(A) Any violation of any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $500 for the first offense and shall not exceed $1000 for each subsequent offense. For the purposes of this section, any offense committed by a licensee three years after a previous offense shall be considered a first offense.
(R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-5-21)
(B) (1) Each separate occurrence of any of the activities prohibited by § 111.09(D)(1) shall be considered a separate violation of law by:
(a) The person or persons engaging in such activity;
(b) Each operator of the premises, whether or not on the premises at the time of the occurrence; and
(c) Each employee who observed or should have observed the violation but condoned, allowed, or failed to take immediate action to stop it.
(2) The violation of any provision of § 111.09 by any operator of any licensed premises shall be deemed a public nuisance and shall constitute grounds for the suspension and/or revocation of all alcoholic beverage licenses or other licenses issued to the premises and/or operator.
(Ord. 98-3, passed 3-2-98; Am. Ord. 2020-3, passed 2-3-20)