§ 32B-4-403. Unlawful sale, offer for sale, or furnishing to minor.  


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  • (1) A person may not sell, offer for sale, or furnish an alcoholic product to a minor.
    (2)
    (a)
    (i) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person who violates Subsection (1) negligently or recklessly fails to determine whether the recipient of the alcoholic product is a minor.
    (ii) As used in this Subsection (2)(a), "negligently" means with simple negligence.
    (b) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if the person who violates Subsection (1) knows the recipient of the alcoholic product is a minor.
    (3) This section does not apply to the furnishing of an alcoholic product to a minor in accordance with this title:
    (a) for medicinal purposes by:
    (i) the parent or guardian of the minor; or
    (ii) the health care practitioner of the minor, if the health care practitioner is authorized by law to write a prescription; or
    (b) as part of a religious organization's religious services.
Enacted by Chapter 276, 2010 General Session