The sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages to the following persons is prohibited: A person under 21 years of age, either for the person’s own use or for the use of any other person, except as provided in § 25-784(b) ; An intoxicated person, or any person who appears to be intoxicated; or A person of notoriously intemperate habits. A retail licensee shall not permit at the licensed establishment the consumption of an alcoholic beverage by any of the following persons: A person under 21 years of age; An intoxicated person, or any person who appears to be intoxicated; or A person of notoriously intemperate habits. A licensee or other person shall not, at a licensed establishment, give, serve, deliver, or in any manner dispense an alcoholic beverage to a person under 21 years of age, except as provided in § 25-784(b) . A licensee shall not be liable to any person for damages claimed to arise from refusal to sell an alcoholic beverage or refusal to permit the consumption of an alcoholic beverage in its establishment under the authority of this section. A person alleged to have violated this section may be issued a citation under § 23-1110(b)(1) . The person shall not be eligible to forfeit collateral. Upon finding that a licensee has violated subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section in the preceding 4 years, the penalties shall be the following: Upon the 1st violation, the Board shall fine the licensee not less than $2,000, and not more than $3,000, and suspend the licensee for 5 consecutive days; provided, that the 5-day suspension may be stayed by the Board for one year if all employees who serve alcoholic beverages in the licensed establishment complete an alcohol training program within 3 months; Upon the 2nd violation, the Board shall fine the licensee not less than $3,000, and not more than $5,000, and suspend the licensee for 10 consecutive days; provided, that the Board may stay up to 6 days of the 10-day suspension for one year if all employees who serve alcoholic beverages in the licensed establishment complete an alcohol training program within 3 months; Upon the 3rd violation, the Board shall fine the licensee not less than $5,000, and not more than $10,000, and suspend the licensee for 15 consecutive days, or revoke the license; provided, that the Board may stay up to 5 days of the 15-day suspension for one year if all employees who serve alcoholic beverages in the licensed establishment complete an alcohol training program within 3 months; and Upon the 4th or subsequent violation, the Board may revoke the license.
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