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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA

J OHN M. TYSON, J R ., SPECIAL PROSECUTOR FOR T ASK FORCE ON ILLEGAL

G AMBLING,

Appellant,

V .

M ACON COUNTY GREYHOUND P ARK I NC. D/B/ A V ICTORYLAND,

Appellee.

APPELLANT JOHN M. TYSON, JR.’S REPLY IN SUPPORT OF

EMERGENCY MOTION TO VACATE OR STAY INJUNCTION AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT THEREOF

On interlocutory appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon

County(The Honorable Thomas F. Young Jr.)

(No. CV-2010-09) _____________________________

John M. Tyson, Jr.

Martha TierneyEdgar Greene

OFFICE OF GOVERNOR BOB RILEY

600 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, Alabama 36130

(334) 242-7120

(251) 574-8400 (fax)(334) 242-2335 (fax)

Attorneys for Appellant John M.

Tyson, Jr., Special Prosecutor

E-Filed

02/02/2010 @ 02:43:31 PM

Honorable Robert Esdale

Clerk Of The Court



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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF AUTHORI TI ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i i REPLY I N SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY MOTI ON TO VACATE OR STAY

I NJ UNCTI ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ARGUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

I . The Tr i al Court Lacked J ur i sdi ct i on To St opt he Enf or cement of a Const i t ut i onal Cr i mi nalLaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 A. Busi ness Owner s Have No Vest ed Pr oper t y

Ri ght To Own and Use I l l egal Cont r aband. . . . . 4

B.

Vi ct or yl and Has Not Al l eged t hatAl abama’ s Gambl i ng Laws Ar e Voi d orUnconst i t ut i onal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

C. Vi ct or yl and Has No Ri ght To Pr ohi bi t aWar r ant l ess Sear ch of I t s Busi nessPr emi ses f or I l l egal Cont raband. . . . . . . . . . . . 10

D. The Task For ce Has Not Vi ol at ed AnyAl abama Rul e of Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

E. Thi s Court Di d Not I mpl i ci t l y Over t urnWel l - Est abl i shed Pr ecedent s by Reachi ngt he Mer i t s i n Cor ner st one and J CRA. . . . . . . . . 17

I I . The Tr i al Court ’ s TRO Shoul d Be St ayed orVacat ed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

CONCLUSI ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 CERTI FI CATE OF SERVI CE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22



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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES

Cases Accor d Uni t ed St at es v. Smi t h

459 F. 3d 1276 (11t h Ci r . 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Bar ber v. Cor ner st one

- - So. 3d - - - - , 2009 WL 3805712 ( Al a. 2009) . . . . . . . . . . 2, 14

Barber v. Houst on Economi c Devel opment Associ at i onNo 109044 ( J anuar y 15, 2010) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 5

Bar ber v. J ef f er son Count y Raci ng Assoc.960 So. 2d 599 ( Al a. 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 14

Bar r et t v. St at e705 So. 2d 529 ( Al a. Cr i m. App. 1996) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Board of Comm’ r s v. Or r 61 So. 920 ( Al a. 1913) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Caudl e v. Cot t on173 So. 847 ( Al a. 1937) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 5

Ci t y of Bessemer v. Bessemer Wat er wor ks44 So. 663 ( Al a. 1907) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7

Ci t y of Pi edmont v. Evans642 So. 2d 435 ( Al a. 1994) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Cl i ne v. Fr i nk Dai r y Co.274 U. S. 445 ( 1927) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Davi dson v. Phel ps107 So. 86 ( Al a. 1926) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

East burn v. Hol combe10 So. 2d 457 ( Al a. 1942) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 5

Ex par t e St at e75 So. 327 ( Al a. 1913) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Fi nch v. St at e124 So. 2d 825 ( Al a. 1960) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 8



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Hi gdon v. McDuf f 172 So. 636 ( Al a. 1937) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 5

Hor t on v. Cal i f or ni a496 U. S. 128 ( 1990) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Kat z v. Uni t ed St at es389 U. S. 347 ( 1967) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Lewi s v. Uni t ed St at es385 U. S. 206 ( 1966) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Mar shal l v. Bar l ow’ s, I nc.436 U. S. 307 ( 1978) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Payt on v. New York

445 U. S. 573 ( 1980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Peachey v. Boswel l240 I nd. 604, 167 N. E. 2d 48 ( I nd. 1960) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Pi ggl y Wi ggl y No. 208, I nc. v. Dut t on601 So. 2d 907 ( Al a. 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 8

Pool e v. St at e596 So. 2d 632 ( Al a. Cr i m. App. 1992) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Shi el ds v. Ut ah I daho Cent . R. Co.305 U. S. 177 ( 1938) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Ski pper v. St at e387 So. 2d 261 ( Al a. Cr i m. App. 1980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Sur l es v. Ashvi l l eNo. 1081015 ( Al a. J anuar y 29, 2010) . . . . . . . . . . 2, 14, 15, 17

Uni t ed St at es v. L. A. Tucker Tr uck Li nes, I nc.344 U. S. 33 ( 1952) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Constitutional Provisions Al a. Const . , ar t I I I , § 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Al a. Const . , ar t I I I , § 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 19



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Statutes Al a. Admi n. Code § 20- X- 6. 01( 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Al a. Admi n. Code § 20- X- 6. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Al a. Code § 13A- 12- 20( 10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Al a. Code § 13A- 12- 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Al a. Code § 13A- 12- 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Al a. Code § 28- 3- 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Rules Al a. R. Cr i m. P. 3. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Al a. R. Cr i m. P. 3. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Other Authorities Fi r st on WSFA 12 News: Vi ct oryl and' s Gami ng Cent er

Cl osedht t p: / / www. wsf a. com/ Gl obal / st ory. asp?S=11916692 ( Feb.1 2010, 10: 15pm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 18

Tyson I ssues St at ement Af t er Federal Rul i ng

ht t p: / / www. wsf a. com/ Gl obal / st ory. asp?S=11915427 ( Feb01, 2010) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16



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REPLY IN SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY MOTIONTO VACATE OR STAY INJUNCTION

Thi s Court i s asked t o hol d, once agai n, t hat gambl i ng

i nt er est s cannot mani pul at e ci vi l pr oceedi ngs t o t hwar t l aw

enf or cement . Shor t l y af t er Vi ct or yl and f i l ed i t s br i ef i n

opposi t i on t o Tyson’ s Emer gency Mot i on, i t cl osed i t s

casi no down to modi f y i t s comput er syst ems, t hus wi pi ng

evi dence of i t s i l l egal gambl i ng act i vi t y. See Fi r st on

WSFA 12 News: Vi ct oryl and' s Gami ng Cent er Cl osed,

ht t p: / / www. wsf a. com/ Gl obal / st or y. asp?S=11916692 ( Feb. 1

2010, 10: 15pm) . These event s underscore what i s at st ake

i n t hi s appeal : whet her t he t ar get of a cr i mi nal

i nvest i gat i on can use a ci vi l pr oceedi ng t o hal t a cr i mi nal

i nvest i gat i on, cont i nue i t s cr i mi nal act i vi t y, and t hen,

dur i ng t he pendency of a TRO, al t er t he evi dence of i t s

cr i mes.

I n i t s br i ef bef or e t hi s Cour t , Vi ct or yl and has not

di sput ed t he l ong l i ne of pr ecedent s agai nst enj oi ni ng t he

enf or cement of Al abama’ s ant i - gambl i ng l aws, whi ch t hi s

Cour t r ecent l y r eaf f i r med i n Bar ber v. Houst on Economi c

Devel opment Associ at i on, No 109044 ( J anuary 15, 2010) .

I nst ead, Vi ct or yl and f ut i l el y at t empt s t o di st i ngui sh

Houst on Economi c Devel opment Associ at i on, anal ogi zi ng t he



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i ssues i n t hi s appeal t o cases t hat ar e f aci al l y di ssi mi l ar

and maki ng patent l y er r oneous asser t i ons about l egal

pr i nci pl es. Nonet hel ess, Vi ct or yl and’ s 45- pl us pages woul d

have t hi s Cour t accept a si ngl e i l l ogi cal pr oposi t i on: t hat

Vi ct or yl and has t he r i ght t o i gnor e al l cr i mi nal l aws and

ci vi l f or f ei t ur e penal t i es and cont i nue cr i mi nal acti vi t y

wi t h i mpuni t y unt i l t he St at e f i l es, and a cour t deci des, a

ci vi l decl ar at or y j udgment act i on as t o whet her i t s sl ot

machi nes ar e i l l egal .

Vi ct or yl and i s wr ong. Gambl i ng i nt er est s cannot r esor t

t o l ocal ci vi l cour t s t o pr event t he enf or cement of

cr i mi nal l aws, and t hey cannot use t he ci vi l pr ocess t o buy

t i me t o al t er or dest r oy evi dence. I nst ead, i f gambl i ng

i nt er est s want t o br i ng a ci vi l act i on t o t est whet her

t hei r gambl i ng machi nes are i l l egal under t hi s Cour t ’ s

deci si ons i n Bar ber v. Cor ner st one, - - So. 3d - - - - , 2009 WL

3805712 ( Al a. 2009) , and Sur l es v. Ashvi l l e, No. 1081015, -

- So. 3d. - - - - ( Al a. J anuar y 29, 2010) , t hey must do so

bef or e t hey put t hose machi nes i n operat i on. “Havi ng t aken

t he r i sk t hat t hei r vent ur e may cross t he l i ne, i t i s not

unf ai r t o r equi r e that t he owner s [ of gambl i ng machi nes]

bear t he consequences of f ai l ur e. ” Bar ber v. J ef f er son



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Count y Raci ng Assoc. , 960 So. 2d 599, 616 ( Al a. 2006)

( punct uat i on and quot at i ons omi t t ed) .

ARGUMENT

I. The Trial Court Lacked Jurisdiction To Stop the

Enforcement of a Constitutional Criminal Law

Thi s Cour t has squar el y hel d t hat a t r i al cour t has no

subj ect mat t er j ur i sdi ct i on t o enj oi n t he sei zur e of

i l l egal gambl i ng devi ces. See, e. g. , Hi gdon v. McDuf f , 172

So. 636, 637 ( Al a. 1937) . “[ E] qui t y wi l l not i nt er vene t o

r est r ai n l aw of f i cer s f r om t he enf or cement of cri mi nal

st at ut es. ” E. g. , East bur n v. Hol combe, 10 So. 2d 457, 458

( Al a. 1942) ; Hi gdon v. McDuf f , 172 So. 636, 637 ( Al a.

1937) ; Caudl e v. Cot t on, 173 So. 847, 848 ( Al a. 1937) . The

r eason i s obvi ous: “[ a pr osecut or ] i s pr ot ect ed f r om

j udi ci al over si ght by t he doct r i ne of separ at i on of

power s. ” Pi ggl y Wi ggl y No. 208, I nc. v. Dut t on, 601 So. 2d

907, 911 ( Al a. 1992) . “[ C] our t s cannot and wi l l not

i nt er f er e wi t h t he di scret i on vest ed i n ot her uni t s or

br anches of gover nment . ” Fi nch v. St ate, 124 So. 2d 825,

829 ( Al a. 1960) .

Vi ct or yl and acknowl edges t he “gener al r ul e” t hat

f or bi ds i nj unct i ons l i ke t he one t he t r i al cour t i mpr oper l y

ent er ed, but i nvent s except i ons t hat woul d swal l ow t hat



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r ul e. None of t hose except i ons have any mer i t under t he

f acts of t hi s case. I f t he r ul e agai nst enj oi ni ng l aw

enf orcement means anyt hi ng, i t means t hat t he TRO i ssued

here shoul d be vacat ed.

A. Business Owners Have No Vested Property Right To

Own and Use Illegal Contraband.

Vi ct or yl and has no “vest ed r i ght ” i n i l l egal

cont r aband, and no r i ght t o cont i nue cr i mi nal act i vi t y

whi l e t he l egal i t y of i t s conduct i s l i t i gat ed i n a ci vi l

decl arat ory j udgment pr oceedi ng. The mai n argument i n

Vi ct or yl and’ s br i ef i s t hat t he t r i al cour t can enj oi n t he

enf or cement of Al abama’ s cr i mi nal l aws because t he

enf or cement of t hose l aws woul d dest r oy Vi ct or yl and’ s

“vest ed pr oper t y r i ght s. ” Br . at 10. Vi ct or yl and does not

ar gue t hat i t has t he r i ght t o cont i nue to possess and use

i t s i l l egal machi nes. I nst ead, Vi ctor yl and’ s br i ef r ef er s

t o i t s l egal r est aur ant s, hot el s, and dogt r ack. See, e. g,

VL Br . 2, 7. But t hose busi nesses ar e not t he f ocus of t he

Task For ce’ s i nvest i gat i on. The i nvest i gat i on i s about

Vi ct or yl and’ s 6, 000 i l l egal sl ot machi nes, VL Br . 35, not

i t s l egal busi nesses. Cr i mi nal act i vi t y does not acqui r e

i mmuni t y si mpl y because i t pr ovi des economi c support t o a

t hi r d par t y or a l egi t i mat e busi ness.



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Vi ct or yl and ci t es no case t hat af f i r ms an i nj unct i on

agai nst t he sei zur e of i l l egal cont r aband. I nst ead, t hi s

Cour t has speci f i cal l y hel d t hat , when cont r aband i s

i nvol ved, t he “pr oper t y r i ght t o be pr ot ect ed d[ oes] not

br i ng [ t he] cause wi t hi n t he except i on of t he gener al

r ul e. ” Caudl e v. Cot t on, 173 So. 847, 848 ( Al a. 1937)

( ci t i ng Hi gdon v. McDuf f ; Fi sher v. McDuf f 172 So. 637

( Al a. 1937) ; Ex par t e St at e, 75 So. 327 ( Al a. 1913) ) . Thi s

Cour t has al so r epeat edl y and speci f i cal l y hel d t hat a

cour t cannot enj oi n t he sei zur e of i l l egal gambl i ng devi ces

l i ke t hose at i ssue her e. See, e. g. , Bar ber v. Houst on

Economi c Devel opment Associ at i on, No 109044 ( J anuary 15,

2010) ; East bur n v. Hol combe, 10 So. 2d 457, 458 ( Al a.

1942) ; Hi gdon, 172 So. at 637; Caudl e v. Cot t on, 173 So. at

848. Fi nal l y, t he Cour t has made cl ear t hat “[ t ] he St at e’ s

peace of f i cers shoul d not be hampered by i nj unct i on as t hey

under t ake t o enf or ce [ t he St at e’ s ant i - gambl i ng st at ut es] ,

when f ul l pr otect i on and due pr ocess are accorded i n such

way t hat no i r r epar abl e l oss wi l l f ol l ow f r om a f ai l ur e t o

enj oi n. ” Caudl e, 173 So. at 848. I n t hese cases,

pur veyor s of gambl i ng devi ces ar gued that l egal r emedi es - -

a ci vi l f or f ei t ur e pr oceedi ng, cri mi nal pr oceedi ng, or a



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mot i on t o r et ur n unl awf ul l y- sei zed pr oper under Al a. R.

Cr i m. P. 3. 11 - - wer e i nadequat e, but , i n ever y case, t hi s

Cour t r ej ect ed t hat argument . I t shoul d r ej ect i t her e as

wel l .

The cases t hat Vi ct or yl and cl ai ms suppor t i t s “vest ed

r i ght s” except i on ar e about l egi t i mat e busi nesses and

pr oper t y ri ght s, not i l l egal cont r aband t hat i s expr essl y

and st at ut or i l y subj ect t o penal f or f ei t ur e. I n Davi dson

v. Phel ps, 107 So. 86, 87 ( Al a. 1926) , f or exampl e, t he

cour t enj oi ned a Sher i f f f r om pr event i ng t he owner of

j ewel r y f r om sel l i ng i t at a publ i c auct i on. The j ewel r y

was owned l awf ul l y, was not an ar t i cl e subj ect t o st at ut or y

f or f ei t ur e, and t hi s Cour t r easoned t hat “[ t ] he r i ght of

pr oper t y i n an ar t i cl e i nvol ves t he power t o sel l and

di spose of such ar t i cl e. ” I d. See al so Ci t y of Bessemer

v. Bessemer Wat erworks, 44 So. 663, 665- 66 ( Al a. 1907)

( cont r act r i ght t o r ai se r at es dest r oyed by a l aw agai nst

r at e i ncr eases) . The Cour t emphasi zed, however , t hat i n

t he usual case, “[ e] qui t y wi l l not exer t i t s power s mer el y

t o enj oi n cr i mi nal or quasi cr i mi nal pr osecut i on, ‘though

the consequences to the complainant of allowing the



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prosecutions to proceed may be ever so grievous and

irreparable. ’ ” I d. ( ci t at i on omi t t ed) ( emphasi s added) . 1

Vi ct or yl and al so quot es f r om t he f eder al case of

Shi el ds v. Ut ah I daho Cent . R. Co. , 305 U. S. 177 ( 1938) ,

whi ch i s f act ual l y i napposi t e. I n t hat case, a r ai l r oad

was f aced wi t h compet i ng f ederal r egul at ory schemes

pr omul gat ed by di f f er ent f eder al admi ni st r at i ve agenci es

under aut hor i t y of mul t i pl e f eder al st at ut es. See Shi el ds,

305 U. S. at 183. I f i t f ol l owed one r egul at or y scheme i t

woul d be pr osecut ed by one r egul at or , but i f i t di d not

f ol l ow t hat scheme, i t woul d be pr osecut ed by t he ot her .

Unl i ke t he r ai l r oad i n Shi el ds, Vi ct or yl and’ s choi ce i s not

bet ween pr osecut i on f r om one body or pr osecut i on f r om

anot her - - t o t he cont r ar y, Vi ct or yl and i s seeki ng i mmuni t y

f r om pr osecut i on and i nvest i gat i on al t oget her .

Vi ct or yl and ar gues t hat i t i s due a “hear i ng at whi ch

bot h si des coul d pr oduce evi dence, cr oss- exami ne wi t nesses,

and obt ai n a t r i al cour t r ul i ng” bef or e i t s machi nes ar e

1 Vi ct or yl and’ s br i ef omi t s wi t h el l i pses t he r el evantpor t i on of t he Davi dson opi ni on, quot i ng t hi s Cour t ’ sdeci si on i n Davi dson as mer el y st at i ng “[ e] qui t y wi l l notexer t i t s power s mer el y t o enj oi n cr i mi nal or quasicri mi nal pr osecut i on . . . ” VL Br . 10



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sei zed. VL. Br . 14. Thi s pr ocess woul d r epl ace t he

"pr obabl e cause" st andar d wi t h the requi r ement of t he

cer t ai nt y of a f i nal j udgment or j ur y ver di ct , t hwar t t he

publ i c’ s r i ght t o cr i mi nal l aw enf or cement , and r ender

Al abama' s gambl i ng l aws and sl ot machi ne pr ohi bi t i ons a

pr act i cal nul l i t y. What Vi ct or yl and l eaves unsai d i s t hat

i t wi l l cont i nue i t s cr i mi nal act i vi t y whi l e such a ci vi l

act i on i s pendi ng and al t er t he evi dence wi t hi n i t s

possessi on as i t sees f i t . Ther e i s no l aw t hat al l ows a

pur veyor of i l l egal cont r aband t o cont i nue i t s i l l egal

act i vi t y and al t er evi dence unt i l t he St at e f i l es and wi ns

a pr ol onged ci vi l act i on t hat pr oves concl usi vel y t hat t he

speci f i c act i vi t y or cont r aband i s i l l egal . Law

enf or cement aut hor i t i es do not need pr i or cour t per mi ssi on

bef or e t hey i nvest i gat e cr i me, sei ze cont r aband, or ar r est

t hose who vi ol at e t he l aw. See Pi ggl y Wi ggl y, 601 So. 2d at

911; Fi nch, 124 So. 2d at 829; Al a. Const . , ar t I I I , §§ 42,

43.

Thi s case i s at t he hear t of t he doct r i ne t hat a cour t

wi l l not enj oi n t he enf or cement of cr i mi nal l aw when t her e

ar e r emedi es f or t he sei zur e. Accor di ngl y, t he TRO shoul d

be vacated. I t shoul d be vacat ed i mmedi atel y t o pr event



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f ur t her dest r uct i on of evi dence. I t shoul d be vacat ed i n

l anguage so deci si ve t hat cr i mi nal suspect s can never agai n

use t he cover of an i l l egal l y i ssued TRO as an oppor t uni t y

t o al t er or dest r oy evi dence bef ore t he TRO can be vacat ed.

B. Victoryland Has Not Alleged that Alabama’s

Gambling Laws Are Void or Unconstitutional.

Vi ct or yl and’ s pur por t ed except i on t hat “i nj unct i ons may

i ssue wher e t he r i ght at i ssue wi l l be det er mi ned bet ween

t he same par t i es” r el i es on cases i n whi ch cr i mi nal l aws

wer e al l eged t o be unconst i t ut i onal and at l east a

subst ant i al quest i on of const i t ut i onal i t y was pr esent ed.

But t her e i s no cl ai m her e t hat Al abama’ s gambl i ng l aws are

unconst i t ut i onal , much l ess a subst ant i al one. Ther ef or e,

nei t her Board of Comm’ r s v. Or r , 61 So. 920 ( Al a. 1913) nor

Cl i ne v. Fr i nk Dai r y Co. , 274 U. S. 445 ( 1927) suppor t

Vi ct or yl and’ s argument . 2 VL Br . 14- 15.

2 Vi ct or yl and al so ci t es t he out - of - st at e case of Peachey v.

Boswel l , 240 I nd. 604, 627, 167 N. E. 2d 48, 59 ( I nd. 1960) ,whi ch l i ke i t s ot her cases i nvol ved a chal l enge t o acri mi nal l aw as vi ol at i ng “cer t ai n pr ovi si ons of t heConst i t ut i on of t he St at e of I ndi ana and t he Const i t ut i onof t he Uni t ed St at es. ” Peachey v. Boswel l , 167 N. E. 2d 48,51 ( I nd. 1960)



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C. Victoryland Has No Right To Prohibit a WarrantlessSearch of Its Business Premises for Illegal

Contraband.

Vi ct or yl and ar gues t hat t he Task For ce’ s ent i r e

cr i mi nal i nvest i gat i on shoul d be enj oi ned because any

war r ant l ess sear ch of i t s pr emi ses or sei zur e of i t s

machi nes woul d be unconst i t ut i onal . A cr i mi nal suspect ’ s

bar e al l egat i on t hat hi s Four t h Amendment r i ght s wi l l be

vi ol at ed dur i ng t he cour se of a cr i mi nal i nvest i gat i on

cannot j ust i f y an i nj unct i on agai nst t he i nvest i gat i on. I f

t he Task For ce were t o conduct an unl awf ul search or

sei zure, t hen Vi ct or yl and woul d have a remedy t hr ough a

mot i on f or r et ur n of pr oper t y or t he f or f ei t ur e or cr i mi nal

pr oceedi ngs i ni t i at ed. The f act of t he mat t er i s, however ,

t hat a war r ant l ess sear ch of Vi ct or yl and and t he sei zur e of

i t s cont r aband woul d not even ar guabl y vi ol at e Four t h

Amendment pr ot ect i ons. Vi ct oryl and’ s ar gument i gnor es

bi ndi ng pr ecedent f r om t he Uni t ed St ates Supr eme Cour t .

As an i ni t i al mat t er , nei t her Vi ct or yl and nor anyone

el se has a r easonabl e expect at i on of pr i vacy under t he

Four t h Amendment i n t he ar eas of i t s casi no t hat are open

t o t he publ i c. See Kat z v. Uni t ed St at es, 389 U. S. 347,

351 ( 1967) ( “What a person knowi ngl y exposes t o t he publ i c,



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even i n hi s own home or of f i ce, i s not a subj ect of Four t h

Amendment pr ot ect i on. ”) . As Vi ct or yl and i t sel f admi t s i n

i t s br i ef , “[ t ] he door s of Vi ct or yl and ar e open t o t he

publ i c, t o t he pr ess, and t o l aw enf or cement ” and t he

machi nes “ar e operat ed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ”

VL Br . 3. The Task For ce t heref ore does not need a war r ant

t o send i t s agent s i nt o t he publ i c ar eas of t he casi no t o

pl ay t he machi nes and conf i scat e t hem i f t hey f i nd t hem t o

be i l l egal gambl i ng devi ces pr ohi bi t ed by Al abama l aw. “A

government agent , i n t he same manner as a pr i vate person,

may accept an i nvi t at i on t o do busi ness and may ent er upon

t he pr emi ses f or t he ver y pur poses cont empl at ed by t he

occupant . ” Lewi s v. Uni t ed St at es, 385 U. S. 206, 211

( 1966) . Pol i ce of f i cer s need not aver t t hei r eyes t o

i l l egal act i vi t y i n t hei r pl ai n vi ew on t he casi no’ s f l oor .

“What i s obser vabl e by t he publ i c i s obser vabl e, wi t hout a

war r ant , by t he Gover nment i nspect or as wel l . ” Mar shal l v.

Bar l ow’ s, I nc. , 436 U. S. 307, 315 ( 1978) .

Mor eover , as a mat t er of l aw, Vi ct or yl and expl i ci t l y

consent ed t o sear ches of i t s f aci l i t y f or i l l egal gambl i ng

devi ces by appl yi ng f or a l i quor l i cense. See Exhibit A .

Under Al abama l aw, “[ a] ny ABC Boar d l i censee” expr essl y



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consent s and aut hor i zes “agent s of t he ABC Board, as wel l

as ot her commi ssi oned l aw enf orcement of f i cers havi ng

pr oper j ur i sdi ct i on, at any t i me, t o ent er and sear ch t he

pr emi ses, observe t he oper at i on, and ot her wi se enf or ce

st at e l aws, and r ul es and r egul at i ons of t he ABC Boar d i n

or about sai d pr emi ses, wi t hout a war r ant . ” Al a. Admi n.

Code § 20- X- 6. 01( 1) , at t ached as Exhibit B. That expr ess

aut hor i zat i on t o sear ch ext ends “not onl y [ t o] t he l i censed

pr emi ses but any bui l di ng owned or occupi ed by t he l i censee

i n connect i on t her ewi t h, adj oi ni ng, or adj acent t her et o,

whet her or not connect ed or used by t he l i censee as a

pr i vat e dwel l i ng. ” I d. Mor eover , i t i s an expr ess

vi ol at i on of t he Al abama Admi ni st r at i ve Code f or a

al cohol i c bever age l i censee t o possess “[ a] sl ot machi ne”

or t o “knowi ngl y advance or pr of i t f r om unl awf ul gambl i ng

act i vi t i es, ” Al a. Admi n. Code § 20- X- 6. 15, and i t i s a

mi sdemeanor f or a l i censee t o “r ef use[ ] t o al l ow f ul l

i nspect i on of t he pr emi ses or any par t t her eof , ” Al a. Code

§ 28- 3- 19. Ther ef or e, t he ver y act i vi t y at i ssue i s

di r ect l y wi t hi n t he scope of t he consent t o sear ch t hat

Vi ct or yl and has gi ven, and Vi ct or yl and' s bl at ant r ef usal t o

al l ow l aw enf or cement access i s i n f act a cr i me.



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Fi nal l y, i n addi t i on t o any ar r est s t hat ar e made f or

possessi on of such devi ces, t he “bi ngo” machi nes i n

oper at i on at Vi ct or yl and can and wi l l be sei zed as i l l egal

cont r aband when of f i cer s ent er t he pr emi ses. I t i s “wel l

set t l ed t hat obj ect s such as weapons or cont r aband f ound i n

a publ i c pl ace may be sei zed by t he pol i ce wi t hout a

war r ant . ” Payt on v. New York, 445 U. S. 573, 586 ( 1980) ;

Accord Uni t ed St at es v. Smi t h, 459 F. 3d 1276, 1290 ( 11t h

Ci r . 2006) ( “The pl ai n vi ew doct r i ne al l ows pol i ce of f i cer s

t o sei ze any cont r aband i n pl ai n vi ew i f t he of f i cer s have

a r i ght of access t o t he pl ace wher e t he cont r aband i s

l ocat ed. ”) . Vi ct or yl and i s wr ong when i t says t hat t he

“pl ai n vi ew doct r i ne does not appl y i n t hi s case, wher e

di scover y of t he al l eged i l l egal acti vi t y i s ant i ci pat ed. ”

VL Br . 31 ( ci t i ng out - of - st at e cases) . What Vi ct or yl and

f ai l s t o ment i on t o t he Cour t i s t hat t hi s out dat ed

pr oposi t i on has been expl i ci t l y r ej ect ed by t he Uni t ed

Stat es Supr eme Cour t and t he Al abama Cour t of Cr i mi nal

Appeal s. See Hor t on v. Cal i f or ni a, 496 U. S. 128, 136

( 1990) ( of f i cer s can sei ze what t hey bel i eve t o be i l l egal

cont r aband i n t hei r pl ai n vi ew even i f t hey i nt ended t o

sear ch f or i t ) ; Pool e v. St at e, 596 So. 2d 632, 636 ( Al a.



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Cr i m. App. 1992) ( f ol l owi ng Hor t on and af f i r mi ng pl ai n vi ew

sear ch wher e of f i cer ent er ed busi ness premi ses t o sear ch

f or and sei ze evi dence) . The Al abama Const i t ut i on does not

“enl ar ge t he pr ot ect i on agai nst unr easonabl e sear ch and

sei zur e pr ovi ded by t he Uni t ed St at es Const i t ut i on. ”

Ski pper v. St at e, 387 So. 2d 261, 263 ( Al a. Cr i m. App.

1980)

Thi s Court ’ s deci si ons provi de f ar mor e t han mer e

pr obabl e cause to bel i eve t hat t he machi nes at Vi ct or yl and

ar e i l l egal cont r aband. Al l of Vi ct or yl and’ s pur por t ed

at t empt s t o "compl y wi t h Al abama l aw" ( see VL Br . 7- 8)

occur r ed bef ore a host of Al abama cour t s hel d such machi nes

t o be i l l egal , and bef or e t hi s Cour t ' s t hr ee most r ecent

pr onouncement s on t he subj ect . See Bar ber v. J ef f er son

Count y Raci ng Assoc. , 960 So. 2d 599, 616 ( Al a. 2006) ;

Bar ber v. Cor ner st one, - - So. 3d - - - - , 2009 WL 3805712

( Al a. 2009) ; Sur l es v. Ashvi l l e, No. 1081015, - - So. 3d. - -

- - ( Al a. J anuar y 29, 2010) . Based on under cover

i nvest i gat i ons, t he Task For ce concl uded t hat t he machi nes

at Vi ct or yl and di d not ut i l i ze a car d, but onl y a t i ny

el ect r oni c f i ve by f i ve gr i d dwar f ed by a much l ar ger sl ot

machi ne di spl ay, and coul d be pl ayed bl i ndf ol ded and



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wi t hout payi ng any at t ent i on t o any numbers bei ng dr awn.

Such machi nes ar e concl usi vel y i l l egal under t hi s Cour t ' s

deci si on i n Sur l es because t hey cannot const i t ut i onal l y be

aut hor i zed by the l egi sl at ur e or by l ocal r egul at i on or

or di nance. See Sur l es, Sl i p. Op. No. 1081015 at 21.

Meanwhi l e, t he machi nes accept money and di spense cash

voucher s based on el ement s of chance, and are t heref ore

i l l egal sl ot machi nes under Al a. Code § 13A- 12- 20( 10) ,

whi ch makes t hen subj ect t o f or f ei t ur e and t hei r possessor s

and pr omot er s subj ect t o ar r est Al a. Code § 13A- 12- 27, 30.

D. The Task Force Has Not Violated Any Alabama Ruleof Procedure.

Vi ct or yl and ar gues t hat t he at t empt ed sei zur e of i t s

i l l egal gambl i ng devi ces var i ousl y vi ol at ed t he Al abama

Rul es of Ci vi l Pr ocedur e ( VL Br . 16) and t he Al abama Rul es

of Cr i mi nal Pr ocedur e ( VL Br . 35) . Of cour se, i t does not

r econci l e how t hese pur por t ed vi ol at i ons al l ow an

i nj unct i on agai nst t he enf or cement of cr i mi nal l aws.

Regar dl ess, however , t hese ar gument s ar e basel ess.

Vi ct or yl and’ s at t empt t o appl y the Rul es of Ci vi l

Pr ocedur e t o t he sei zur e of i l l egal cr i mi nal cont r aband

appar ent l y t ur ns on i t s bel i ef t hat Tyson i nt ends t o use

t he sei zur e t o br i ng a ci vi l “t est case. ” That i s



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i ncor r ect . Thi s Cour t ' s r ul i ngs on what const i t ut es l awf ul

bi ngo i n Al abama coul d onl y be mi si nt erpr et ed by t hose who

pl ace t hemsel ves above t he r ul e of l aw and r ef use t o t ake

no f or an answer . As Tyson has st at ed publ i cl y, he i nt ends

t o enf or ce t he St at e’ s cr i mi nal l aw and, i f t hose who

vi ol at e t he l aw wi l l not cease vol unt ar i l y, he f ul l y

i nt ends t o arr est and pr osecut e t hem. See Tyson I ssues

St at ement Af t er Feder al Rul i ng, ht t p: / / www. wsf a. com/ Gl obal

/ st ory. asp?S=11915427 ( Feb 01, 2010) . The f i r st st ep i n

any such pr osecut i on, however , i s maki ng ar r est s and

sei zi ng t he i l l egal cont r aband and ot her evi dence of t he

cr i me. That needs t o be done bef or e any ot her evi dence i s

dest r oyed.

Vi ct or yl and’ s ar gument t hat Tyson has vi ol at ed t he

r ul es of Cr i mi nal Pr ocedur e i s er r oneousl y based on t he

f act t hat t he Task For ce di d not seek a sear ch war r ant . As

expl ai ned above, a sear ch warr ant i s unnecessar y.

Mor eover , Vi ct oryl and i s conf used about t he r emedy pr ovi ded

by Rul e 3. 13 - - i f a sear ch or sei zur e i s unl awf ul , t he

per son aggr i eved by t he sei zur e may move a cour t of

compet ent j ur i sdi ct i on f or t he r et ur n of pr oper t y, whet her



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or not t he search was conduct ed pur suant t o a war r ant . See

Al a. R. Cr i m. P. 3. 13.

E. This Court Did Not Implicitly Overturn Well-

Established Precedents by Reaching the Merits inCornerstone and JCRA.

Vi ct or yl and ar gues t hat , because ci vi l i nj unct i ons

agai nst cr i mi nal l aw enf or cement wer e t he basi s of t he

t r i al cour t deci si ons i n Cor ner st one and J CRA, t hi s Cour t

shoul d wi t hdr aw i t s opi ni ons i n t hose cases. That t hi s

Cour t chose t o r each t he mer i t s i n t hose cases i s

i r r el evant f or t he pur poses of t he pr esent appeal , however .

“[ T] hi s Cour t i s not bound by a pr i or exer ci se of

j ur i sdi ct i on i n a case where i t was not quest i oned and i t

was passed sub si l ent i o. ” Uni t ed St at es v. L. A. Tucker

Tr uck Li nes, I nc. , 344 U. S. 33 ( 1952) . Mor eover , t hi s

Cour t has r eaf f i r med t he Cor ner st one def i ni t i on of “bi ngo”

i n Sur l es v. Ashvi l l e, No. 1081015, - - So. 3d. - - - - ( Al a.

J anuar y 29, 2010) , whi ch was based on a f aci al chal l enge t o

a ci t y or di nance i n advance of put t i ng t he machi nes i n use

- - an avenue Vi ct oryl and coul d have pur sued but chose not

t o. Accor di ngl y, Vi ct or yl and’ s ar gument has no af f ect on

t hi s appeal .



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II. The Trial Court’s TRO Should Be Stayed or Vacated.

The Court shoul d r ender j udgment i n t he Task For ce’ s

f avor and di smi ss t he act i on or , i n t he al t er nat i ve and at

t he ver y l east , Tyson i s ent i t l ed t o a st ay pendi ng appeal

under Rul e 8( b) . The Ci r cui t Cour t of Macon Count y has no

j ur i sdi ct i on t o ent er t ai n or ent er a t emporar y r est r ai ni ng

or der agai nst t he enf or cement of t he St at e’ s cr i mi nal l aws.

Unl ess t he Cour t t akes deci si ve act i on now t o pr event i t ,

f ut ur e cr i mi nal suspect s wi l l r out i nel y t r y t o bor r ow t hese

pages f r om Vi ct or yl and' s pl aybook i n or der t o buy t i me t o

al t er or dest r oy evi dence, even knowi ng t hat t he TRO wi l l

event ual l y be over t ur ned.

The bal ance of equi t i es does not r ef l ect f avor abl y upon

Vi ct or yl and. Vi ct or yl and i s bl at ant l y usi ng t he i mpr oper

i nj uncti on t o shi el d f ur t her unl awf ul act i vi t y - - t he

dest r uct i on of sof t war e evi dence and el ect r oni c dat a used

t o oper at e t he machi nes i nt i t i at ed under cover of dar kness

behi nd cl osed door s. See Vi ct oryl and' s Gami ng Cent er

Cl osed, ht t p: / / www. wsf a. com/ Gl obal / st or y. asp?S=11916692

( Feb. 1 2010, 10: 15pm) . Thus, t her e i s an ur gent need f or

i mmedi at e act i on by t hi s Cour t t o rest or e the r ul e of l aw

and pr event a r epeat of t hese t act i cs. I r oni cal l y,



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Vi ct or yl and t ook t hese act i ons i n vi ol at i on of t he ver y TRO

i t i s def endi ng i n t hi s appeal . See Or der ( “Pl ai nt i f f . . .

shal l l i kewi se pr eser ve and not dest r oy evi dence”) . Thi s

case pr ovi des a vi vi d exampl e of why cr i mi nal s do not have

a r i ght t o a hear i ng bef or e a sear ch and sei zur e of

cont r aband.

I t i s r emar kabl e t hat hour s bef or e i t began al t er i ng

evi dence, Vi ct oryl and ar gued t hat t her e i s no “emer gency”

r eason t o enf or ce t he St at e’ s cr i mi nal l aws. Tyson

cont ends t hat t he f act t hat mul t i - mi l l i on dol l ar casi nos

l i ke Vi ct or yl and oper at e t housands of sl ot machi nes wi t h

i mpuni t y const i t ut es an emer gency. Ever y day t hat

Vi ct or yl and vi ol at es t he St at e’ s cr i mi nal l aws wi t hout

consequence, t he r ul e of l aw i s undermi ned and t he publ i c

suf f er s i r r epar abl e har m. The t r i al cour t ’ s i nt er f er ence

wi t h a pr osecut or ’ s di scret i on t o enf or ce t he St at e’ s

cri mi nal l aws al so const i t ut es i r r emedi abl e har m t o t he

pr i nci pl e of separ at i on of power s under our Const i t ut i on,

t hwar t i ng t he sacr ed pr i nci pl e t hat we ar e a St at e of “l aws

and not men. ” Al a. Const . , ar t I I I , § 43. The f act t hat

Vi ct or yl and has now cl osed i t s door s t o t he publ i c and has

begun t o dest r oy evi dence of i t s pr evi ous i l l egal



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act i vi t i es i s the ul t i mat e i nsul t t o t he r ul e of l aw. I n

shor t , al l per t i nent equi t abl e f actor s poi nt st r ongl y i n

Tyson’ s f avor .

Fi nal l y, Vi ctor yl and ar gues t hat i t wi l l suf f er har m

because a r ai d wi l l har m i t s “unquest i onabl y l egal

busi nesses. ” VL Br . 45. The Task For ce i nt ends t o sei ze

i l l egal devi ces, not cl ose down r est aur ant s, hot el s, or

dogt r acks. Vi ct or yl and does not have a pr ot ect abl e

i nt er est i n ei t her oper at i ng sl ot machi nes or pr of i t i ng

f r om sl ot machi nes t o suppor t t he oper at i on of ot her l egal

busi nesses. As Tyson expl ai ned i n hi s i ni t i al mot i on, t o

t he ext ent Vi ct or yLand’ s pr of i t s or goodwi l l depend on

i l l egal sl ot machi nes, t hat i s a t he consequence of t hei r

own deci si on t o commence use of machi nes i n t he f ace of

cases l i ke Ci t y of Pi edmont v. Evans, 642 So. 2d 435 ( Al a.

1994) and Bar r et t v. St at e, 705 So. 2d 529 ( Al a. Cr i m. App.

1996) , wi t hout seeki ng a decl ar at or y j udgment f i r st . Any

concer n Vi ct or yLand may have about l osi ng t hat i l l egal l y

obt ai ned benef i t cannot j ust i f y a TRO.



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CONCLUSION

The Task For ce r espect f ul l y r equest s t he Cour t t o

vacat e or st ay t he TRO soon as possi bl e, so t hat t he

cr i mi nal i nvest i gat i on wi l l not be f ur t her compr omi sed.

Respect f ul l y submi t t ed,

s/ Edgar Gr eene

Super numer ar y Di st r i ct

At t orney and Speci alProsecut or on behal f of Appel l ant J ohn M. Tyson, J r .

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EXHI BI T A





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ABC Board Chapter 20-X-6

Supp. 12/31/05 6-1

ALABAMA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

CHAPTER 20-X-6

OPERATION OF LICENSED PREMISES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

20-X-6-.01 Licensed Premises

20-X-6-.02 On-Premises Licensees

20-X-6-.03 Use And Disposition Of Original Liquor

Containers

20-X-6-.04 Sale Of Alcoholic Beverages By Retail

Licensees

20-X-6-.05 Dispensers Of Pre-Mixed Beverages20-X-6-.06 Person In Charge

20-X-6-.07 Service Of Alcoholic Beverages On Patios

Or Around Swimming Pool Areas

20-X-6-.08 Display Of Alcoholic Beverages By Retail

Licensees

20-X-6-.09 Minors

20-X-6-.10 Employment Of Minors

20-X-6-.11 Prohibition Of Obscene, Lewd Or Indecent

Conduct On Licensed Premises

20-X-6-.12 Premiums Or Presents To Induce

Purchase-Prohibited

20-X-6-.13 Limitations On Happy Hour And Similar

Price Reductions

20-X-6-.14 ABC Board Off-Premise Licensees

20-X-6-.15 Prohibition Against

Gambling-Gaming-Betting Activities

20-X-6-.16 On Premises Retail Licensee Price List

20-X-6-.17 Sales From Storage Cabinets In Guest

Rooms

20-X-6-.01 Licensed Premises.

( 1) Any ABC Boar d l i censee and/ or any person appl yi ngi ni t i al l y f or an ABC Boar d l i cense, by vi r t ue of hol di ng suchl i cense or maki ng such appl i cat i on does agr ee, i nvi t e, consent ,and aut hor i ze agent s of t he ABC Boar d, as wel l as ot hercommi ssi oned l aw enf or cement of f i cer s havi ng pr oper j ur i sdi ct i on,at any t i me, t o ent er and sear ch t he pr emi ses, observe t heoper at i on, and ot her wi se enf or ce st at e l aws, and r ul es and



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r egul at i ons of t he ABC Boar d i n or about sai d pr emi ses, wi t hout awar r ant , i ncl udi ng not onl y t he l i censed pr emi ses but anybui l di ng owned or occupi ed by the l i censee i n connect i ont her ewi t h, adj oi ni ng, or adj acent t her et o, whet her or notconnect ed or used by the l i censee as a pr i vat e dwel l i ng.

( 2) Any ABC Boar d l i censee and/ or any person appl yi ngi ni t i al l y f or an ABC Boar d l i cense, by vi r t ue of hol di ng such al i cense or maki ng such appl i cat i on, does agr ee, i nvi t e, consentand aut hor i ze agent s of t he ABC Boar d t o exami ne and i nspectequi pment , st ocks, i nvoi ces, r ecei pt s, books, paper s and r el at edr ecords and to make copi es of t he same at any t i me dur i ng nor maloper at i ng hour s of t he ABC Boar d or of t he l i censee.

( 3) The pr emi ses of any cl ub l i censee shal l not bedeemed t o be t he home or pr i vat e pr emi ses of any member t her eof .However , by appl yi ng i ni t i al l y or seeki ng r enewal of such

l i cense, al l of f i cer s and member s of such cl ub do agr ee, consent ,aut hor i ze, and accept t hi s def i ni t i on of t he cl ub pr emi ses andt he i nvi t at i on t o sear ch, super vi se, obser ve, and enf or ce t hel aws and r egul at i ons of t he ABC Boar d as set f or t h i n Sect i on ( 1)above.

( 4) Wher e pr i vat e l i vi ng quar t er s ar e mai nt ai ned i nt he same st r uct ur e i n whi ch an ABC Boar d l i censed busi ness i soper at ed, such l i vi ng quar t er s shal l be consi der ed par t of t hel i censed pr emi ses and shal l be subj ect t o war r ant l ess f ul li nspect i on and supervi si on by t he ABC Boar d as i n any ot her partof t he l i censed pr emi ses.

( 5) I ndi vi dual hot el and mot el r ooms occupi ed byr egi st er ed guest s shal l be consi der ed pr i vat e and not a par t of t he l i censed pr emi ses nor subj ect t o t he pr ovi si ons of t hi sr egul at i on.

( 6) ABC Boar d l i censees shal l be account abl e t o t heABC Boar d f or cr i mi nal conduct whi ch occur s or i s suf f er ed t ooccur on any part of t he l i censed pr emi ses. Where t he ABC Boar dor Hear i ng Commi ss i on f i nds such cr i mi nal conduct t o be al l owed,caused, per mi t t ed, or suf f er ed t o occur by t he l i censee,empl oyees or agent s t her eof , such l i censee' s l i cense shal l be

subj ect t o di sci pl i nar y acti on.

( 7) Any ABC Boar d l i censee f ound on or of f t hel i censed pr emi ses, possessi ng, t r anspor t i ng, sel l i ng, r ecei vi ng,gi vi ng, or ot her wi se deal i ng wi t h al cohol i c bever ages wi t houthavi ng pai d t he appr opr i at e Al abama t ax ther eon, shal l be subj ectt o di sci pl i nar y acti on.




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( 8) Any ABC Boar d l i censee or of f i cer t her eof vi ol at i ng any cr i mi nal l aw or st at ut e of t he St at e of Al abama,whether or not occur r i ng on t he l i censed pr emi ses, may subj ectt he l i censee t o di sci pl i nar y act i on.

( 9) The pr emi ses of al l ABC Boar d r et ai l l i censeesshal l not cont ai n f aci l i t i es f or t he sal e of al cohol i c bever agesby means of a "dr i ve- up, " "wal k- up, " or "dr i ve- t hr u" wi ndow orot her t ype of ext er i or access. Pr ovi ded, however , of f - pr emi sesbeer and/ or of f - pr emi ses t abl e wi ne l i censees may sel l beerand/ or t abl e wi ne t hr ough a "wal k- up" wi ndow i f al l ot her goodsof sai d l i censee ar e at t hese t i mes sol d t hr ough sai d wi ndow andt he pr emi ses ar e ot her wi se cl osed t o t he publ i c. Al l sal es of al cohol i c bever ages must be made on the i nsi de of t he l i censedpr emi ses except as pr ovi ded her ei n and as pr ovi ded i n ABC Boar dRegul at i on 20- X- 6- . 07.

( 10) Al l ABC Boar d l i censees shal l di spl ay t hei rcur r ent ABC l i censes i n publ i c vi ew on t he l i censed pr emi ses.

( 11) ABC Boar d l i censees shal l not r ent , f ur ni sh, ormai nt ai n bever age l ocker servi ce or st or age servi ce f or t hekeepi ng of al cohol i c bever ages by cust omer s, pat r ons, orconsumer s.

( 12) No ABC Boar d l i censee shal l al l ow on t he l i censedpr emi ses t he consumpt i on and/ or possessi on of any t ype of al cohol i c bever age whi ch t he l i censee i s not aut hor i zed t o sel l .Fur t her , t he pr act i ce of br own baggi ng or cust omers br i ngi ng on

t he l i censed pr emi ses t hei r own al cohol i c bever ages i s pr ohi bi t edon ABC Boar d l i censed pr emi ses. Thi s br own baggi ng pr ovi si onshal l not appl y t o al cohol i c bever ages, f or whi ch t he appr opr i at eAl abama t ax has been pai d, whi ch are br ought on t he pr emi ses of Cl ass I Cl ub ( not oper at ed f or pecuni ar y gai n) l i censees.

( 13) Any ABC Boar d l i censee whi ch r equi r es i t s membersor pat r ons t o possess keys, car d keys, code numbers, membershi pcards or other such mechani sms as a condi t i on t o gai ni ng accesst o i t s l i censed pr emi ses, shal l pr ovi de and suppl y t o t he ABCBoar d upon i ni t i al i ssuance of t he l i cense and/ or r enewal , as t hecase may be, access t o and evi dence of such mechani sms so as t o

al l ow ent r y by ABC Boar d personnel upon t he l i censed pr emi ses atany t i me dur i ng normal busi ness hour s f or t he pur pose of obser vi ng t he normal operat i on t hereof . Any changes ormodi f i cat i ons t o sai d pr emi se ent r y mechani sms dur i ng t he l i censeyear shal l be br ought t o t he at t ent i on of t he ABC Boar di mmedi at el y. Fai l ur e t o pr ovi de sai d above i nf or mat i on shal l , att he ABC Boar d’ s di scr et i on, be gr ounds f or di sci pl i nar y act i onagai nst t he l i censee.




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( 14) Al l sal es and ser vi ce of al cohol i c bever ages by

any ABC Boar d r et ai l l i censee shal l be made wi t hi n t he i nt er i orof bui l di ngs si t uat ed upon t he l i censed pr emi ses, except aspr ovi ded i n ABC Boar d Regul at i on 20- X- 6- . 07. Author: ABC Board Statutory Authority: Code of Al a. 1975, §§28- 3- 2; 28- 3- 19;28- 3- 49; 28- 3A- 23; 28- 3A- 25.History: Repealed and New: Fi l ed August 21, 1998; ef f ect i veOct ober 16, 1998. Amended: Fi l ed Mar ch 17, 2004; ef f ect i veApr i l 21, 2004.

20-X-6-.02 On-Premises Licensees.

( 1) Al l ABC Boar d on- pr emi ses l i censees must have

r est r oom f aci l i t i es whi ch conf or m t o st andar ds and r equi r ement sest abl i shed by st at e, count y and, when appl i cabl e, muni ci palheal t h depar t ment s.

( 2) Al l ABC Boar d on- pr emi ses l i censees must havef aci l i t i es t o pr oper l y sani t i ze cont ai ner s used t o di spenseal cohol i c bever ages. Such f aci l i t i es must conf or m wi t h st andar dsand r equi r ement s est abl i shed by f eder al , st at e, count y, and whenappl i cabl e, muni ci pal heal t h depar t ment s.

( 3) An ABC Boar d on- pr emi ses l i censee i s pr ohi bi t edf r om conduct i ng, sponsor i ng or al l owi ng any t ype of cont est whi ch

r equi r es par t i ci pant s t o consume al cohol i c bever ages on t hel i censed pr emi ses.

( 4) No ABC Boar d on- pr emi ses l i censee, empl oyee oragent t her eof shal l serve any per son al cohol i c bever ages i f suchper son appear s, consi der i ng t he t ot al i t y of t he ci r cumst ances, t obe i nt oxi cat ed.

( 5) No ABC Boar d on- pr emi ses l i censee, empl oyee oragent t hereof , engaged i n servi ng cust omers, may consumeal cohol i c bever ages dur i ng worki ng hour s. Author: ABC Board Statutory Authority: Code of Al a. 1975, §28- 3- 49.History: Repealed and New: Fi l ed August 21, 1998; ef f ect i veOct ober 16, 1998.

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( 1) Except as her ei naf t er aut hor i zed, no l i quorproduct may be kept or mai ntai ned on any ABC Boar d l i censedpr emi ses at any t i me i n any cont ai ner , bot t l e, or r ecept acl e,ot her t han t he or i gi nal bot t l e pr epar ed by the manuf act ur er wi t hpr oper t axes pai d t her eon. Any l i quor i n possessi on or cust odyof t he l i censee f ound on t he l i censed pr emi ses and not i ncompl i ance herewi t h shal l be sei zed as cont r aband and maysubj ect t he l i censee t o di sci pl i nar y act i on.

( 2) No ABC Boar d l i censee shal l have more t han onebot t l e of each br and of l i quor opened at each servi ng st at i on atany t i me i n t he l i censed est abl i shment , pr ovi ded however , suchl i censees may di spense l i quor f r om a pr e- mi x di spenser i naccor dance wi t h ABC Boar d Regul at i on 20- X- 6- . 05 or f r om anaut omat i c di spensi ng syst em.

( 3) Al l ABC Boar d l i censees aut hor i zed t o sel l l i quor

ar e r equi r ed t o dest r oy, as soon as r easonabl y possi bl e, al lempt y l i quor bot t l es. I t i s not per mi t t ed f or any such l i censeet o r ef i l l any al cohol i c bever age cont ai ner .

( a) "Dest r oy" as r el at ed t o cont ai ner s or bot t l es,means br eaki ng, cr ushi ng, or smashi ng or by any means wherei n t hecont ai ner s or bot t l es are r ender ed unsui t abl e f or r euse.

( b) "As soon as r easonabl y possi bl e" means i mmedi atel yaf t er use, servi ng, or consumi ng t he cont ent s t her eof , pr ovi ded,however , t hat i n al l event s empt y bot t l es shal l be i mmedi at el ysegr egat ed f r om exi st i ng usabl e i nvent or y.

Author: ABC Board Statutory Authority: Code of Al a. 1975, §28- 3- 49.History: Repealed and New: Fi l ed August 21, 1998; ef f ect i veOct ober 16, 1998.

20-X-6-.04 Sale Of Alcoholic Beverages By Retail Licensees.

( 1) Al l ABC Boar d r et ai l l i quor l i censees may di spensel i quor and/ or t abl e wi ne f r om any si ze cont ai ner pur chased f r omABC Boar d whol esal e st ores or as otherwi se aut hor i zed by t he ABC

Board.

( 2) The quant i t y of l i quor ser ved i n an i ndi vi dualdr i nk shal l be post ed wi t hi n t he l i censed pr emi ses i n aconspi cuous pl ace on or behi nd t he servi ce ar ea and on any f oodor beverage menu. Sai d not i ce, except i n f ood or beverage menus,shal l be no l ess t han 12" x 20" and shal l r ead, "Al l dr i nks




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cont ai n __ ounces of l i quor , unl ess speci al or der ed. " Let t er sshal l be no l ess t han t wo ( 2) i nches i n hei ght .

( 3) No ABC Boar d r et ai l l i quor l i censee shal l at anyt i me, have more t han one ( 1) bot t l e of such beverages open f oruse at any servi ng st at i on. Provi ded however , such l i censees maydi spense such bever ages f r om a pr e- mi x di spenser i n accor dancewi t h ABC Boar d Regul at i on 20- X- 6- . 05 or f r om an aut omat i cdi spensi ng syst em.

( 4) Al l pur chases by ABC Boar d r et ai l l i censees of anyal cohol i c bever ages cont ai ni ng mor e t han 14. 9% al cohol by vol umeshal l be made onl y f r om an ABC Boar d whol esal e st or e. Al lr ecei pt s f or pur chases of al cohol i c bever ages by ret ai l l i censeesshal l be r et ai ned on t he l i censee' s pr emi ses f or not l ess t han( 1) one year , af t er whi ch such r ecor ds may be mai nt ai ned at acent r al l ocat i on of t he l i censee wi t hi n t he St at e of Al abama and

avai l abl e f or i nspect i on by agent s of t he ABC Board or any ot heraut hor i zed i ndi vi dual i n a r easonabl e per i od of t i me f or a per i odof t hr ee ( 3) year s f r om dat e of pur chase.

( 5) An ABC Boar d r et ai l l i censee shal l not sel l t o anyper son or ot her l i censee f or pur poses of r esal e, nor shal l suchl i censee pur chase or at t empt t o pur chase al cohol i c bever ages f r omanot her ABC Boar d r et ai l l i censee.

( 6) Al l ABC Boar d r et ai l l i censed pr emi ses shal l beadequat el y l i ght ed f or pur poses of observi ng t he oper at i ont her eof or pat r ons t her ei n.

Author: ABC Board Statutory Authority: Code of Al a. 1975, §28- 3- 49.History: Repealed and New: Fi l ed August 21, 1998; ef f ect i veOct ober 16, 1998. Amended: Fi l ed Oct ober 5, 2004; ef f ect i veNovember 9, 2004.

20-X-6-.05 Dispensers Of Pre-Mixed Beverages.

( 1) When necessary t o t he ef f i ci ent and economi caloper at i on of a r et ai l l i quor l i censed pr emi ses, any such l i censee

may use di spensers f or pr e- mi xed bever ages af t er f i r st havi ng t hepr i or wr i t t en appr oval of t he st at e or count y heal t h depar t ment s.Evi dence of cur r ent wr i t t en appr oval by any such agency shal l bedi spl ayed on t he l i censed pr emi ses i n publ i c vi ew at al l t i mes.

( 2) Any di spenser f or pr e- mi xed bever ages, not havi ngsai d cur r ent wr i t t en appr oval , shal l not be used and shal l besubj ect t o conf i scat i on.




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20-X-6-.06 Person In Charge. Each l i censee, except al i censed i ndi vi dual who i s on t he pr emi ses, shal l have adesi gnat ed per son who i s at l east 21 year s of age pr esent and i nact ual char ge of t he busi ness bei ng conduct ed under t he l i censeat any t i me the l i censed est abl i shment i s kept open f or busi ness,whet her or not t he pr i vi l eges of t he l i cense ar e bei ng exer ci sed. The name of t he desi gnat ed person of every r et ai l l i censee shal lbe post ed i n an ar ea of t he est abl i shment , r eadi l y avai l abl e t oABC Boar d per sonnel , i n l et t er s not l ess t han one i nch i n si ze,dur i ng t he t i me he i s i n char ge.


20-X-6-.07 Service Of Alcoholic Beverages On Patios Or Around Swimming Pool Areas. Any ABC Boar d on- premi ses l i censee mayserve al cohol i c bever ages as aut hor i zed by t hei r l i cense onpat i os or around swi mmi ng pool areas adj acent t o or connectedwi t h t he mai n l i censed pr emi ses. Sai d servi ng ar ea shal l bel ocat ed so as not t o be a nui sance nor r eadi l y vi si bl e f r om achur ch or school pr emi ses. Author: ABC Board Statutory Authority: Code of Al a. 1975, §28- 3- 49.History: Repealed and New: Fi l ed August 21, 1998; ef f ect i veOct ober 16, 1998.

20-X-6-.08 Display Of Alcoholic Beverages By Retail Licensees. Ret ai l l i censees may di spl ay al cohol i c bever ages

wi t hi n t hei r l i censed pr emi ses, pr ovi ded sai d bever ages ar edi spl ayed, st or ed or kept i n such a manner so as not t o beconspi cuousl y vi si bl e t o t he publ i c f r om out si de t he l i censedpr emi ses. Author: ABC Board Statutory Authority: Code of Al a. 1975, §28- 3- 49.History: Repealed and New: Fi l ed August 21, 1998; ef f ect i veOct ober 16, 1998.




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20-X-6-.09 Minors.

( 1) I t shal l be unl awf ul :

( a) For any per son t o sel l , f ur ni sh, gi ve t o orpur chase f or any mi nor , al cohol i c bever ages; or t o at t empt t osel l , f ur ni sh, gi ve t o or pur chase f or any mi nor , al cohol i cbeverages.

( b) For any mi nor t o f al sel y r epr esent t hat t hey ar eof l egal dr i nki ng age, and by means of such f al se r epr esent at i on,buy, r ecei ve, or ot her wi se obt ai n, or at t empt t o buy, r ecei ve, orot her wi se obt ai n any al cohol i c bever ages.

( c) For any per son t o f al sel y r epr esent or at t empt t o

f al sel y r epr esent t hat a mi nor i s of l egal dr i nki ng age, and bymeans of such f al se repr esent at i on, ai d and abet , or at t empt t oai d or abet , such mi nor t o buy, r ecei ve or ot her wi se obt ai nal cohol i c bever ages.

( d) For a l i censee, empl oyee or agent t her eof t oaccept any pr oof of age f r om a per son pur chasi ng or at t empt i ng t opur chase al cohol i c bever ages, except f or t he f ol l owi ng:

1. A val i d dr i ver ' s l i cense of any st at e.

2. A val i d Uni t ed St at es Uni f or med Ser vi ce

I dent i f i cat i on.

3. A val i d passpor t .

4. A val i d i dent i f i cat i on i ssued by any agency of ast at e f or t he pur pose of i dent i f i cat i on, bear i ng a phot ogr aph anddat e of bi r t h of t he i ndi vi dual i n quest i on. Author: ABC Board Statutory Authority: Code of Al a. 1975, §§28- 3- 49;28- 3A- 25( a) ( 3) .History: Repealed and New: Fi l ed August 21, 1998; ef f ect i veOct ober 16, 1998.

20-X-6-.10 Employment Of Minors.

( 1) I t shal l be unl awf ul f or any mi nor t o sel l , ser ve,di spense or consume al cohol i c bever ages on any l i censed pr emi ses.




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( 2) Thi s pr ohi bi t i on shal l not appl y t o a mi norempl oyee of a whol esal e l i censee or an of f - pr emi ses r et ai ll i censee t o handl e, t r anspor t or sel l beer or t abl e wi ne,pr ovi ded ther e i s an adul t empl oyee i n at t endance at al l t i mes.

( 3) I t shal l be per mi ssi bl e t o empl oy per sons underl egal dr i nki ng age i n an on- pr emi ses l i censed est abl i shment suchas pr of essi onal ent er t ai ner s, show peopl e, musi ci ans, cashi er s,host esses, usher s, wai t er s and wai t r esses, busboys or busgi r l s,and t he l i ke; pr ovi ded t hey do not serve, di spense or consumeal cohol i c bever ages, and t her e i s an adul t i n at t endance at al lt i mes. Author: ABC Board Statutory Authority: Code of Al a. 1975, §§28- 1- 5; 28- 3- 49.History: Repealed and New: Fi l ed August 21, 1998; ef f ect i veOct ober 16, 1998.

20-X-6-.11 Prohibition Of Obscene, Lewd Or Indecent Conduct

On Licensed Premises.

( 1) No ABC Boar d l i censee shal l per mi t bot t oml essdanci ng, t opl ess danci ng wher ei n t he por t i on of t he f emal e br eastbeneat h t he t op of t he ni ppl e i s exposed, or such per f or mi ng, orany ot her l ewd or i ndecent conduct on t he pr emi ses of suchl i censee.

( 2) No ABC Boar d l i censee shal l per mi t any per son t o

per f or m act s of or act s whi ch si mul at e:

( a) Sexual i nt er cour se, mast ur bat i on, sodomy,best i al i t y, or al copul at i on, f l agel l at i on or any sexual actswhi ch ar e pr ohi bi t ed by l aw.

( b) The t ouchi ng, car essi ng or f ondl i ng on t hebr east s, but t ocks, anus or geni t al s.

( c) The di spl ayi ng of t he por t i on of t he f emal e br eastbeneat h t he t op of t he ni ppl e, pubi c hai r , anus, vul va orgeni t al s.

( 3) No ABC Boar d l i censee shal l per mi t any pat r on,cust omer or member t o touch, caress or f ondl e the br east s,but t ocks, anus, geni t al s or any par t of t he body or cl ot hi ng of aper f or mer . Per f or mer s may not t ouch, car ess or f ondl e t hebr east , but t ocks, anus, geni t al s or any par t of t he body orcl ot hi ng of pat r ons or ot her per f or mer s.




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( 4) No ABC Boar d l i censee shal l permi t t he showi ng of f i l ms, st i l l pi ctur es, el ectr oni c r epr oducti on or ot her vi sualr epr oduct i ons depi ct i ng:

( a) Act s or si mul at ed act s of sexual i nt er cour se,mast ur bat i on, sodomy, best i al i t y, or al copul at i on, f l agel l at i onor any sexual act s whi ch ar e pr ohi bi t ed by l aw.

( b) Any person bei ng t ouched, caressed or f ondl ed ont he br east s, but t ocks, anus or geni t al s.

( c) Scenes wher ei n a per son di spl ays t he vul va or t heanus or t he geni t al s.

( d) Scenes wher ei n ar t i f i ci al devi ces or i nani mat eobj ect s ar e empl oyed t o depi ct , or dr awi ngs are empl oyed t opor t r ay, any of t he pr ohi bi t ed act i vi t i es descr i bed above.

Author: ABC Board Statutory Authority: Code of Al a. 1975, §28- 3- 49.History: Repealed and New: Fi l ed August 21, 1998; ef f ect i veOct ober 16, 1998. Amended: Fi l ed Sept ember 21, 2005; ef f ect i veOct ober 26, 2005.

20-X-6-.12 Premiums Or Presents To Induce Purchase -

Prohibited . I t shal l be unl awf ul f or any per son l i censed t o sel lal cohol i c bever ages t o of f er t o gi ve anyt hi ng of val ue as apr emi um f or t he r et ur n of caps, cor ks, st amps, l abel s or coupons

t aken f r om any bot t l e or package cont ai ni ng such al cohol i cbever ages, or t o of f er t o gi ve anythi ng of val ue as a pr emi um orpr esent , t o i nduce t he pur chase of such al cohol i c bever ages, orf or any ot her pur pose what soever i n connect i on wi t h t he sal e of such al cohol i c bever ages. Thi s regul at i on does not appl y t o any“add- on” or “on- package” i t em f ur ni shed by t he manuf act ur er at nocost t o t he whol esal er or t he boar d, or any “poi nt - of - sal e”adver t i si ng i t em whi ch i s not f or per sonal use of t he consumer . Author: ABC Board Statutory Authority: Code of Al a. 1975, §§28- 3- 49; 28- 3A- 25( 11) .History: Repealed and New: Fi l ed August 21, 1998; ef f ect i veOct ober 16, 1998. Amended: Fi l ed J anuar y 15, 1999; ef f ect i veFebr uary 19, 1999. Amended: Fi l ed J ul y 30, 1999; ef f ecti veSept ember 3, 1999.

20-X-6-.13 Limitations On Happy Hour And Similar Price

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( 1) I t shal l be unl awf ul f or any ABC Boar d l i censeet o:

( a) Ser ve mul t i pl e dr i nks f or a si ngl e pr i ce.

( b) Est abl i sh a si ngl e r et ai l pr i ce based upon t her equi r ed pur chase of t wo or more dr i nks.

( c) Sel l or ot her wi se f ur ni sh dr i nks bef or e 10 a. m. oraf t er 9 p. m. at a pr i ce whi ch i s r educed f r om t he usual cust omar yor est abl i shed r et ai l pr i ce char ged f or such dr i nks.

( d) Sel l or pr ovi de one per son or gr oup of per sonsdr i nks at pr i ces l ess t han t hose char ged t he gener al publ i c f ort hat day.

( 2) Not hi ng her ei n cont ai ned shal l be const r ued t o

pr ohi bi t t he di spensi ng of dr i nks cust omar i l y sol d i n pi t cher s,pr ovi ded such pi t cher s shal l be avai l abl e at al l t i mes t hel i censee i s open f or busi ness. The usual , cust omar y orest abl i shed r et ai l pr i ce t her eof shal l not be r educed bef or e 10a. m. or af t er 9 p. m.

( 3) The t er m "dr i nk" or "dr i nks" i s def i ned her ei n t omean any bever age cont ai ni ng any quant i t y of al cohol . "Mul t i pl edr i nks" i s def i ned t o mean t wo or mor e dr i nks cont ai ni ng anyquant i t y of al cohol or a si ngl e cont ai ner whi ch cont ai ns mor et han t he nor mal quant i t y of al cohol f or an i ndi vi dual dr i nk i naccor dance wi t h ABC Boar d Regul at i on 20- X- 6- . 04( 2) . The t er m

"pi t cher " i s def i ned t o mean any recept acl e cont ai ni ng a mi ni mumof si xt y (60) f l ui d ounces of bever ages.

( 4) Thi s r egul at i on shal l not appl y t o l egi t i mat e,pr ear r anged pr i vat e par t i es, f unct i ons, or event s wher e guest st hereof are ser ved i n a r oom or r ooms so desi gnated and usedexcl usi vel y t her ef or . Author: ABC Board Statutory Authority: Code of Al a. 1975, §28- 3- 49.History: Repealed and New: Fi l ed August 21, 1998; ef f ect i veOct ober 16, 1998.

20-X-6-.14 ABC Board Off-Premises Licensees.

( 1) No ABC Boar d of f - pr emi ses l i censee, empl oyee, oragent t her eof shal l sel l , f ur ni sh or gi ve any al cohol i c bever aget o any per son i f such per son appear s, under t he t ot al i t y of t heci r cumst ances, t o be i nt oxi cat ed.




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( 2) No ABC Boar d of f - pr emi ses l i censee, empl oyee, or

agent t hereof shal l consume al cohol i c bever ages dur i ng t hei ndi vi dual ' s wor ki ng hour s.

( 3) No ABC Boar d of f - pr emi ses l i censee shal l al l owal cohol i c bever ages t o be consumed on i t s pr emi ses. Author: ABC Board St at ut or y Aut hor i t y: Code of Al a. 1975, §28- 3- 49.History: Repealed and New: Fi l ed August 21, 1998; ef f ect i veOct ober 16, 1998.

20-X-6-.15 Prohibition Against Gambling - Gaming - Betting

Activities.

( 1) I t shal l be unl awf ul :

( a) For any per son t o knowi ngl y advance or pr of i t f r omunl awf ul gambl i ng act i vi t i es as a pl ayer .

( b) For any per son t o knowi ngl y advance or pr of i t f r omunl awf ul gambl i ng act i vi t i es ot her wi se t han as a pl ayer .

( c) For any person t o pr omote gambl i ng by conspi r i ngt o advance or pr of i t f r om gambl i ng act i vi t i es ot her wi se t han as apl ayer .

( 2) A person commi t s t he cr i me of possessi on of agambl i ng devi ce i f , wi t h knowl edge of t he char act er t her eof , hemanuf act ur er s, sel l s, t r anspor t s, pl aces or possesses, orconduct s or negot i at es any t r ansact i on af f ect i ng or desi gned t oaf f ect owner shi p, cust ody or use of :

( a) A sl ot machi ne.

( b) Any ot her gambl i ng devi ce wi t h t he i nt ent i on t hati t be used i n t he advancement of unl awf ul gambl i ng act i vi t y.

( 3) Any ABC Boar d l i censee, agent , member or empl oyee

t her eof , vi ol at i ng any of t he pr ovi si ons her ei n, or al l owi ng orper mi t t i ng pat r ons t o engage i n sai d act i vi t i es, shal l subj ectt he l i censee t o di sci pl i nar y act i on, i ncl udi ng a f i ne, suspensi onor r evocat i on of t he l i cense. Author: ABC Board Statutory Authority: Code of Al a. 1975, §§13A- 12- 20; 13A- 12- 22;13A- 12- 23; 13A- 12- 27; 28- 3- 49.




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20-X-6-.16 On Premises Retail Licensee Price List. ( 1) On pr emi ses r et ai l l i censees shal l ut i l i ze a pr i ce

l i st , of any si ze desi r ed, i ndi cat i ng uni f or ml y al l br ands of al cohol i c bever ages of f er ed f or sal e by t he l i censee f oron- pr emi ses consumpt i on. The pr i ce l i st shal l be f ur ni shed orvi si bl e t o t he pat r ons. The pr epar at i on and expense of pr epar at i on of t he pr i ce l i st shal l be bor ne by t he r et ai ll i censee, and i t shal l be unl awf ul f or t he r et ai l l i censee t or equest or r equi r e of t he whol esal er t he pr epar at i on or paymentof t he cost of pr ovi di ng a pr i ce l i st , and i t shal l be unl awf ulf or t he whol esal er t o pr ovi de such a pr i ce l i st or pay t he

expense t hereof .

( 2) The pr i ce l i st shal l not be di spl ayed on t hel i censed pr emi ses i n a manner appear i ng to f avor any br and orbr ands, except accor di ng t o t he pr i ce t her eof .

( 3) The pr i ce l i st need not cont ai n t he name of pr oduct s bei ng of f er ed on a t r i al or t empor ar y basi s by thel i censee. I t i s pr esumed t hat a pr oduct whi ch has beenpur chased, by sai d l i censee, f r om a l i censed whol esal er or f r omt he ABC Boar d on t hr ee occasi ons, i s no l onger of f er ed on a t r i alor t empor ar y basi s.

Author: ABC BoardStatutory Authority: Code of Al a. 1975, §28- 3- 49.History: New Rule: Fi l ed J anuar y 15, 1999; ef f ect i veFebr uary 19, 1999. Amended: Fi l ed May 2, 2001; ef f ect i ve J une 6, 2001.

20-X-6-.17 Sales From Storage Cabinets In Guest Rooms.

( 1) Li censees of t he ABC Boar d possessi ng t hepr i vi l ege of sel l i ng l i quor at r et ai l who r egul ar l y of f er t o t hepubl i c, f or compensat i on, t r ansi t or y l odgi ng or sl eepi ngaccommodat i ons may pr ovi de al cohol i c bever ages t o regi st eredguest s t went y- one year s of age or ol der i n st or age cabi net si ndi vi dual pr i vat e r ooms of l odgi ng.

( 2) Al l st orage cabi nets ( al so commonl y known as mi nibar s) i n pr i vat e r ooms must be l ocked wi t h a secur e l ocki ngdevi ce. The key or combi nat i on needed t o open t he cabi net s may




onl y be gi ven by t he l i censee t o t he r egi st er ed guest r esponsi bl ef or t he r oom r ent al .

( 3) The sal e of t he r egi st er ed guest of al cohol i cbeverages f r omst orage cabi net s i s deemed t o occur upon t hedel i ver y of t he key or combi nat i on t o t he l ocki ng devi ce. I n t hecase of r ef i l l s or r est ocki ng, t he sal e i s deemed t o occur upondel i ver y by r oom ser vi ce. No sal e of al cohol i c bever ages shal lbe made on Sundays af t er 2: 00 A. M. , except where t he sal e t hereof i s per mi t t ed by l aw.

( 4) Al l sal es herei n made shal l be made i n unopenedcont ai ner s. Af t er t he r egi st er ed guest vacat es t he r oom, t hel i censee shal l pr ompt l y i nvent or y t he st or age cabi net and causet he cabi net t o be l ocked and secur e. Al l cont ai ner s whi ch havebeen opened must be r emoved f r om t he pr i vate r oom. The content sof t he opened contai ner s must be poured out i mmedi at el y and not

r eused.

( 5) I f t he l i censee det er mi nes or has r eason t obel i eve t hat t he regi st er ed guest havi ng t he key or combi nat i ont o t he st or age cabi net has al l owed or i nt ends t o al l ow mi nor s t oconsume al cohol i c bever ages f r om t he cabi net , t hen t he l i censeeshal l t ake such act i on as necessary t o remove t he al cohol i cbever ages f r om t he cabi net and/ or r et r i eve t he key t her et o orcancel t he combi nat i on devi ce.

( 6) ABC Boar d agent s may ent er any r oom cont ai ni ng ast or age cabi net , f or i nspect i on t her eof , at any t i me t hat t he

r oom i s not l et t o a r egi st er ed guest . Author: ABC BoardStatutory Authority: Code of Al a. 1975, §28- 3- 49.History: New Rule: Fi l ed J anuar y 15, 1999; ef f ect i veFebr uary 19, 1999.

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