ND HB1416

Allows spouses, children, parents, guardians, employers, and other individuals injured by an obviously intoxicated person to claim relief for fault against anyone who knowingly provides alcoholic beverages to minors under 21, incompetent persons, or obviously intoxicated individuals.

Permits courts to consider alcohol server training addressing intoxication, drunk driving, and underage drinking as a mitigating factor when a retail licensee is found liable and exemplary damages are sought.

Prohibits claimants from using the fact that a retail licensee provided alcohol server training to prove culpability or liability.

Requires licensing authorities to accept alcohol server training as a mitigating factor for first violations by retail licensees, resulting in lesser punishment than would otherwise apply.

Directs Workforce Safety and Insurance to investigate industry interest in using safety programs to provide grants for alcohol server training to bars and restaurants during the 2015-16 interim and report findings to legislative management by August 1, 2016.