HB 923

Abstract

Alcoholic beverage control; interdiction; habitual drunkard; repeal. Repeals the provision allowing a court to enter an order of interdiction prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to any person who has shown himself to be a habitual drunkard. The bill also repeals the provision that disqualifies habitual drunkards from being able to obtain a concealed handgun permit.

Alcoholic beverage control; interdiction; possessionor consumption of alcoholic beverages by interdicted persons; repeal.Repeals provisions allowing for a court to enter an order of interdictionprohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to any person who has(i) been convicted of driving any automobile, truck, motorcycle,engine, or train while intoxicated; (ii) shown himself to be a habitualdrunkard; (iii) been found guilty of the illegal manufacture, possession,transportation, or sale of alcoholic beverages; or (iv) been foundguilty of maintaining a common nuisance. The bill also repeals provisionsmaking it a Class 1 misdemeanor for (a) any person to sell alcoholic beverages to any individual when at the time of such sale he knowsor has reason to believe that the individual to whom the sale ismade is interdicted, (b) any person to purchase alcoholic beveragesfor another person when at the time of such purchase he knows orhas reason to believe that the person for whom the alcoholic beverageis purchased is interdicted, or (c) any person who has been interdictedto possess any alcoholic beverages or be drunk in public. The billcontains technical amendments.