SB 101 – Increases penalties for knowingly allowing a minor to drink or possess alcohol or failing to stop a minor from drinking or possessing alcohol

• Sponsor: Cunningham
• LR Number: 0092S.01I
• Committee: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
• Last Action: 1/10/2017 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
• Journal Page: S99
• Effective Date: August 28, 2017

Current Bill Summary

SB 101 - Under current law, it is a Class B misdemeanor for a property owner to knowingly allow a person under the age of 21 to drink or possess intoxicating liquor or fail to stop a minor from drinking or possessing liquor. This act makes the offense a Class A misdemeanor. Any subsequent violation is a Class E felony. The offense is a Class B felony if the person under the age of 21 kills or injures another while intoxicated.

This act is identical to SCS/SB 614 (2016) and is similar to SCS/SB 30 (2015).

JOHN GRANA