Town of Stoughton, MA Alcoholic Beverage License Violations

§ 209-1 Uniform liquor violation penalties.

Liquor violation penalties shall be as follows:

First offense: one-day license suspension.

Second offense: five-day license suspension.

Third offense: seven-day license suspension.

Fourth offense: total revocation of license.

Any application for transfer of the license in question shall not be granted by the Board during any period of license suspension or revocation.

Suspension days shall be consecutive in all instances.

§ 209-3 Record of violations.

A permanent record of all violations shall be kept in the Town Clerk's office for a period of two years from the date of the offense. This record shall be considered in all subsequent liquor-related hearings and/or discussions. A statement of each violation shall be sent from the Town Clerk to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission.

§ 209-4 Applicability of sentencing guidelines.

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the uniform liquor violation penalties shall be considered to be guidelines, and shall not be deemed to limit the Board's discretion to apply stricter or more lenient penalties as the Board may deem appropriate.