{"data":{"id":"us-nm/60-7b-13","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"60-7B-13","heading":"Stocking alcoholic beverages in wet bars in hotel guest rooms prohibited; room service.","body":"A. It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] for the proprietor or manager of a hotel to stock alcoholic beverages in a wet bar located in any guest room or sleeping room in the hotel unless the alcoholic beverages are contained in a locked compartment, the key to which may be made available to a guest after he has produced evidence of his age and identity by any document that contains a picture of the guest issued by a federal, state, county or municipal government, or subdivision or agency thereof, including but not limited to a motor vehicle driver's license or an identification card issued to a member of the armed forces.\nB. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent:\n(1) the consumption of alcoholic beverages by any person in a hotel guest room or sleeping room; or\n(2) the sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages through room service to persons in hotel guest rooms or sleeping rooms; provided any employee of a hotel proprietor or manager delivering alcoholic beverages to a sleeping room may require that an identity card showing proof of age be shown to assure that alcoholic beverages are not sold, delivered or served to a minor in violation of the Liquor Control Act.\nC. As used in this section, \"wet bar\" means a refrigerator, ice chest, cabinet, cupboard, pantry or similar container or storage area that is customarily used to store alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverages for consumption.","path":["Chapter 60 - Business Licenses","ARTICLE 7B Regulation of Sales and Service to Minors"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18563/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"685fdbd38ef5b2074a4d6b45002c42631aec8cc7de7abb432920fb162fdbf874","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/60-7b-12","next":"us-nm/60-7b-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}