Idaho § 23-1401 - Definitions
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 23-1401 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-1401. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Alcoholic beverages" means such beverages as defined in section 23-105 , Idaho Code, as alcoholic liquor, including alcohol, spirits, wine or any combination thereof, and beverages defined in section 23-1001 , Idaho Code, as beer.
(2) "Legal drinking age" means the age when a person is legally allowed to purchase or consume any alcoholic beverage, as provided in section 23-615 , Idaho Code.
(3) "Hospitality cabinet" means a closed container, either refrigerated in whole or in part or nonrefrigerated, where access to the interior portion containing alcoholic beverages is restricted by means of a locking device that requires the use of a key, magnetic card, or similar device.
(4) "Qualified facility" means a hotel, inn, or motel that is licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and that contains guest room accommodations. It shall also include condominiums owned or managed by an otherwise qualified facility.
(5) "Qualified registered guest" means each person of legal drinking age who signs the guest register of a qualified facility or takes some other equivalent action for the purpose of registering as a guest of such qualified facility.
[23-1401, added 1989, ch. 208, sec. 1, p. 511; am. 1999, ch. 59, sec. 12, p. 155; am. 2024, ch. 16, sec. 7, p. 140.]
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Section 23-1401 ("Definitions") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. 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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