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New Law Utah Alcoholic Beverage Delight and Angers Some
For over thirty years, Utah has been home to some of the main laws stringent in the country to drink. One of these laws and perhaps most controversial, required all Utah bars private clubs. Anyone wishing to drink in a of these private clubs had to buy a membership. But Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. recently signed a bill that would abolish private clubs and bars that allow bars, so to speak. Tourism officials in Utah believe that the new law will have a positive impact on the tourism industry and allow the state to be on a more equal footing with the competition.
Along with repealing the obligation of a private club, SB 187 also repealed the law that prevented waiters and servers beverage passing through the restaurant bar. In addition, the project has increased the responsibility for the bars that serve customers who subsequently cause accidents transit by drunk drivers. The law also requires new restaurants that serve alcohol to mix drinks out of sight of underage customers. Concessions were made as the bill was written 213 pages. Once the bill comes into force, bar owners must install driver license scanners and exploration licenses of anyone who appears to be under the age of 35 years. The scans are stored data from driver's licenses for seven days To assist in the investigation of the police in all possible crimes related to alcohol.
As is the case with most of the acts of legislation, new liquor bill of Utah has its supporters and opponents. Among the most prominent voices of dissent is the advocacy group Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Chapter Utah MADD advocated strict requirements that legislators were working on the complexities of the bill. The chapter consists of a list of "haves "For the new bill, but a review of the Associated Press showed that nearly all the proposals were not approved by the national MADD organization.
Some positions of the Utah chapter that are not congruent with the national MADD organization include a ban on bars restaurants and bars keeping out of public view. Utah chapter also pushed for the proposals that would require bars to have cameras surveillance and state liquor stores to sell beer, wine and liquor at room temperature. The MADD national organization concerns that these proposals are described incorrectly the organization as a prohibitionist.
Utah Chapter of MADD formed these policies in a position paper and distributed to legislators who worked in the bill. Despite these concessions not included in the bill, MADD agreed not to publicly oppose the new law. Governor Huntsman signed the controversial Bill on Monday, March 30.
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Kenneth L. Christensen founded The Christensen Law Firm, PLLC, a personal injury law firm in Salt Lake City, Utah. He specializes in car accident, dog bites, wrongful death and serious injury cases. Learn more about Mr. Christensen at http://www.utahpersonalinjurylawfirm.com and http://www.utahaccidentlawfirm.com . You can also read his blog at http://www.utahpersonalinjurylawfirmblog.com
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