DOT HS 809 879, April 2005

Attempted Purchase/Purchase of Alcohol by Minors

	Attempted Purchase by Minors	Purchase by Minors	EXCEPTIONS
	Attempted Purchase by Minors	Purchase by Minors	Employment	Student	Religious Services	Medical Treatment	Parent/Guardian/ Custodian Consent/Presence	Spouse Consent/Presence	Law Enforce-ment
Alabama	√	√
Alaska		√
Arizona		√							√
Arkansas		√
California	√	√							√
Colorado	√	√
Connecticut	√	√
Delaware³
District of Columbia	√	√
Florida	√	√
Georgia	√	√			√	√
Hawaii		√							√
Idaho	√	√
Illinois⁴		√							√
Indiana⁵
Iowa	√	√
Kansas⁶	√	√							√
Kentucky	√	√
Louisiana		√				√
Maine		√
Maryland		√
Massachusetts	√	√
Michigan⁷	√	√							√
Minnesota⁸	√	√		√
Mississippi		√
Missouri	√	√
Montana	√	√
Nebraska	√	√
Nevada		√
New Hampshire	√	√
New Jersey	√	√
New Mexico	√	√
New York⁹
North Carolina	√	√
North Dakota	√	√
Ohio	√	√
Oklahoma	√	√					√		√
Oregon¹⁰	√	√							√
Pennsylvania	√	√							√
Rhode Island	√	√
South Carolina		√	√	√
South Dakota	√	√
Tennessee	√	√							√
Texas	√	√							√
Utah	√	√
Vermont¹¹
Virginia	√	√
Washington¹²	√	√							√
West Virginia	√	√							√
Wisconsin	√	√					√	√
Wyoming	√	√
State Totals	36	47	1	2	1	2	2	1	13

³Delaware does not have a statute that specifically prohibits attempted purchase or purchase but does prohibit “obtaining” alcohol in connection with making a false statement.

⁴Illinois's exception allows minors to purchase or possess alcohol if they are participating in a licensee “sting operation.”

⁵Indiana does not have a statute that specifically prohibits attempted purchase or purchase, but does prohibit attempted purchase or purchase in connection with making a false statement of age. Enforcement officials indicated that they use the possession statute or law prohibiting minors in taverns.

⁶Kansas's exception allows minors to “violate the provisions of the Kansas Liquor Control Act” if they are under the direction of a licensee self-compliance program.

⁷Michigan's exception allows minors to “purchase or receive” alcohol as a part of an undercover operation by direction of an employer.

⁸Minnesota's exception allows attempted purchase or purchase by minors if they are supervised by a person 21 years or older for “training, education, or research purposes.”

⁹New York does not have a statute that specifically prohibits attempted purchase or purchase but does prohibit attempted purchase or purchase through “fraudulent means.”

¹⁰Oregon's exception indicates that its prohibitions do not apply to minors who are acting under the direction of a licensee for the purpose of investigating possible violations by the licensee's employees of laws prohibiting sales to minors.

¹¹Vermont does not have a statute that specifically prohibits attempted purchase or purchase but does prohibit “procuring” or “attempting to procure” alcohol in connection with false representations of age.

¹²Washington's exception allows minors 18 years and older to purchase alcohol if they are participating in employer self-compliance checks.

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