District Of Columbia § 25-785 - Delivery, offer, or otherwise making available to persons under 21; penalties.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 25-785 — Delivery, offer, or otherwise making available to persons under 21; penalties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-785. Delivery, offer, or otherwise making available to persons under 21; penalties.
25-785A person who is not a licensee shall not, within the District, purchase an alcoholic beverage for the purpose of delivering the alcoholic beverage to a person who is under 21 years of age.
A person who is a licensee shall not, within the District, offer, give, provide, or otherwise make available an alcoholic beverage to a person who is under 21 years of age, except if necessary to allow the person to perform lawful employment responsibilities that require the person to have temporary possession of alcoholic beverages.
A person who violates any provision of this section shall:
Upon conviction for the first offense, be fined not more then [than] $1,000, or imprisoned up to 180 days, or both;
Upon conviction for the second offense committed within 2 years from the date of any such previous offense, be fined not more than $2,500, or imprisoned up to 180 days, or both;
Upon conviction for the third or any subsequent offense committed within 2 years from the date of any such previous offense, be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned up to one year, or both.
A person alleged to have violated this section may be issued a citation under . The person shall not be eligible to forfeit collateral.
The fines set forth in this section shall not be limited by [].
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What does D.C. Code § 25-785 cover?
Section 25-785 ("Delivery, offer, or otherwise making available to persons under 21; penalties.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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