# R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-10: Unlawful sale of beverages by club or association

> Rhode Island · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-10

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-10
- **Heading:** Unlawful sale of beverages by club or association
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-30 / Section 11-30-10

## Text

All buildings, places, or tenements located within any town or city used by any club or other association, whether incorporated or not, for the purpose of selling, distributing, or dispensing intoxicating liquors to its members or others for beverage purposes, shall be deemed to be common nuisances, unless it shall be used for the sale, distribution, or dispensing of intoxicating or alcoholic beverages to its members under a validly existing license issued for that purpose by some board, body or official authorized to issue it. Whoever keeps, maintains, or assists in keeping or maintaining, a common nuisance shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and all costs of prosecution and conviction. Upon the conviction of any incorporated club or association or any officer, member, agent, or employee, under the provisions of this chapter, the charter of the club or association shall become null and void.

## Nearby sections

- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-1 § 11-30-1. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-2 § 11-30-2. Unlicensed manufacture or distribution of intoxicating liquor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-2.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-3 § 11-30-3. Penalty for common nuisance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-3.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-4 § 11-30-4. Penalty for nuisance involving intoxicating liquors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-4.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-5 § 11-30-5. Evidence as to intoxicating liquors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-5.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-6 § 11-30-6. Annulment of lease by maintenance of nuisance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-6.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-7 § 11-30-7. Landlord€™s liability for nuisance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-7.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-8 § 11-30-8. Entry by police officers of premises €” Commanding departure of persons found.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-8.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-9 § 11-30-9. Officers commanding aid in execution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-9.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-10 § 11-30-10. Unlawful sale of beverages by club or association.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-10.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-11 § 11-30-11. Injunction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-11.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-12 § 11-30-12. Slaughterhouses, rendering plants, garbage plants, and brick kilns.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-12.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-13 § 11-30-13. Burning of decaying and waste substances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-30_S11-30-13.md)

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