Title 11 - Peace, Morals and Safety

11.48.120 Furnishing Intoxicating Liquor to Persons under the Age of 21.

1. A.
   Furnishing intoxicating liquor to persons under the age of 21 is recklessly, directly or indirectly, buying for or distributing, any intoxicating liquor to any person under the legal age for consumption of intoxicating liquor.
2. B.
   This section shall not apply to the furnishing of cereal malt beverage by a parent or legal guardian to such parent's child or such guardian's ward when such furnishing is permitted and supervised by the child's or ward’s parent or legal guardian.
3. C.
   This Section shall not apply to wine intended for use and used by any church or religious organization for sacramental purposes.
4. D.
   It shall be a defense to a prosecution under this Section if:

   1. 1.
      The defendant is a licensed retailer, club, drinking establishment or caterer or holds a temporary permit, or an employee thereof;
   2. 2.
      The defendant sold the intoxicating liquor to the person under the age of 21 with reasonable cause to believe that such person was of legal age for consumption of intoxicating liquor; and
   3. 3.
      To purchase the intoxicating liquor, the person exhibited to the defendant a driver's license, Kansas nondriver's identification card or other official or apparently official document, that reasonably appears to contain a photograph of the person under the age of 21 and purporting to establish that such person was of legal age for consumption of intoxicating liquor.
5. E.
   Violation of this Section is a class B violation, for which a minimum fine is $200.00.

(History: Ord. POC-3367 §3, 2022; Ord. POC-2500 §2, 2004; POC-2200 §2, 99; POC-1801 §16, 93; POC-1631 §3, 90; POC-1459 §3, 87; POC-1321 §3, 85; CMB-1145 §5, 81; POC-625 §24; POC-598 §24; CMB-SM-179) (State Law: K.S.A. 21-5607)

Effective on: 1/1/1901