Can Liquor Licenses Sell Alcohol During Governor Murphy’ Executive Order?
Due to the pandemic sweeping across New Jersey and the rest of the United States, drastic measures have been taken to limit social interaction. Chief among them are restrictions on food and alcoholic beverage establishments. Mandatory closing times and denial of sit-down dining has caused panic within the food and beverage industry. ... Read More
Monmouth County Go-Go Bar Shut Down by NJ Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
According to a recent article, the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control suspended the liquor license privileges of go-go bar Fantasies on Route 35 in Keyport. Not only will the liquor license owned by Fantasies be suspended for a total of 135 days, but the licensee will be required to pay a fine totaling... Read More
NJ ABC Seeks to Revoke Liquor License for Trump’s Golf Course
According to reports, the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control in New Jersey issued a formal Notice of Charges to Trump National in Colts Neck, New Jersey. The basis for these charges date back to a 2015 incident involving the service of alcoholic beverages to an intoxicated patron who subsequently was involved a fatal motor vehicle... Read More
Police Arrest 4 Individuals for Drug Distribution At Ewing Sports Bar
An extensive undercover investigation into the sale of controlled dangerous substances in a Ewing Township bar has come to a conclusion with arrest of four (4) individuals. The investigation targeted the sale of cocaine dealing from a Ewing bar called Firkin Tavern. to the arrests of four young men on range of drug charges, and... Read More
Sea Girt Issues Nuisance Charges Against Parker House
Sea Girt Issues Nuisance Charges Against Parker HouseIt is has just recently come to light that the Borough of Sea Girt has filed formal charges against the Parker House. More Specifically, the Borough of Sea Girt has issued charges alleging that the Parker House conducted itself in a manner so as to cause a Nuisance on roughly sixty (60) separate instances. Depending... Read More
Fake ID Possession Charges at Jersey Shore Dismissed
Possession of a Fake ID or False Identification is a criminal offense in New Jersey. You may be issued a ticket or summons complaint for this type of violation pursuant to the New Jersey Law under N.J.S.A. 33:1-81. If you are facing criminal charges for using a Fake ID or Misrepresentation of Age, you need... Read More
NJ Appellate Court Rejects Municipal Restrictions on Liquor License
Great news for retail liquor license holders! The Appellate Division in New Jersey just recently issued is an Unpublished Opinion regarding the ability of towns to place restrictions on a liquor license at renewal, issuance and transfer. This ruling will have an impact on all retail liquor license holders of a plenary retail ... Read More
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Tennessee Law Involving Distributors
In a ruling that is likely to echo across state regulators across the United States, the United State Supreme Court extended certain protections, previously provided under Granholm, to alcoholic beverage distributors. More specifically, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the appellate level decision which had struck down a Tennessee state ... Read More
Can Multiple Restaurants Use the Same Liquor License?
Due to New Jersey’s strict laws preventing the issuance of new liquor licenses, individuals and businesses that own and operate liquor licenses must be creative. Prospective license buyers constantly call our office asking if there is any way to “get around” the population caps in their municipality so that they can ... Read More
NJ ABC Issues New Ruling For Microbreweries
In the wake of a failed attempt to previously “regulate” Limited Breweries here in New Jersey, Acting Director James Graziano issued a new set of guidelines for these breweries. Tuesday’s “Special Ruling” outlines a number of perceived “concerns” that the Division has with how limited ... Read More
