-23a Guest book requirements under club permits.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 30-23a — Guest book requirements under club permits.

Connecticut § 30-23a

Title 30Intoxicating Liquors

Ch. 545Liquor Control Act

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-23a (2026).

Text

No person shall be construed to be a guest of a member of a club for the purposes of section 30-22aa or of a golf country club for the purposes of subsection (g) of section 30-22a until such person's name and address has been entered in the guest book maintained for such purposes on the club or golf country club premises, together with the signature of the member and the date of introduction, provided neither the permittee nor any person employed to dispense alcoholic beverages on such premises, during his working hours on such premises, shall enter such person's name in such book. The provisions of this section:

(1)Shall not apply to a member of any nationally chartered veterans' service organization when such member enters a club run by such organization that is not such member's home c

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No person shall be construed to be a guest of a member of a club for the purposes of section 30-22aa or of a golf country club for the purposes of subsection (g) of section 30-22a until such person's name and address has been entered in the guest book maintained for such purposes on the club or golf country club premises, together with the signature of the member and the date of introduction, provided neither the permittee nor any person employed to dispense alcoholic beverages on such premises, during his working hours on such premises, shall enter such person's name in such book. The provisions of this section: (1) Shall not apply to a member of any nationally chartered veterans' service organization when such member enters a club run by such organization that is not such member's home club, but is affiliated with the same organization, provided such member shall show a membership, travel card or similar identification as a member of such organization upon entry to such club; and (2) may be waived by the Department of Consumer Protection on special occasions upon written application.

Legislative History

(1971, P.A. 607; P.A. 75-199, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 165, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 80, 85, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 170, 191, 345, 348; P.A. 95-195, S. 27, 83; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 14-114, S. 1; P.A. 21-10, S. 5; P.A. 22-104, S. 13.) History: P.A. 75-199 included references to golf country clubs; P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced liquor control commission with division of liquor control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division of liquor control an independent department and abolished the department of business regulation, overriding provision of same act which would have placed the division within the public safety department; P.A. 95-195 substituted Department of Consumer Protection for Department of Liquor Control, effective July 1, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 14-114 added Subdiv. (1) re applicability to certain members of nationally chartered veterans' service organizations, designated existing provision re waiver of requirements by department as Subdiv. (2) and made a technical change; P.A. 21-10 changed a reference from Sec. 30-23 to Sec. 30-22aa, effective May 13, 2021; P.A. 22-104 deleted reference to Sec. 30-24a, added reference to Sec. 30-22a(g), and made technical and conforming changes, effective May 24, 2022.