§281-101.5 Prohibitions involving minors; penalty.
(a) No adult shall provide or purchase liquor for consumption or use by a person under twenty-one years of age.(b) No minor shall purchase liquor and no minor shall have liquor in the minor's possession or custody in any motor vehicle on a public highway or in any public place, public gathering, or public amusement or at any public beach or public park; provided that notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, this subsection shall not apply to:
(1) Possession or custody of liquor by a minor in the course of delivery, pursuant to the direction of the minor's employer lawfully engaged in business necessitating the delivery;
(2) Possession or custody of liquor by a minor in connection with the minor's authorized participation in religious ceremonies requiring the possession or custody; or
(3) Any person between the ages of eighteen and twenty, who is participating in a controlled purchase as part of a law enforcement activity or a study authorized by the department of health to determine the level of incidence of liquor sales to minors.
(c) No minor shall falsify any identification or use any false identification or identification of another person or of a fictitious person for the purpose of buying or attempting to buy liquor or for the purpose of obtaining employment to sell or serve liquor on licensed premises.
(d) Any person under age eighteen who violates this section shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the family court. Any person age eighteen or older who violates subsection (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person age eighteen to twenty-one who violates subsections (b) or (c) shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. [L 1971, c 79, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 207, §1; am L 1999, c 228, §1; am L 2003, c 69, §2]