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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-4.1 - Use of funds collected as fees, penalties

33:1-4.1. Use of funds collected as fees, penalties
14. All fees and penalties collected by the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control pursuant to the provisions of Title 33 of the Revised Statutes shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit in a special nonlapsing fund. Monies in the fund shall be used exclusively for the operation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Bureau in the Division of State Police and the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control and for reimbursement of all additional costs of enforcement of the provisions of Title 33 incurred by the Department of Law and Public Safety.
L.1992,c.188,c.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-5 - Boards of alcoholic beverage control in municipalities of 15,000 inhabitants or more, appointment, term, etc.

33:1-5. Boards of alcoholic beverage control in municipalities of 15,000 inhabitants or more, appointment, term, etc.
Each municipality now or hereafter having a population of fifteen thousand or more, according to Federal or State census, may establish in and for such municipality, by resolution or ordinance of the governing board or body now established by law in respect to such municipality, a municipal board of alcoholic beverage control, which shall consist of three persons, no more than two of whom shall be of the same political party, who shall be chosen and appointed by the governing board or body of such municipality, for a term of three years; but one of the initial appointments shall be for one year, another for two years, and the third for three years. In the case of any vacancy occurring before the expiration of any term, the appointment to fill such vacancy shall be only for the unexpired term.
The members of such municipal board shall receive no salaries, except in counties of the first class, in which such members may be paid salaries not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) per annum, and they shall be removable by the appointing authority for cause. Such members shall not be subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, and may be members of said governing board or body of said municipality.
No salaried member of such municipal board of alcoholic beverage control may be an official, officer or employee of the State of New Jersey, or any county or municipality therein.
Amended by L.1942, c. 143, p. 437, s. 1, eff. July 4, 1942.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-5.4 - Secretary to board of alcoholic beverage control

33:1-5.4. Secretary to board of alcoholic beverage control
Any board of alcoholic beverage control established pursuant to section 33:1-5 of the Revised Statutes may, with the approval of the governing board or body of the municipality, appoint a secretary, who shall receive such annual salary as shall be fixed by such governing board or body of the municipality; but any person now serving any such board with the title of clerk to the chairman shall be designated as secretary to such board.
L.1947, c. 269, p. 971, s. 1, eff. June 11, 1947.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-7 - Officers and employees not to be interested in liquor industry; acceptance of gifts

33:1-7. Officers and employees not to be interested in liquor industry; acceptance of gifts
No person appointed to any office, position or employment under this chapter while holding said office, position or employment, shall directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership or as a stockholder of a corporation or any other association have any interest whatsoever in the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages, or in any enterprise or industry dealing or connected with alcoholic beverages or kindred or cognate thereto; nor shall any such person accept any gift, gratuity, or anything of value whatsoever from any licensee or applicant for a license, directly or indirectly; but it shall not be a violation of this chapter for such person to purchase or possess for consumption and not for resale any alcoholic beverages.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-8 - Form of official bonds; force and effect

33:1-8. Form of official bonds; force and effect
All bonds made or furnished by any person appointed to any office, position or employment under this chapter, except the commissioner, shall be given to the commissioner and are to be approved as to form and sufficiency by the commissioner and be conditioned for the proper accounting of public funds intrusted to the care of said person and shall remain in force and effect notwithstanding expiration of office or appointment or employment or removal therefrom.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-9 - Classes of licenses

33:1-9. Classes of licenses
Licenses shall be of the following classes:
Class A--Manufacturer's license.
Class B--Wholesaler's license.
Class C--Retailer's license.
Class D--Transportation license.
Class E--Public warehouse license.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-10a - Alternating proprietorship arrangement, final approval.

33:1-10a Alternating proprietorship arrangement, final approval.
3. The director shall have final approval of an alternating proprietorship arrangement, as established in subsections 2a. and 2b. of R.S.33:1-10, approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the division, including regulations governing recordkeeping and reporting. If the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau determines that the alternating proprietorship is not a bona fide arrangement, or if the plenary winery or farm winery applicant does not qualify as an independent bonded winery, the applicant shall not be eligible to enter into an alternating proprietorship arrangement.
L.2023, c.141, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-10.1 - Taxes collected, paid.

33:1-10.1 Taxes collected, paid.
2. The taxes collected and paid pursuant to the licenses issued pursuant to R.S.33:1-10 shall be governed by the provisions of the "State Uniform Tax Procedure Law," R.S.54:48-1 et seq., including the tax clearance and license suspension provisions of section 5 of P.L.2004, c.58 (C.54:50-26.3).
L.2011, c.207, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-11.1 - Sales by Class A or Class B licensees to organizations of army, navy or air force personnel

33:1-11.1. Sales by Class A or Class B licensees to organizations of army, navy or air force personnel
The holder of any valid and unrevoked Class A or Class B license, as defined in sections 33:1-10 and 33:1-11 of the Revised Statutes, except the holder of a bonded warehouse bottling license, shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to distribute and sell alcoholic beverages within the limits of his license to any voluntary unincorporated organization of army, navy or air force personnel for consumption on the military installation whereon such organization is established pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, or, if the consent of the State Department of Defense shall have first been obtained, under the State National Guard regulations.
L.1941, c. 326, p. 868, s. 1. Amended by L.1950, c. 26, p. 55, s. 1, eff. April 11, 1950.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-11.2 - Definitions

33:1-11.2. Definitions
For the purposes of this act, the following phrases shall be deemed to have the meanings herein given to them:
(a) Foreign person--a person resident in or incorporated under the laws of any State other than the State of New Jersey.
(b) Resident person--a person resident in or incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
L.1956, c. 110, p. 495, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1956.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-11.3 - Foreign persons holding Class B licenses; sales to resident retail licensees prohibited; exception

33:1-11.3. Foreign persons holding Class B licenses; sales to resident retail licensees prohibited; exception
No foreign person holding a Class B license in this State shall sell or distribute alcoholic beverages directly to any retail licensee within this State unless a resident person is permitted to sell and distribute alcoholic beverages directly to all persons licensed to sell the same at retail in the State or nation in which such foreign person is resident or incorporated on the same terms and conditions as such foreign person enjoys such privilege in such State or nation.
L.1956, c. 110, p. 495, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-11.4 - Inapplicability to foreigners who also hold Class A license

33:1-11.4. Inapplicability to foreigners who also hold Class A license
The provisions of this act shall not apply to any foreign person holding a Class B license who also holds a Class A license.
L.1956, c. 110, p. 495, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-11.5 - Revocation or suspension of license

33:1-11.5. Revocation or suspension of license
If, in the opinion of the director, privileges conferred by any Class B license, whether held by a resident person or a foreign person, are being used to circumvent or evade the provisions of this act, the director may revoke such Class B license, or suspend the same until such time as the holder thereof satisfies the director that such license, or the privileges conferred thereby, will not be used to circumvent or evade the provisions of this act.
L.1956, c. 110, p. 495, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-11.6 - Active use required for renewal; fee

33:1-11.6. Active use required for renewal; fee
2. No State beverage distributor's license, as defined in subsection c. of section 2 of R.S.33:1-11, shall be renewed if it has not been actively used in connection with the operation of a licensed premises within a period of two years prior to the commencement date of the license period for which the renewal application is filed, unless the director, for good cause and after a hearing, authorizes a further application for renewal; provided, however, that, if the licensee has been deprived of the use of the licensed premises as a result of eminent domain, fire or other casualty, and establishes by affidavit filed with the director that he is making a good faith effort to resume active use of the license in connection with the operation of a licensed premises, then the period of two years provided for in this section shall be automatically extended for an additional two years. Commencing on the effective date of this act, no additional State beverage distributors' licenses shall be issued to exceed the number in existence on the date this act takes effect.
Any request for relief under this section shall be accompanied by a nonreturnable filing fee of $100.00 payable to the director.
L.1982,c.166,s.2; amended 1992,c.188,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12a - Posting of notice required.

33:1-12a Posting of notice required.
1. A person who holds a Class C license, except a plenary retail transit license, or a club license shall ensure that a warning notice prepared by the Department of Health and Senior Services is posted prominently in any service area as well as on a wall, towel dispenser or other appropriate location in any public rest room for women patrons on the licensed premises. The notice shall warn patrons that alcohol consumption during pregnancy has been determined to be harmful to the fetus and can cause birth defects, low birth weight and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, which is one of the leading causes of intellectual disabilities.
L.1993, c.43, s.1; amended 2010, c.50, s.61.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12c - Definitions relative to alcoholic beverage tastings and samplings.

33:1-12c Definitions relative to alcoholic beverage tastings and samplings.
2. As used in this act:
"Sample" means a small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
"Sampling" means a licensee or permittee offering a sample to a consumer for the purpose of inducing or promoting a sale.
"Tasting event" means a scheduled event hosted by a licensee or permittee, at which samples may be provided, that may be open to the general public or limited by invitation.
L.2009, c.216, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12d - Terms, conditions relative to consumer wine, beer and spirits tasting events and samplings.

33:1-12d Terms, conditions relative to consumer wine, beer and spirits tasting events and samplings.
3. The following terms and conditions shall apply to consumer wine, beer, and spirits tasting events and samplings conducted by or on the premises of the holder of a plenary retail consumption license or plenary retail distribution license:
a. Samples shall not be offered to, or allowed to be consumed by, any person under the legal age for consuming alcoholic beverages or an intoxicated person;
b. Tasting events and samplings shall not be conducted when the sale of alcoholic beverages is otherwise prohibited;
c. Tasting events and samplings shall be confined to the licensed premises;
d. In any one calendar day, each consumer shall be limited to no more than four one-and-one-half ounce samples of wine, four three ounce samples of beer, or three one-half ounce samples of spirits;
e. Any supplier, manufacturer, importer, wholesaler, solicitor, or an authorized representative licensed or permitted by the division may participate in, assist with, and promote consumer wine, beer, and spirits tasting events up to two times per month at the licensed premises, but samples shall not be served by any employee of a wholesaler. A solicitor employed by a supplier, manufacturer or importer who holds a wholesale license, or an authorized representative licensed or permitted by the division, may serve samples at a tasting event;
f. Wine, beer, and spirits used in tasting events and samplings shall be owned by the plenary retail consumption or plenary retail distribution licensee;
g. Tasting events may be advertised in any type of media, including, but not limited to, print, radio, television, Internet, and signs, and these advertisements may include the date, time, and location of the event, such as the name and address of the licensed premises and other information regarding the event; and
h. A supplier, manufacturer, importer, wholesaler, solicitor, or authorized representative licensed or permitted by the division may provide the licensee upon whose premises the tasting event will be held with permissible advertising and promotional materials for use at the event and permissible consumer novelties for distribution to the consumer attending the event.
Notwithstanding any other penalty that may be lawfully imposed, a person who violates subsections a. through h. of this section shall be fined an amount to be established by the director.
L.2009, c.216, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.13 - Renewal licenses; new licenses

33:1-12.13. Renewal licenses; new licenses
For the purposes of this act any license for a new license term, which is issued to replace a license which expired on the last day of the license term which immediately preceded the commencement of said new license term or which is issued to replace a license which will expire on the last day of the license term which immediately precedes the commencement of said new license term, shall be deemed to be a renewal of the expired or expiring license; provided, that said license is of the same class and type as the expired or expiring license, covers the same licensed premises, is issued to the holder of the expired or expiring license and is issued pursuant to an application therefor which shall have been filed with the proper issuing authority prior to the commencement of said new license term or not later than thirty days after the commencement thereof. Licenses issued otherwise than as above herein provided shall be deemed to be new licenses.
L.1947, c. 94, p. 501, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.14 - New retail licenses; limitation.

33:1-12.14 New retail licenses; limitation.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this act, no new plenary retail consumption or seasonal retail consumption license shall be issued in a municipality unless and until the combined total number of such licenses existing in the municipality is fewer than one for each 3,000 of its population according to the most recent estimates issued by the U.S. Bureau of the Census; provided, however, in the year that the official federal decennial counts are received by the Governor, those federal decennial counts shall be used. No new plenary retail distribution license shall be issued in a municipality unless and until the number of such licenses existing in the municipality is fewer than one for each 7,500 of its population according to the most recent estimates issued by the U.S. Bureau of the Census; provided, however, in the year that the official federal decennial counts are received by the Governor, those federal decennial counts shall be used.
L.1947,c.94,s.2; amended 1960, c.72; 1969, c.170, s.1; 1971, c.196; 1999, c.189.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.15 - Municipalities under 1000, licenses in

33:1-12.15. Municipalities under 1000, licenses in
Nothing in this act shall prevent the issuance and existence of one plenary or seasonal retail consumption license and one plenary retail distribution license in a municipality whose population as shown by the last then preceding Federal census is less than one thousand.
L.1947, c. 94, p. 502, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.16 - Renewal or transfer of existing licenses

33:1-12.16. Renewal or transfer of existing licenses
Nothing in this act shall prevent the renewal of licenses existing on the effective date of this act, or the transfer of such licenses or the renewal of licenses so transferred.
L.1947, c. 94, p. 502, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.17 - Seasonal retail consumption licenses to persons who had licenses in previous season; transfer

33:1-12.17. Seasonal retail consumption licenses to persons who had licenses in previous season; transfer
Nothing in this act shall be deemed to prevent the issuance of a new seasonal retail consumption license to a person who held such a license in the municipality for the same premises, and for the same seasonal period, during the then next preceding summer or winter season, nor shall anything in this act prevent the transfer of such a license so issued.
L.1947, c. 94, p. 502, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.18 - Issuance of new license permitted to applicants filing within one year of expiration; fee.

33:1-12.18 Issuance of new license permitted to applicants filing within one year of expiration; fee.
6. a. Except as provided in subsection d. of this section, in any case in which a timely renewal was not filed, nothing in this act shall be deemed to prevent the issuance of a new license to a person who files an application therefor within one year following the expiration of the license renewal period, but who pays the municipal and State renewal fees for the year for which a timely renewal application was not filed, if the director shall determine in writing that the applicant's failure to apply for a renewal of his license was due to circumstances beyond his control or other extraordinary circumstances.
b. Any request for relief under this section shall be filed not later than one year following the expiration of the license renewal period for the license which was not renewed in a timely manner and shall be accompanied by a nonreturnable filing fee of $100 payable to the director for each license term.
c. A new license issued pursuant to this section shall be assigned the same license number as the license which was not renewed in a timely manner.
d. Notwithstanding subsection a. of this section, a person with an expired license which was not renewed within the five years immediately preceding the enactment of P.L.2010, c.14, but who pays the municipal and State renewal fees for each year for which a timely renewal application was not filed, may file for issuance of a new license in accordance with subsection a. of this section within six months of the effective date of P.L.2010, c.14.
L.1947, c.94, s.6; amended 1992, c.188, s.7; 2010, c.14, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.19 - New license where licensee served in armed forces

33:1-12.19. New license where licensee served in armed forces
Nothing in this act shall prevent the issuance, in a municipality, of a new license to a person who, having held a license of the same class in the municipality, surrendered his license or permitted it to expire because of his induction into or service in the armed forces of the United States; provided, however, that such ex-licensee shall have filed the application for a new license within one year from the completion of his active service in said armed forces.
L.1947, c. 94, p. 502, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.20 - Licensure of certain hotels, motels.

33:1-12.20 Licensure of certain hotels, motels.
8. a. Nothing in this act shall prevent the issuance, in a municipality, of a new license to a person who operates a hotel or motel containing 100 guest sleeping rooms or who may hereafter construct and establish a new hotel or motel containing at least 100 guest sleeping rooms.
b. A person who holds a license issued pursuant to subsection a. of this section and who has been required by law to reduce the number of sleeping rooms in the hotel may continue to hold the license if the hotel has at least 75 sleeping rooms, has been in continuous operation for at least 120 years in the same building, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
c. (1) After the effective date of P.L.2009, c.83, a minimum bid not to exceed $25,000 plus $50 per sleeping room may be required for the issuance of a license pursuant to the provisions of this section if the dining facilities of the hotel or motel are regularly and principally used to provide only meals for catered events and breakfast for guests of the hotel or motel.
(2) This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit a municipality from requiring a minimum bid for any license issued under the provisions of this section to a hotel or motel that does not meet the criteria set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
L.1947, c.94, s.8; amended 1968, c.359, s.1; 2000, c.160; 2009, c.83.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.20a - Licenses contingent on completion of construction; rights of holder

33:1-12.20a. Licenses contingent on completion of construction; rights of holder
Nothing in this act shall affect the right of the holder of any license issued or approved for issuance, contingent on completion of construction for a hotel or motel premises to use and to renew such license.
L.1968, c. 359, s. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1969.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.21 - Municipal regulations limiting number of license, act is in addition to

33:1-12.21. Municipal regulations limiting number of license, act is in addition to
This act is in addition to and not in exclusion of municipal regulations, limiting the number of licenses to sell alcoholic beverages at retail, duly adopted pursuant to the authority granted by section 33:1-40 of the Revised Statutes.
L.1947, c. 94, p. 503, s. 9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.22a - License transferred to spouse and surrendered during licensee's service in armed forces; new license

33:1-12.22a. License transferred to spouse and surrendered during licensee's service in armed forces; new license
Nothing in the act to which this act is a supplement shall prevent the issuance, in a municipality, of a new license to sell alcoholic beverages at retail, to a person who, having served honorably in the armed forces of the United States and having held a license of the same class in the municipality, transferred said license to his spouse within the last past fifteen years and having served some time during said fifteen years in the armed forces of the United States, and whose spouse, during his service in the armed forces of the United States, surrendered said license or permitted it to expire; provided, that no license of the same class has been issued in said municipality since the surrender or expiration of said license; and provided further, that such person has filed or shall file his application for a new license within one year from the effective date of this act.
L.1950, c. 145, p. 298, s. 1, eff. May 26, 1950.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.22b - Sixth class counties; retail licensees who served in armed forces and permitted license to lapse; issuance of license

33:1-12.22b. Sixth class counties; retail licensees who served in armed forces and permitted license to lapse; issuance of license
In any county of the sixth class, any person who held a license to sell alcoholic beverages at retail for a period of two years prior to serving in the armed forces of the United States and who permitted said license to lapse, may apply for such license from the municipality originally issuing the same, and such municipality may, if the applicant is otherwise eligible for such license, issue the same regardless of any jurisdictional dispute between such municipality and an adjoining municipality as to boundary lines; provided, that application for said license is made or has been made within six months of the honorable discharge of the applicant from the armed forces of the United States.
L.1950, c. 145, p. 298, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.23 - Sale and display for off-premises consumption

33:1-12.23. Sale and display for off-premises consumption
The holder of a plenary retail consumption license or a seasonal retail consumption license, after the effective date of this act, may sell and display for sale alcoholic beverages in original containers for consumption off the licensed premises only in the public barroom of the licensed premises, such barroom being a room containing a public bar, counter or similar piece of equipment designed for and used to facilitate the sale and dispensing of alcoholic beverages by the glass or other open receptacle for consumption on the licensed premises; provided, however, that where, prior to the effective date of this act, alcoholic beverages in original containers for off-premises consumption were sold and displayed for sale by the holder of such license, either to the exclusion of sale for consumption on the licensed premises or upon a portion of the licensed premises other than the public barroom, such sale and display shall be permitted as heretofore and notwithstanding renewal or transfer of the license either from person to person or place to place, subject to rules and regulations to be promulgated by the commissioner.
L.1948, c. 98, p. 552, s. 1, eff. May 28, 1948.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.24 - Municipalities in which sale for consumption on premises is prohibited, effect of act in

33:1-12.24. Municipalities in which sale for consumption on premises is prohibited, effect of act in
Nothing in this act shall be deemed to limit the sale and display for sale of alcoholic beverages in original containers for consumption off the licensed premises to the public barroom on premises licensed under plenary retail consumption license or seasonal retail consumption license in any municipality in which the sale of alcoholic beverages by the glass or other open receptacle for consumption on the licensed premises is prohibited by law notwithstanding that, prior to such prohibition, such sale and display for sale was required to be limited to the public barroom.
L.1948, c. 98, p. 552, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.25 - Hotel guests, sale and delivery to

33:1-12.25. Hotel guests, sale and delivery to
Nothing in this act shall be deemed to prohibit the lawful sale and delivery of alcoholic beverages in original containers by the holder of a plenary retail consumption license or seasonal retail consumption license issued for hotel premises to guests of the hotel in the regular course of business.
L.1948, c. 98, p. 553, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.26 - Renewal of expired or expiring license, what is; new licenses

33:1-12.26. Renewal of expired or expiring license, what is; new licenses
For the purposes of this act any license for a new license term, which is issued to replace a license which expired on the last day of the license term which immediately preceded the commencement of said new license term or which is issued to replace a license which will expire on the last day of the license term which immediately precedes the commencement of said new license term, shall be deemed to be a renewal of the expired or expiring license; provided, that said license is of the same class and type as the expired or expiring license, covers the same licensed premises, is issued to the holder of the expired or expiring license and is issued pursuant to an application therefor which shall have been filed with the proper issuing authority prior to the commencement of said new license term or not later than thirty days after the commencement thereof. Licenses issued otherwise than as above herein provided shall be deemed to be new licenses.
L.1952, c. 284, p. 970, s. 1, eff. May 23, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.27 - New limited retail distribution license; issuance

33:1-12.27. New limited retail distribution license; issuance
No new limited retail distribution license shall be issued in any municipality after this act becomes effective, except as provided in section four of this act.
L.1952, c. 284, p. 970, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.28 - Renewal of existing limited retail distribution licenses

33:1-12.28. Renewal of existing limited retail distribution licenses
Nothing in this act shall prevent the renewal of limited retail distribution licenses existing on the effective date of this act, or the transfer of such licenses or the renewal of licenses so transferred.
L.1952, c. 284, p. 970, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.29 - New limited retail distribution license within 60 days after expiration of renewal period

33:1-12.29. New limited retail distribution license within 60 days after expiration of renewal period
Nothing in this act shall be deemed to prevent the issuance of a new limited retail distribution license to a person who files application therefor within sixty days following the expiration of the license renewal period if the State director shall determine in writing that the applicant's failure to apply for a renewal of his license was due to circumstances beyond his control.
L.1952, c. 284, p. 971, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.30 - Death of licensee and cessation of business; issuance of new license in place of voided license

33:1-12.30. Death of licensee and cessation of business; issuance of new license in place of voided license
In any municipality wherein not more than one retail consumption license and not more than one plenary retail distribution license may be issued pursuant to State law and wherein one license of either type or of each type is issued, if the holder of either type of license dies or shall have died and operation of the business ceases or shall have ceased during the license term and if no application for extension or transfer of the license is or shall have been filed within ninety days following the decease, the municipal issuing authority may by resolution void said license and thereafter it shall be lawful to issue in such municipality a new license of the same type as that of the license so voided.
L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 437, p. 2403, s. 1, eff. Dec. 21, 1953.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.31 - Acquisition of beneficial interest in more than two retail licenses prohibited

33:1-12.31. Acquisition of beneficial interest in more than two retail licenses prohibited
On and after the effective date of this act no person, as the same is defined in R.S. 33:1-1, shall, except as hereinafter provided, acquire a beneficial interest in more than a total of two alcoholic beverage retail licenses, but nothing herein shall require any such person who has, on August 3, 1962, such an interest in more than two such licenses to surrender, dispose of, or release his interest in any such license or licenses.
L.1962, c. 152, s. 1, eff. Aug. 3, 1962. Amended by L.1971, c. 217, s. 1, eff. June 17, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.32 - Alcoholic beverage licenses.

33:1-12.32 Alcoholic beverage licenses.
2. The provisions of this act shall not apply to the acquisition of an additional license or licenses or an interest therein, when such license is issued to a person for use in connection with the operation of a hotel containing at least 50 sleeping rooms, for use in connection with the operation of a restaurant, for use in connection with the operation of a bowling establishment consisting of more than 20 lanes, but only so long as the person uses the license in connection with the operation of that bowling establishment, or for use on premises within the grounds of an international airport, nor shall the provisions of this act affect the right of any person to dispose of an interest in a license or licenses by will or to the transfer of such an interest by descent and distribution.
Any additional license acquired for use in connection with a restaurant or bowling establishment consisting of more than 20 lanes or for use on premises within the grounds of an international airport, as herein authorized, shall be limited, however, to the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises only, except that this restriction shall not apply to the sale of malt alcoholic beverages produced on the licensed premises of a restricted brewery pursuant to R.S.33:1-10.
L.1962, c.152, s.2; amended 1964, c.220, s.1; 1983, c.91; 1985, c.65; 2012, c.47, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.33 - Inheritance of beneficial interest in retail license; time within which to comply with act

33:1-12.33. Inheritance of beneficial interest in retail license; time within which to comply with act
Whenever a person shall acquire a beneficial interest in a retail license from the estate of a decedent which results in such person having a beneficial interest in more than 2 licenses, the Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall, by order, prescribe a reasonable time within which such person shall comply with the provisions of this act and the holding of any such license or interest during the time permitted under such an order shall not constitute a violation of this act.
L.1962, c. 152, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.34 - Membership in organization holding club license

33:1-12.34. Membership in organization holding club license
Membership in any organization which is or may become the holder of a club license shall not constitute acquisition of an interest in a retail license.
L.1962, c. 152, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.35 - Right to continue to hold, use and renew existing licenses

33:1-12.35. Right to continue to hold, use and renew existing licenses
Nothing in this act shall affect the right of any holder of retail licenses heretofore acquired to continue to hold, use and renew such licenses.
L.1962, c. 152, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.36 - Corporate licenses

33:1-12.36. Corporate licenses
Nothing in this act shall affect (a) the right of any person having a beneficial interest in a retail license or licenses to hold or acquire an interest of not more than 10% of any corporation the shares of which are traded on a national securities exchange or regularly traded in an over-the-counter market by one or more members of a national or affiliated securities association or (b) the right of any person to hold or acquire an interest in a corporation from his parent or grandparent provided such child or grandchild does not have a beneficial interest in any retail license or licenses other than those held by the corporation.
L.1962, c. 152, s. 6. Amended by L.1965, c. 197, s. 1, eff. Dec. 17, 1965.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.37 - Violation; penalty

33:1-12.37. Violation; penalty
Any person violating any provision of this act or of any rule or regulation issued pursuant to this act shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50.00 and not more than $250.00 and such person shall also be subject to the penalties and provisions of chapter 1 of Title 33 which are applicable thereto by virtue of such violation.
L.1962, c. 152, s. 7. Amended by L.1964, c. 220, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.38 - Rules and regulations

33:1-12.38. Rules and regulations
The Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control may adopt from time to time such rules and regulations as shall be necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions of this act and of the act to which this act is a supplement.
L.1964, c. 220, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.39 - Active use required for renewal of Class C license; fee

33:1-12.39. Active use required for renewal of Class C license; fee
1. No Class C license, as the same is defined in R.S.33:1-12, shall be renewed if the same has not been actively used in connection with the operation of a licensed premises within a period of two years prior to the commencement date of the license period for which the renewal application is filed unless the director, for good cause and after a hearing, authorizes a further application for one or more renewals within a stated period of years; provided, however that, if the licensee has been deprived of the use of the licensed premises as a result of eminent domain, fire or other casualty, and establishes by affidavit filed with the director that he is making a good faith effort to resume active use of the license in connection with the operation of a licensed premise then the period of two years provided for in this section shall be automatically extended for an additional period of two years.
Any request for relief under this section shall be accompanied by a nonreturnable filing fee of $100.00 payable to the director.
L.1977,c.246,s.1; amended 1992, c.188, s.8; 1996, c.127,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.40 - Findings, declarations

33:1-12.40. Findings, declarations
The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. The retail alcoholic beverage industry is one of the most highly regulated industries of the State, controlled by a broad array of laws enacted by the Legislature and regulations promulgated by the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
b. It is the public policy of this State, as set forth in section 4 of P.L.1985, c.258 (C.33:1-3.1), to strictly regulate alcoholic beverages to protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizens, to foster moderation and responsibility in the use and consumption of alcoholic beverages, to protect the collection of State taxes imposed upon alcoholic beverages, and to protect the interest of consumers against fraud and misleading practices in the sale of alcoholic beverages.
c. Participation in the alcoholic beverage industry as a licensee under Title 33 of the Revised Statutes is deemed a revocable privilege conditioned upon the proper and continued qualification of the licensee.
d. Notwithstanding the degree to which retail licensees are regulated, licensees are not required to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the laws and regulations or their social responsibilities, for the purpose of obtaining or renewing the privilege to hold a retail alcoholic beverage license.
e. Since the alcoholic beverage industry was deregulated in 1980, market forces have impacted the retail industry to such an extent that a significant number of licenses have changed, and continue to change, hands and a large segment of new licensees have insufficient knowledge of their legal and social responsibilities.
f. These disruptive market forces and the numerous transfers of license ownership have occurred during a period of intensive legislative scrutiny of the industry, the enactment of many new laws and regulations, and the development of programs directed at the responsible sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages.
g. Retail alcoholic beverage licensees should be required to periodically demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the regulations, laws, and public policies of the State impacting upon their industry before their license privileges are renewed.
L.1991,c.9,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.41 - Definitions

33:1-12.41. Definitions
As used in this act:
"Division" means the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
"Director" means the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
L.1991,c.9,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.42 - Plenary retail licensees required to complete educational program

33:1-12.42. Plenary retail licensees required to complete educational program
If the Director determines to establish an educational program pursuant to section 4 of this act, all holders of a plenary retail or limited retail distribution license issued under R.S.33:1-12, or their designees pursuant to section 5 of this act, shall be required to successfully complete the educational program prescribed in section 4 of P.L.1991, c.9 (C.33:1-12.43).
L.1991,c.9,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.43 - Establishment of educational programs for plenary retail licensees

33:1-12.43. Establishment of educational programs for plenary retail licensees
The director may, in the director's discretion, establish initial and supplemental educational programs for plenary retail and limited retail distribution licensees and shall grant a certificate of completion when a licensee satisfactorily completes each program.
L.1991,c.9,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.44 - Educational program, scheduling, attendance, curriculum, fees

33:1-12.44. Educational program, scheduling, attendance, curriculum, fees
If an educational program is established by the director pursuant to section 4 of this act, the director shall by regulation determine:
a. The person or persons who may attend the educational programs as designees of the licensee;
b. The dates and geographic locations at which the programs shall be offered;
c. The penalties for failure to successfully complete the educational requirements;
d. The curriculum for the educational programs and the instructors or lecturers who shall conduct the programs; and
e. Registration fees to be charged licensees for attending initial and supplemental training programs.
L.1991,c.9,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.45 - Contract with non-profit educational organization to provide educational program

33:1-12.45. Contract with non-profit educational organization to provide educational program
In order to meet the requirements and intent of this act on the most cost effective basis, the director may contract with a non-profit educational organization chartered in this State to conduct all or part of the educational program. The registration fees collected may be used by the division to defray the cost of the programs. If the director contracts with a non-profit organization to conduct the educational programs, the programs shall be made available and reasonably accessible to all licensees.
L.1991,c.9,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.46 - Completion of educational program required within nine months

33:1-12.46. Completion of educational program required within nine months
All plenary retail and limited retail distribution licensees shall be required to successfully complete the initial educational program within nine months of the effective date of regulations establishing any educational program. The director shall determine the time schedule for successful completion of supplemental training programs.
L.1991,c.9,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.47 - Certificate of completion of educational program required for license renewal

33:1-12.47. Certificate of completion of educational program required for license renewal
Upon application for renewal of any plenary retail or limited retail distribution license, the licensee shall present to the licensing authority the certificate of completion of the initial educational program and any supplemental programs which may have been required by the director under the time schedule established pursuant to section 7 of this act. The director shall determine penalties for failure to comply with this section.
L.1991,c.9,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.48 - Rules, regulations

33:1-12.48. Rules, regulations
The director shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).
L.1991,c.9,s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.51 - Rules, regulations.

33:1-12.51 Rules, regulations.
2. The Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control may, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.2013, c.63, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Intoxicating Liquors › Section 33:1-12.53 - Letter of consent required.

33:1-12.53 Letter of consent required.
2. A special license shall not be issued pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2018, c.101 (C.33:1-12.52) unless the application is supported by a letter of consent from the original transferee. The decision by the original transferee to provide a letter of consent shall be based upon consideration of whether the proposed special license will advance the conversion, redevelopment, or revitalization of the project area in accordance with the original transferee's plan for the project area and based upon objective criteria established by the original transferee.
L.2018, c.101, s.2.