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     37:1-4. Except as provided in sections 37:1-5 and 37:1-6 of this Title, the license shall not be issued by a licensing officer sooner than 72 hours after the application therefor has been made; provided, however, that the Superior Court may, by order, waive all or any part of said 72-hour period in cases of emergency, upon satisfactory proof being shown to it. Said order shall be filed with the licensing officer and attached to the application for the license.

    A license, when properly issued as provided in this article, shall be good and valid only for 30 days after the date of the issuance thereof.

    Amended 1946,c.185,s.1; 1953,c.34,s.1; 1955,c.61; 1991,c.91,s.366.

Last modified: October 22, 2006