AB 712

This bill prohibits the sale, consumption, or possession of intoxicating liquor

containing 80 percent or more of alcohol by volume (160 proof or higher). A person

who sells intoxicating liquor in violation of this prohibition is guilty of a Class I

felony, punishable by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding

three years and six months or both. A person who consumes or possesses intoxicating

liquor in violation of this prohibition must forfeit not less than $200 nor more than

$500 for the first offense and not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 for the second

or any subsequent offense within five years.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,

the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to

result if the bill is enacted.