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MO SB30
Bill
Status
1/7/2015
Primary Sponsor
Mike Cunningham
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AI Summary
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Property owners, occupants, or others who knowingly allow persons under 21 to drink or possess alcohol face upgraded penalties: Class D felony for offenses before January 1, 2017, and Class E felony for offenses on or after that date (previously Class B misdemeanor)
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Second or subsequent violations increase to Class C felony (before January 1, 2017) or Class D felony (on or after January 1, 2017), up from Class A misdemeanor
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Penalty escalates to Class B felony if an underage person injures or kills another person while intoxicated after being allowed to drink
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Parent or guardian exception remains: penalties do not apply when a parent or guardian allows their own child to possess intoxicating liquor
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Licensed retailers and employees have a defense if they reasonably believed the minor was 21 or older based on a driver's license, ID card, or other official document with photograph
Legislative Description
Increases the penalty for knowingly allowing a minors to drink or possess alcohol or failing to stop a minor from drinking or possessing alcohol
Last Action
SCS Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (0055S.04C)
4/28/2015