ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE OFFENSES
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7.1-5-7-7. Illegal possession, consumption or
transportation of alcohol by minor.
(a) Subject to IC 7.1-5-1-6.5, it is a Class C
misdemeanor for a minor to knowingly:
(1) possess an alcoholic beverage;
(2) consume an alcoholic beverage; or
(3) transport an alcoholic beverage on a
public highway when not accompanied
by at least one (1) of the minor’s parents
or guardians.
(b) If a minor is found to have violated sub-
section (a)(2) or (a)(3) while operating a vehicle,
the court may order the minor’s driving privi-
leges suspended for up to one (1) year. However,
if the minor is less than eighteen (18) years of age,
the court shall order the minor’s driving privileges
suspended for at least sixty (60) days.
(c) The court shall deliver any order sus-
pending a minor’s driving privileges under this
section to the bureau of motor vehicles, which shall
suspend the minor’s driving privileges under IC
9-24-18-12.2 for the period ordered by the court.
7.1-5-7-8. Furnishing alcohol to minor.
(a) It is a Class B misdemeanor for a person
to:
(1) recklessly, knowingly or intentionally
sell, barter, exchange, provide, or furnish
an alcoholic beverage to a minor; or
(2) knowingly or intentionally:
(A)rent property; or
(B) provide or arrange for the use of
property;
for the purpose of allowing or enabling a minor
to consume an alcoholic beverage on the property.
(b) However, the offense described in sub-
section (a) is:
(1) a Class A misdemeanor if the person
has a prior unrelated conviction under this
section; and
(2) a Level 6 felony if the consumption,
ingestion, or use of the alcoholic beverage
is the proximate cause of the serious bod-
ily injury or death of any person.
(c) This section shall not be construed to
impose civil liability upon any postsecondary
educational institution, including public and pri-
vate universities and colleges, business schools,
vocational schools, and schools for continuing
education, or its agents for injury to any person or
property sustained in consequence of a violation
of this section unless the institution or its agent:
(1) sells, barters, exchanges, provides, or
furnishes an alcoholic beverage to a minor;
or
(2) either:
(A) rents property; or
(B) provides or arranges for the use of
property;
for the purpose of allowing or enabling a minor
to consume an alcoholic beverage on the property.
7.1-5-7-9. Taking child into tavern.
(a) It is a Class C infraction for a parent,
guardian, trustee, or other person having custody
of a child under eighteen (18) years of age to
take that child into a tavern, bar, or other public
place where alcoholic beverages are sold, bartered,
exchanged, given away, provided, or furnished.
(b) It is a Class C infraction for a permittee to
permit the parent, guardian, trustee, or other per-
son having custody of the child under eighteen (18)
years of age to be in or around the prohibited
place with the child.
7.1-5-7-10. Minors in taverns.
(a) It is a Class C infraction for a minor to
knowingly or intentionally be in a tavern, bar, or
other public place where alcoholic beverages are
sold, bartered, exchanged, given away, provided,
or furnished.
(b) It is a Class C misdemeanor for a permit-
tee to recklessly permit a minor to be in the pro-
hibited place beyond a reasonable time in which
an ordinary prudent person can check identifica-
tion to confirm the age of a patron.
7.1-5-7-11. Lawful presence of minors in
public places where alcoholic
beverages are dispensed.
(a) The provisions of sections 9 and 10 of this
chapter shall not apply if the public place involved
in one (1) of the following:
(1) Civic center.
(2) Convention center.
(3) Sports arena.
(4) Bowling center.
(5) Bona fide club.
