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RI Gen L § 3-13-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-13 - Malt Beverage Supplier-Wholesaler Agreements|Section 3-13-2 - Purposes - Construction - Variation by contract prohibited.

§ 3-13-2. Purposes — Construction — Variation by contract prohibited.(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its remedial purposes and policies.(b) The purposes and policies of this chapter are:(1) To regulate agreements between suppliers and their wholesalers to benefit the economy and enhance competition in this state and to promote moderation and obedience to the laws of this state and the United States controlling the distribution and sale of malt beverages;(2) To protect wholesalers substantial initial and continuing investments of money, time and effort in their distributorships and to stimulate greater investment of those resources in these small businesses by assuring their continuation on a fair, equitable and nondiscriminatory basis;(3) To enhance competition in the malt beverage industry by:(i) Assuring the wholesaler is free to manage its business enterprise in the manner the wholesaler deems best, including the wholesaler's right independently to establish its selling prices, to determine the efforts and resources which the wholesaler will exert to promote and develop the sale of a supplier's products; and(ii) Assuring the public and suppliers that wholesalers will price competitively, devote reasonable efforts and resources to sales of all supplier's products marketed in this state and maintain satisfactory sales levels.(4) To govern all relations between suppliers and their wholesalers, including any renewals to agreements between them, to the full extent consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States.(c) The effect of this chapter may not be varied by agreement. Any agreement purporting to do so is void and unenforceable to that extent only.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-13-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-13 - Malt Beverage Supplier-Wholesaler Agreements|Section 3-13-3 - Prior notification of cancellation.

§ 3-13-3. Prior notification of cancellation.(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), no supplier or wholesaler may cancel, fail to renew, or otherwise terminate an agreement unless the supplier or wholesaler furnishes prior notification in accordance with subsection (b) to the affected party.(b) The notification required under subsection (a) shall be in writing and sent to the affected party by certified mail, return receipt requested, not less than ninety (90) days before the date on which the agreement will be cancelled, not renewed, or otherwise terminated. The notification shall contain:(1) A statement of intention to cancel, not renew, or otherwise terminate;(2) A statement of all reasons, stated with particularity;(3) The date on which the action shall take effect; and(4) A statement of the remedy or remedies available to the affected party to cure the specified cause.(c) A supplier or wholesaler may cancel, fail to renew or otherwise terminate an agreement without furnishing the prior notification required under this section only:(1) In the event of insolvency, liquidation or bankruptcy of the affected party;(2) In the event the affected party makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or similar disposition of substantially all of the assets of that party's business; or(3) In the event of a conviction or plea of guilty or no contest to a charge of violating a law or regulation, or the revocation of a license or permit, relating to business which materially and adversely affects the party's ability to continue in business.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-13-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-13 - Malt Beverage Supplier-Wholesaler Agreements|Section 3-13-4 - Cancellation of agreements - Good cause required.

§ 3-13-4. Cancellation of agreements — Good cause required.No supplier or wholesaler may cancel, fail to renew, or otherwise terminate an agreement unless the party intending that action has good cause for that action and, in any case in which prior notification is required under § 3-13-3, the party intending to act has furnished prior notification and the affected party has not corrected the conduct specified in that notification as the reason for cancellation, failure to renew, or termination, within the period specified in that notice.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-13-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-13 - Malt Beverage Supplier-Wholesaler Agreements|Section 3-13-5 - Prohibited conduct.

§ 3-13-5. Prohibited conduct.No supplier shall:(1) Induce or coerce, or attempt to induce or coerce, any wholesaler to accept delivery of any malt beverage or any other item or commodity which has not been ordered by the wholesaler. Provided, that recommendation, endorsement, exposition, persuasion, or argument is not deemed to constitute inducements, coercion, or requirements prohibited by this section.(2) Induce or coerce, or attempt to induce or coerce, any wholesaler to engage in any illegal act or course of conduct or to resign from an agreement by means of any threat, expressed or implied, to cancel, fail to renew, otherwise terminate an agreement, any requirement imposed on the wholesaler pursuant to an agreement or any contract or other arrangement ancillary or collateral to these.(3) Require a wholesaler to assent to any requirement, condition, understanding, or term of an agreement limiting the wholesaler's right to sell the product of any other supplier.(4) Fix or maintain the price at which a wholesaler may resell malt beverages, whether by the terms or requirements imposed on the wholesaler under an agreement, the manner of their enforcement, or otherwise.(5) Impose, attempt to impose, or enforce against a wholesaler any requirement, standard of performance, or term, including the terms of sale of malt beverages sold to the wholesaler, which is discriminatory as compared with the requirements, standards, or terms imposed by the supplier on other similarly situated wholesalers within this state. Differences in any requirement, standard, or term imposed by a supplier under its agreement or in the manner of their enforcement are permitted only if and to the extent they are based on proper and justifiable distinctions considering the purposes of this chapter, and are not arbitrary.(6) Fail to provide to each wholesaler of its brands after May 22, 1982 a written contract which conforms to this chapter and embodies the supplier's agreement with its wholesalers, including the essential requirements, standards of performance, and terms imposed by the supplier. In the event of failure to provide that written contract, any agreement in existence upon May 22, 1982 must conform to this chapter and is subject to this chapter until the written contract is provided.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-13-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-13 - Malt Beverage Supplier-Wholesaler Agreements|Section 3-13-6 - Transfer of business assets of stock.

§ 3-13-6. Transfer of business assets of stock.(a) No supplier shall, by the terms of an agreement or otherwise, unreasonably withhold or delay approval of any assignment, sale, or transfer of the stock of a wholesaler or all or any portion of a wholesaler's assets, wholesaler's voting stock, the voting stock of any parent corporation, or the beneficial ownership or control of any other entity owning or controlling a wholesaler, including the wholesaler's rights and obligations under the terms of an agreement whenever the person or persons to be substituted meet reasonable and express standards imposed not only upon the wholesaler but upon all other wholesalers of a supplier generally.(b) Upon the death of one of the partners of a partnership operating the business of a wholesaler, no supplier shall deny the surviving partner or partners of that partnership the right to become a successor-in-interest to the agreement between the supplier and that partnership; provided the survivor has been active in the management of the partnership and is otherwise capable of carrying on the business of the partnership.(c) A wholesaler shall not transfer or agree to transfer any of its rights and obligations under the terms of any agreement without first giving prior notice to the supplier.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-13-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-13 - Malt Beverage Supplier-Wholesaler Agreements|Section 3-13-7 - Damages for improper cancellation, termination, or failure to renew - Arbitration.

§ 3-13-7. Damages for improper cancellation, termination, or failure to renew — Arbitration.(a) Any supplier which without good cause cancels, terminates or fails to renew any agreement, or unlawfully causes a wholesaler to resign from an agreement or unreasonably denies or withholds consent to any assignment, transfer or sale of business assets or capital stock or other equity securities of a wholesaler with whom that supplier has an agreement pursuant to § 3-13-5(6), is subject to compensatory damages, equitable relief, or both. Compensatory damages include reasonable compensation for the value of the wholesaler's business with relation to the affected brand or brands and the wholesaler's goodwill, if any.(b) The supplier and the wholesaler may, by the terms of an agreement or otherwise, submit the disputes set forth in subsection (a), including the compensation, if any, to be paid for the value of the wholesaler's business, to a neutral arbitrator to be selected by the parties, or if they cannot agree, by the presiding justice of the Rhode Island superior court. The arbitration proceeding shall be held within the state and shall be governed by chapter 3 of title 10. Arbitration costs shall be paid one-half (½) by the wholesaler and one-half (½) by the supplier. The award of the arbitrator is final and binding on the parties.(c) Unless otherwise ordered by the superior court, all of the terms and conditions of an agreement between the parties shall remain in full force and effect for a period not to exceed one year during the course of any arbitration or judicial proceedings brought to enforce any rights under an agreement or under this chapter. No supplier who, pursuant to an agreement with a wholesaler, has designated a sales territory for which the wholesaler is primarily responsible or in which the wholesaler is required to concentrate its efforts, shall enter into an agreement with any other wholesaler during that one year period for the purpose of establishing an additional wholesaler for any of its brands or products. Notwithstanding any pending arbitration proceeding, a party may petition the superior court in accordance with § 3-13-11 to obtain any relief as may be necessary to enforce this section.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-13-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-13 - Malt Beverage Supplier-Wholesaler Agreements|Section 3-13-8 - Sale of supplier.

§ 3-13-8. Sale of supplier.Except for discontinuance of all sales of a brand or brands in this state or for good cause, any person who purchases a supplier becomes obligated to all of the terms of any agreement in effect on the date of purchase. The acquiring supplier is not obligated to supply its brand or brands to the wholesalers of the acquired supplier. Nothing prevents the parties from negotiating a new agreement consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The term purchase includes, but is not limited to, a purchase of stock, purchase of assets, lease, merger, or any other reorganization, consolidation, or acquisition of a supplier.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-13-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-13 - Malt Beverage Supplier-Wholesaler Agreements|Section 3-13-9 - Sales territories exclusive.

§ 3-13-9. Sales territories exclusive.No supplier who, pursuant to an agreement with a wholesaler, has designated a sales territory for which a wholesaler is primarily responsible or in which a wholesaler is required to concentrate its efforts shall enter into an agreement with any other wholesaler for the purpose of establishing an additional wholesaler for any of its brands, including any brand or brands introduced after the effective date of the agreement, in all or part of the same territory.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-13-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-13 - Malt Beverage Supplier-Wholesaler Agreements|Section 3-13-10 - Right of free association.

§ 3-13-10. Right of free association.No supplier or wholesaler shall restrict or inhibit, directly or indirectly, the right of free association among suppliers or wholesalers for any lawful purpose.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-13-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-13 - Malt Beverage Supplier-Wholesaler Agreements|Section 3-13-11 - Civil actions.

§ 3-13-11. Civil actions.(a) If a supplier or wholesaler who is a party to an agreement pursuant to § 3-13-5(6) fails to comply with this chapter or otherwise engages in conduct prohibited under this chapter, the affected party may maintain a civil action in the superior court in the county in which the wholesaler's principal place of business or residence is located.(b) In any action under this section, the court may grant any equitable relief that the court determines is necessary or appropriate considering the purposes of this chapter, to remedy the effects of any failure to comply with this chapter or the effect of conduct prohibited under this chapter.(c) The prevailing party in any action under this section is entitled to actual damages as defined in § 3-13-7, plus interest and costs.(d) To the extent the parties by agreement specify that disputes arising out of the supplier-wholesaler relationship shall be resolved by arbitration, that procedure shall be the exclusive remedy and may be compelled by either party upon proper application under the law of this state. An affected party may maintain a civil action in the superior court to enforce the provisions of § 3-13-7(c), notwithstanding any pending arbitration proceedings.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-13-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-13 - Malt Beverage Supplier-Wholesaler Agreements|Section 3-13-12 - Severability.

§ 3-13-12. Severability.If any provision of this chapter is held unconstitutional, that decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-14-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-14 - Rhode Island Liquor Liability Act|Section 3-14-1 - Short title.

§ 3-14-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known as the "Rhode Island Liquor Liability Act".History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 537, § 2.
RI Gen L § 3-14-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-14 - Rhode Island Liquor Liability Act|Section 3-14-2 - Purposes.

§ 3-14-2. Purposes.(a) Primary legislative purpose. The primary legislative purpose of this chapter is to prevent intoxication-related injuries, deaths and other damages among Rhode Island's population.(b) Secondary purposes. The secondary legislative purposes are:(1) To establish a legal basis for obtaining compensation for those suffering damages as a result of intoxication related incidents in accordance with this chapter;(2) To allocate the liability for payment of damages fairly among those responsible for the damages, which will encourage liquor liability insurance availability; and(3) To encourage all servers of alcohol to exercise responsible serving practices.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 537, § 2.
RI Gen L § 3-14-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-14 - Rhode Island Liquor Liability Act|Section 3-14-3 - Definitions.

§ 3-14-3. Definitions.As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) "Adult" means any person twenty-one (21) years of age or older.(b) "Intoxicated individual" means an individual who is in a state of intoxication as defined by this chapter.(c) "Intoxication" means a substantial impairment of a person's mental or physical faculties as a result of drug or alcoholic beverage use so as to diminish that person's ability to think and act in a manner in which an ordinary prudent and cautious person, in full possession of his or her faculties and using reasonable care, would act under like circumstances.(d) "Licensee" means the person to whom a license of any kind is issued by the local licensing authority and any person who is required to be licensed to serve or to permit the consumption of liquor.(e) "Liquor" means any intoxicating beverage which contains more than three and two tenths percent (3.2%) of alcohol by weight.(f) "Minor" means any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years.(g) "Person" means any individual, governmental body, corporation, or other legal entity.(h) "Service of liquor" means any sale, gift, or other furnishing of liquor.(i) "Visibly intoxicated" means a state of intoxication accompanied by a perceptible act or series of acts presenting an apparent sign or signs of intoxication.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 537, § 2.
RI Gen L § 3-14-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-14 - Rhode Island Liquor Liability Act|Section 3-14-4 - Plaintiffs.

§ 3-14-4. Plaintiffs.(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who suffers damage, as provided in § 3-14-8, may bring an action under this chapter. This chapter shall not be construed to limit any currently existing common law or statutory right.(b) The following persons may not bring an action under this chapter against a defendant for negligently serving liquor to an individual, but may bring an action under this chapter against a defendant for recklessly serving liquor to an individual:(1) The intoxicated tortfeasor if he or she was at least twenty-one (21) years old when served by the defendant;(2) The estate of the intoxicated tortfeasor if he or she was at least twenty-one (21) years old when served by the defendant; and(3) Any person asserting claims arising out of the personal injury or death of the intoxicated tortfeasor if the intoxicated tortfeasor was at least twenty-one (21) years old when served.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 537, § 2.
RI Gen L § 3-14-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-14 - Rhode Island Liquor Liability Act|Section 3-14-5 - Defendants.

§ 3-14-5. Defendants.The following persons who commit an act giving rise to liability, as provided in § 3-14-6, may be made defendants to a claim under this chapter:(1) An alcoholic beverage retail licensee, and any employee or agent of this licensee; or(2) Any person who, at the time of an act giving rise to liability, as provided in § 3-14-6, was required by law to have had an alcoholic beverage retail license under chapter 7 of this title and any employee or agent of that person.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 537, § 2.
RI Gen L § 3-14-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-14 - Rhode Island Liquor Liability Act|Section 3-14-6 - Liability for negligent service of liquor.

§ 3-14-6. Liability for negligent service of liquor.(a) A defendant, as described in § 3-14-5, who negligently serves liquor to a minor is liable for damages proximately caused by the minor's consumption of the liquor.(b) A defendant, as defined in § 3-14-5, who negligently serves liquor to a visibly intoxicated individual is liable for damages proximately caused by the individual's consumption of the liquor.(c) Service of liquor to a minor or to an intoxicated individual is negligent if the defendant knows, or if a reasonable and prudent person in similar circumstances would know that the individual being served is a minor or is visibly intoxicated.(d) A defendant is not chargeable with knowledge of an individual's consumption of liquor or other drugs off the defendant's premises unless the individual's appearance and behavior, or other facts known to the defendant, would put a reasonable and prudent person on notice of that consumption.(e) Proof of service of alcoholic beverages to a person under twenty-one (21) years of age without request for identification forms a rebuttable presumption of negligence.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 537, § 2.
RI Gen L § 3-14-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-14 - Rhode Island Liquor Liability Act|Section 3-14-7 - Liability for reckless service of liquor.

§ 3-14-7. Liability for reckless service of liquor.(a) A defendant, as defined in § 3-14-5, who recklessly provides liquor to a minor is liable for damages proximately caused by that minor's consumption of the liquor.(b) A defendant, as defined in § 3-14-5, who recklessly serves liquor to a visibly intoxicated individual is liable for damages proximately caused by that individual's consumption of the liquor.(c) (1) Service of liquor is reckless if a defendant intentionally serves liquor to an individual when the server knows that the individual being served is a minor or is visibly intoxicated, and the server consciously disregards an obvious and substantial risk that serving liquor to that individual will cause physical harm to the drinker or to others.(2) For the purposes of this chapter, the disregard of the risk, when viewed in light of the nature and purpose of the server's conduct and the circumstances known to him or her, must involve a gross deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable and prudent person would observe in the same situation.(d) Specific serving practices that are admissible as evidence of reckless conduct include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Active encouragement of intoxicated individuals to consume substantial amounts of liquor;(2) Service of liquor to an individual who is under twenty-one (21) years old when the server has actual or constructive knowledge of the individual's age; and(3) Service of liquor to an individual that is so continuous and excessive that it creates a substantial risk of death by alcohol poisoning.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 537, § 2.
RI Gen L § 3-14-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-14 - Rhode Island Liquor Liability Act|Section 3-14-8 - Damages.

§ 3-14-8. Damages.(a) Damages may be awarded for all injuries recognized under Rhode Island common or statutory law.(b) Punitive damages may be awarded in all actions based on reckless conduct, as set forth in § 3-14-7(c). Punitive damages may not be awarded for actions based on negligent conduct, as set forth in § 3-14-6(c).(c) Damages may be recovered under chapter 7 of title 10 and § 10-7-8, as in other tort actions.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 537, § 2.
RI Gen L § 3-14-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-14 - Rhode Island Liquor Liability Act|Section 3-14-9 - Common law claims and defenses.

§ 3-14-9. Common law claims and defenses.Common law claims and defenses applicable to tort actions based on negligence and recklessness in this state shall not be limited by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 537, § 2.