1. Employment prohibited. A retail licensee may not employ a person as a retail employee if that person, within 2 years of the date of that person’s application for employment, has been convicted of a first offense of violating section 2078 or section 2081, subsection 1, paragraph A or B. A retail licensee may not employ a person as a retail employee if that person, within 5 years of the date of that person’s application for employment, has been convicted of a 2nd offense of violating section 2078 or section 2081, subsection 1, paragraph A or B.

[PL 1993, c. 254, §1 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 703-A

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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
  • Licensee: includes , but is not limited to, agency liquor stores and certificate of approval holders. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, firm, association or other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • Retail employee: means any person employed by a retailer to sell liquor in a licensed establishment or agency liquor store. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • retail licensee: means a person licensed by the bureau to engage in the purchase and resale of liquor in the original container or by the drink for on-premises or off-premises consumption. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
2. Affidavit required. Retail licensees shall require a person applying for employment as a retail employee to furnish to the licensee an affidavit stating that the applicant has not been convicted of a first offense of violating section 2078 or section 2081, subsection 1, paragraph A or B, within 2 years of the date of the affidavit. Retail licensees shall require a person applying for employment as a retail employee to furnish to the licensee an affidavit stating that the applicant has not been convicted of a 2nd offense of violating section 2078 or section 2081, subsection 1, paragraph A or B, within 5 years of the date of the affidavit. The affidavit must be executed at the time of application. The bureau shall develop the affidavit required by this section and make single copies of that affidavit available to retailers.

[PL 1997, c. 373, §66 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1989, c. 526, §§3,28 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 254, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 373, §66 (AMD).
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