1. Seven-day grace period upon license or certificate of approval expiration. Except as provided in subsection 3, a licensee that unintentionally fails to renew a license or certificate of approval upon its expiration date and continues to make sales of liquor is not chargeable with illegal sales under section 2078 for a period of 7 days following the expiration date.

[PL 2021, c. 658, §85 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 602

  • Bureau: means the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Licensee: includes , but is not limited to, agency liquor stores and certificate of approval holders. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • Liquor: means spirits, wine, malt liquor or hard cider, or any substance containing liquor, intended for human consumption, that contains more than 1/2 of 1% of alcohol by volume. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
2. Bureau must notify licensee of expiration. The bureau shall notify the licensee by the most expedient means available that the license or certificate of approval has expired and all sales of liquor must be suspended immediately and remain suspended until the license or certificate of approval is properly renewed.

[PL 2021, c. 658, §85 (AMD).]

3. Illegal sales after expiration of grace period or after notice. A licensee that continues to make sales of liquor after having been properly notified of the expired license or certificate of approval must be charged with illegal sales under section 2078.

[PL 2021, c. 658, §85 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 373, §53 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 658, §85 (AMD).
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