Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code
§ 106.06 — PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL FOR A MINOR; FURNISHING ALCOHOL TO A MINOR
AL § 106.06Title 4. REGULATORY AND PENAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 106. PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGE
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as provided in Subsection (b), a person commits an offense if the person purchases an alcoholic beverage for or gives an alcoholic beverage to a minor.
(b)A person may purchase an alcoholic beverage for or give an alcoholic beverage to a minor if the person is:
(1)the minor's adult parent, guardian, or spouse, or an adult in whose custody the minor has been committed by a court, and is visibly present when the minor possesses or consumes the alcoholic beverage; or
(2)a person lawfully providing an alcoholic beverage to a minor under Section 106.16.
(c)Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. (c-1) An offense under this section is a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person purchased an alcoholic beverage for or gave an alcoholic beverage to a minor who, as a result of the consumption of the alcoholic beverage, caused another person to suffer serious bodily injury or death.
(d)A judge, acting under Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, who places a defendant charged with an offense under this section on community supervision under that chapter shall, if the defendant committed the offense at a gathering where participants were involved in the abuse of alcohol, including binge drinking or forcing or coercing individuals to consume alcohol, in addition to any other condition imposed by the judge:
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 842 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1243 (S.B. 1331), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 514 (H.B. 909), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.01, eff. January 1, 2017. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 420), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 420), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.