ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE OFFENSES
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(B) under the supervision of a person
who:
(i) is at least twenty-one (21)
years of age;
(ii) is present at the restaurant or
hotel; and
(iii) has successfully completed an
alcohol server training program
certified under IC 7.1-3-1.5 by the
commission.
This subdivision does not allow a person at
least nineteen (19) years of age but less than
twenty-one (21) years of age to be a bartender.
Version #2 – P.L.94-2008
Section 12 of this chapter does not prohibit the
following:
(1) The employment of a person at least
eighteen (18) years of age but less than
twenty-one (21) years of age on or about
licensed premises where alcoholic bever-
ages are sold, furnished, or given away
for consumption either on or off the
licensed premises, for a purpose other
than:
(A) selling;
(B) furnishing, other than serving;
(C) consuming; or
(D) otherwise dealing in;
alcoholic beverages.
(2) Aperson at least nineteen (19) years of
age but less than twenty-one (21) years
of age from ringing up a sale of alcoholic
beverages in the course of the person’s
employment.
(3) A person who is at least nineteen (19)
years of age but less than twenty-one (21)
years of age and who has successfully
completed an alcohol server training pro-
gram certified under IC 7.1-3-1.5 from
serving alcoholic beverages in a dining
area or family room of a restaurant or
hotel:
(A) in the course of a person’s employ-
ment as a waiter, waitress, or server;
and
(B) under the supervision of a person
who:
(i) is at least twenty-one (21) years
of age;
(ii) is present at the restaurant or
hotel; and
(iii) has successfully completed an
alcohol server training program
certified under IC 7.1-3-1.5 by the
commission.
This subdivision does not allow a person at
least nineteen (19) years of age but less than
twenty-one (21) years of age to be a bartender.
7.1-5-7-14. Failure to exclude minor after
written notice.
It is a Class B misdemeanor for a permittee to
knowingly or intentionally permit a minor to be
in or around the licensed premises after receiving
written notice from the parent, guardian, or other
person having custody of the minor that the minor
is in fact a minor and directing that the minor be
excluded from the licensed premises.
7.1-5-7-15. Inducing minor to possess
alcohol.
Aperson twenty-one (21) years of age or older
who knowingly or intentionally encourages, aids,
or induces a minor to unlawfully possess an alco-
holic beverage commits a Class C infraction.
7.1-5-7-16. ATC random inspections; use of
local law enforcement.
The commission shall conduct random unan-
nounced inspections at locations where alcoholic
beverages are sold or distributed to ensure com-
pliance with this title. Only the commission may
conduct the random unannounced inspections.
The commission may use retired or off duty law
enforcement officers to conduct inspections under
this section.
7.1-5-7-17. Use of underage persons in
enforcement actions.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an enforce-
ment officer vested with full police powers and
duties may engage a person who is:
(1) at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
(2) less than twenty-one (21) years of age;
to receive or purchase alcoholic beverages as part
of an enforcement action under this article.
(b) The initial or contemporaneous receipt or
purchase of an alcoholic beverage under this sec-
