Senate File 395 - Introduced





                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO SF 348)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act prohibiting certain liquor control, wine, or beer
  2    licensees or permittees from knowingly permitting or engaging
  3    in criminal activity in areas adjacent to the licensed
  4    premises and making penalties applicable.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 2500SV 83
  7 ec/sc/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 123.49, subsection 2, paragraph j, Code
  1  2 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    j.  Knowingly permit or engage in any criminal activity on
  1  4 the premises covered by the license or permit.  For purposes
  1  5 of this paragraph "j", "premises" includes parking lots and
  1  6 areas adjacent to the licensed premises and used by patrons of
  1  7 the liquor licensee or permittee.
  1  8                           EXPLANATION
  1  9    This bill provides that a person or club holding a liquor
  1 10 control license or retail wine or beer permit shall not
  1 11 knowingly permit or engage in criminal activity in parking
  1 12 lots and areas adjacent to the licensed premises that are used
  1 13 by patrons of the liquor licensee or permittee.  Current law
  1 14 limits this prohibition to criminal activity on the licensed
  1 15 premises.
  1 16 LSB 2500SV 83
  1 17 ec/sc/5