§ 7-8-4. Purchase by minors.

A.

It is unlawful for any minor to purchase or attempt to purchase any beer or other beverage governed by this chapter and it is unlawful for any minor to possess any such beverage upon the premises of an on-premises licensee.

B.

It is unlawful for any minor to present or offer to any licensee, or his or her agent or employee, any written evidence of his or her age which is false, fraudulent or not actually his or her own, for the purpose of purchasing or attempting to purchase or otherwise procuring or attempting to procure any beverage governed by this chapter.

C.

Any minor who acts in violation of any one or more of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and if 19 years of age, or more, shall upon conviction be subject to punishment as provided in section 1-24-1 of this Code; if 18 years of age, or less, he or she shall be taken before the juvenile court for appropriate disposition.

(Code 1967, § 5-73; Code 1985, § 4-54)

State law reference

Alcohol and underage persons, T.C.A. §§ 57-3-406, 57-5-301.