SB128 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

J.T. WaggonerSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Alcoholic beverages, delivery service license, established, requirements for issuance, limits on delivery of beer, wine, and spirits, Secs. 28-1-4, 28-3-1, 28-3A-13, 28-3A-14 am'd.

Summary

SB128 would create a delivery service license allowing licensed Alabama retailers to deliver sealed beer, wine, and spirits to 21+ residents, under a detailed regulatory framework.

What This Bill Does

It creates a Delivery Service License from the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board that permits licensees’ employees or independent contractors to deliver beer, wine, and spirits from licensed retailers to individuals 21 and older for personal use. It sets licensing steps, fees, background checks, age attestations, insurance requirements, and a required training program for delivery personnel. It imposes delivery rules including same-day delivery, sealed containers, meal pairing for restaurant licensees, per-customer quantity limits, ID checks, age verification, labeling, and signature collection; restricts deliveries to non-dry counties/municipalities and not to colleges or other ABC licensees; and requires reporting, auditing, and enforcement with renewal standards. It also establishes hours, payment timing rules, and penalties for violations, with an effective date six months after enactment.

Who It Affects

• Group 1: Alabama residents aged 21 and older who would be eligible to receive home alcohol deliveries, subject to age verification, per-customer limits, and other delivery rules.
• Group 2: Retail alcohol licensees and their delivery personnel (employees or independent contractors) who would obtain a delivery service license, meet licensing/insurance/training requirements, and comply with delivery-related rules and reporting.

Key Provisions

• Delivery Service License created and issued by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to authorize transport and delivery of beer, wine, and spirits to individuals 21+ for personal use.
• License application process includes a $100 filing fee, a $1,000 license fee, a sample contract, age attestation, and background checks; publicly traded companies are exempt from some background-check requirements.
• Insurance requirements: applicants with four or more delivery drivers must carry at least $5,000,000 per occurrence; those with three or fewer drivers must carry at least $2,000,000 per occurrence.
• Delivery personnel must complete a training and certification program addressing underage and intoxicated identification, among other topics.
• Delivery rules: orders may be placed by phone or Internet; same-day delivery; delivery in sealed unopened containers; restaurant licensees may require a meal with delivery; per-customer limits: beer up to 48 twelve-ounce cans (with draft beer limits and local authorization), wine up to 4,500 ml (or six 750 ml bottles), spirits up to 1,750 ml (or 375 ml for restaurant licensees).
• Delivery personnel must be 21+, have a valid driver’s license, and pass a criminal background check; no compensation based on successful deliveries; documentation of training and background checks must be kept on file.
• Delivery orders may use electronic means; customers must confirm 21+ age at the time of order; payment must be completed before delivery; orders at the retailer’s primary place of business are treated as sales at that location.
• Packaging and verification: deliveries must be sealed and labeled; recipient must show photo ID and sign for delivery; age verification technology or approved alternatives must be used and retained in records.
• Prohibitions and location rules: no deliveries to dry counties/municipalities; no deliveries to colleges or universities or to other ABC licensees; boards and revenue departments may audit and require reporting; licensees may be suspended, revoked, or fined with renewal set at $1,000 annually.
• Effective date: six months after the act becomes law.

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Subjects

Alcoholic Beverages