Belmar Criminal Charges for Misrepresenting Age and Tampering With Public Records Dismissed
During the summer, our office receives dozens of calls from young adults, or their parents, after they are issued three summonses for trying to use a Fake ID to enter into a bar like D’Jais. Specifically, Belmar police officers will file three (3) charges against you if you are caught in possession of, or attempted... Read More
Trump Golf Course in Colts Neck Pays $400,000 to Settle NJ ABC Violation
Trump’s Colts Neck Golf Course has settled its pending litigation with the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control after coughing up a $400,000 fine, per reports. The original Notice of Charges stemmed from a tragic incident wherein the facility allegedly served an intoxicated patron who later drove drunk and caused ... Read More
NJ ABC Suspends Liquor License in Wildwood For COVID-19 Violations
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) announced the suspension of a Wildwood liquor license, operating as Shamrock Beef and Ale, Castaway’s Pirate Bar and Club Amnesia, for violations of Governor Murphy’s COVID-19 Executive Orders. The licensee entered into a Consent ... Read More
New Jersey Attorney General Charges 10 More Bars and Restaurants with COVID-19 Rules Violations
As states like New York and Pennsylvania continue to restrict and shut down restaurant establishments, the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control has filed charges seeking to suspend the liquor licenses for 10 establishments based on alleged violations of Governor Murphy’s Orders. This is addition to the previous charges levied ... Read More
Discriminatory Trade Practices By Wholesalers and Retailers Results in Over $10 Million in Fines to NJ ABC
New Jersey Attorney General, Gurbir S. Grewal, and the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (“ABC”) recently announced that New Jersey’s two largest wine and spirits wholesalers will pay $4 million each to resolve findings that they engaged in discriminatory trade practices that unfairly favored their largest retail customers. In ... Read More
NJ ABC Charges More Bars With COVID-19 Violations
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced on June 8th that the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) filed charges this week seeking to suspend the liquor licenses for four bars and two craft breweries based on violations of Governor Murphy’s COVID-19 emergency orders. More specifically, the emergency order ... Read More
Time to Get Crafty: NJ will Allow Craft Cocktails and Mixed Drinks by Licensees
After an upswing in consumer demand, New Jersey’s Governor has signed legislation A3966 that will overrule current ABC regulations and allow restaurants and bars to serve specialty mixed cocktails “to-go” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the bill, the holder of plenary retail consumption licenses, hotel or motel ... Read More
New Jersey Attorney General Announces ABC Violations by 22 Licensees
In a press release issued on May 1st the Attorney General of New Jersey announced that the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control had filed charges for violations of State ABC laws against twenty-two (22) different liquor licenses. These establishments included bars, restaurants, breweries and liquor stores. Of the 22 establishment ... Read More
New Jersey Extends Municipal and State Licenses Due to COVID-19
The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control has extended all municipal and state licenses issued during the 2019-2020 license term until September 30, 2020. Citing the difficulties presented by the present COVID-19 pandemic, the Acting Director decided to enact his powers under N.J.S.A. 33:1-39 to extend all license terms. These ... Read More
NJ ABC Seeks To Revoke Liquor License for Violation of Governor’s COVID-19 Orders
The Attorney General announced that the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Bureau was seeking to revoke the liquor license owned by Billings, Inc., trading as Post Time Pub, located in Blairstown, New Jersey. According to the charges issued by the ABC Enforcement Bureau, Post Time Pub serve alcoholic ... Read More
