67-1-81.Sales to minors prohibited;
penalties.
Any permittee or other person who shall
sell, furnish, dispose of, give, or cause to be sold, furnished,
disposed of, or given, any alcoholic beverage to any person under
the age of twenty-one (21) years shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) nor more then One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00) for a first
offense. For a second or subsequent offense, such permitted or other
person shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Thousand
Dollars ($1000.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00)
or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or by both such
fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Upon conviction
of a second offense under the provisions of this section the permit
of any permittee so convicted shall be automatically and permanently
revoked.
Any person under the age of twenty-one
(21) years who purchases, receives, or has in his or her possession
in any public place, any alcoholic beverages, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Any person under the age of twenty-one
(21) who knowingly makes a false statement to the effect that he
or she is twenty-one (21) years old or older to any person engaged
in the sale of alcoholic beverages for the purpose of obtaining
the same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished
by a fine of not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), and on
failure to pay such fine and all court costs shall be imprisoned
for not lest than five (5) nor more than thirty (30) days in the
county jail.
