1. Any retail licensee selling intoxicating liquor under this chapter and aggrieved by official action of the supervisor affecting the licensee may bring a civil action against any person who is the proximate cause of such official action by the supervisor, if the violation occurred on or about the premises of the retail licensee. If a judgment is entered in favor of the licensee, the court shall award the retail licensee civil damages up to an amount of five thousand dollars and shall award reasonable court costs and attorney fees.

2. No civil action shall be brought under this section against any employee of the supervisor of alcohol and tobacco control or any law enforcement officer.

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 311.685

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • intoxicating liquor: as used in this chapter shall mean and include alcohol for beverage purposes, alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented, malt, or other liquors, or combination of liquors, a part of which is spirituous, vinous, or fermented, and all preparations or mixtures for beverage purposes, containing in excess of one-half of one percent by volume. See Missouri Laws 311.020
  • person: as used in this chapter shall mean and include any individual, association, joint stock company, syndicate, copartnership, corporation, receiver, trustee, conservator, or other officer appointed by any state or federal court. See Missouri Laws 311.030
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