2016 Delaware Code
Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors
CHAPTER 9. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PENALTIES
§ 903. Offenses carrying penalty of fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment for 1 month on failure to pay fine.

4 DE Code § 903 (2016) What's This?

Whoever:

(1) Being the holder of a license, sells beer to which wine, spirits or alcohol has been added; or sells wine to which spirits or alcohol has been added, other than an addition of spirits or alcohol to render possible transportation or to secure the customary fortifying thereof; or sells any alcoholic liquor to which has been added any adulterating or deleterious substances or liquid; or

(2) Being the holder of a license, sells any alcoholic liquor in any place, or in any manner, or in any quantity other than as authorized by his or her license; or

(3) Being the holder of a license to sell spirits, wine or beer in a dining room or bedroom, has not furnished, fitted, or equipped such dining room or bedroom in the manner or to the extent indicated by the Commissioner and/or Division; or

(4) Being the holder of a license to sell spirits, wine or beer, as the case may be, does not comply with any requirement or provision of §§ 512-520 or 706 of this title; or

(5) Being the holder of a license, sells any alcoholic liquor which he or she is authorized by his or her license to sell, at any time forbidden by § 709 of this title; or

(6) Being the holder of a license, knowingly sells to any of the persons mentioned in § 708 of this title after notice sent to him or her by the Commission in compliance with the provisions of said section, any alcoholic liquor, the sale of which is authorized by his or her license; or

(7) Being the holder of a license to sell alcoholic liquor in a store, allows any alcoholic liquor sold therein to be drunk in such store or its dependencies, either by the purchaser or by any other person; or

(8) Being the holder of a license to sell alcoholic liquor in the dining room of any hotel, restaurant, club or steamboat, or in a dining car, does not keep his or her license constantly posted conspicuously in view of the public in such dining room or dining car; or

(9) Being the holder of a license, keeps or transports any alcoholic liquor in contravention of this title; or

(10) Having acquired for the purpose of resale any liquid or solid containing alcoholic liquor, sells it as a medicine or preparation after having been notified by the Commissioner and/or Division in accordance with § 725 of this title; or

(11) Not being the holder of a license, leads the public or travellers to believe, by means of signs, inscriptions, advertisements, or circulars that he or she is authorized to sell alcoholic liquor; or

(12) Buys or receives any alcoholic liquor from any person not authorized to sell such variety of alcoholic liquor or keeps such alcoholic liquor in his or her possession; or

(13) Obtains, even gratuitously, during the time when the sale thereof is forbidden, any alcoholic liquor from any holder of a license for the sale thereof; or

(14) Causes any disturbance in any place or brings thereinto or drinks therein any alcoholic liquor prohibited therein; or

(15) Buys, for any remuneration whatsoever, any alcoholic liquors for another person; or

(16) Being the holder of a license to sell alcoholic liquor, fails to post in a conspicuous place a sign which clearly reads, "According to the Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects,"

shall, in addition to the payment of costs, be fined not more than $100, and, on failure to pay such fine and costs, shall be imprisoned for 30 days. Justices of the peace shall have original jurisdiction to hear, try, and finally determine alleged violations of this section.

38 Del. Laws, c. 18, § 46; Code 1935, § 6174; 41 Del. Laws, c. 254, § 2; 45 Del. Laws, c. 263, § 1; 4 Del. C. 1953, § 903; 58 Del. Laws, c. 239, § 45; 67 Del. Laws, c. 23, §§ 1, 2; 67 Del. Laws, c. 109, § 29; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 486, § 10.;

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