FURNISHING ALCOHOL TO A MINOR

What is it? The Furnishing of Alcohol to a Minor is where a person of legal age furnishes an alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of 21.

What makes it illegal?  The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Sec. 106.06.  PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL FOR A MINOR; FURNISHING ALCOHOL TO A MINOR indicates that a person commits an offense if the person purchases an alcoholic beverage for or gives or makes available an alcoholic beverage to a minor.

What are the Punishments? For individuals arrested for theFurnishing of Alcohol , the offense is a Class A Misdemeanor, meaning the individial could face up to one year in state jail and fines of up to $4000.

Common Criminal Cases Involving Furnishing of Alcohol Arrests: The most common the Furnishing of Alcohol arrests are the result of a freind or realtive purchasing alcohol for a minor, where the minor is arrested and tells officers where the alcohol came from, thereby allowing the officer to arrest the furnisher. Another common scenario is a bartender or retail store clerk knowingly selling alcohol to a person underage. Of interest is subsection (b), allowing a parent or guardian to purchase and serve alcohol to thier children as long as the consumption is in their presence.

 

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE Sec. 106.06.   PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL; FURNISHING ALCOHOL TO A MINOR.

Sec. 106.06.  PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL FOR A MINOR; FURNISHING ALCOHOL TO A MINOR.   (a)  Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, a person commits an offense if he purchases an alcoholic beverage for or gives or makes available an alcoholic beverage to a minor with criminal negligence.  (a)  Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, a person commits an offense if he purchases an alcoholic beverage for or gives or with criminal negligence makes available an alcoholic beverage to a minor. (b)  A person may purchase an alcoholic beverage for or give an alcoholic beverage to a minor if he is the minor's adult parent, guardian, or spouse, or an adult in whose custody the minor has been committed by a court, and he is visibly present when the minor possesses or consumes the alcoholic beverage. (c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

 

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