As New Year’s Day (January 1, 2012) falls on a Sunday, All Night Permits allowing establishments to stay open until 8:00 a.m. are not being issued by the State Liquor Authority. Section 106(5)(a) prohibits alcoholic beverages to be sold, offered for sale or given away upon any premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages at retail for on premises consumption on Sunday between 4:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Sunday. The State Liquor Authority has clearly stated that restaurants and bars will be required to adhere to the approved closing hour in the County in which they are located, unless such establishments submitted an application for a New Year’s Eve Permit on or before November 15, 2011 and been notified by the SLA that their permit was approved.
James DiPasquale
DiPasquale Law Group