Is a person held responsible if he or his employee with criminal negligence sells or makes available an alcoholic beverage to a minor?
Any person (unless he or she is the minor’s parent, legal guardian or adult spouse) who makes an alcoholic beverage available to a minor, is in violation of the law and is subject to criminal penalties. [Chapter 106] However, a defense to prosecution exists if the minor falsely represents himself to be 21 years of age or older by displaying an apparently valid Texas Driver’s License or Department of Public Safety identification card containing a physical description consistent with his appearance.
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