Venta de bebidas no alcohólicas a menores de 21 años

Explicación Simple

Si alguien vende o da bebidas sin alcohol a una persona menor de 21 años, está cometiendo una falta. Estas bebidas son las que tienen un poco de alcohol, pero no más del 0.5%. Es importante que los menores no las consuman.

Es como si un restaurante no dejara entrar a menores, incluso si solo quieren un refresco. Así se asegura que nadie consuma cosas que no deberían.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que en una tienda, Carlos, de 19 años, compra una cerveza sin alcohol para llevar. Si el vendedor, Juan, sabe que Carlos es menor de 21 años y aún así le vende la bebida, está rompiendo la ley y podría enfrentarse a una multa.

Penalidades

El vendedor puede enfrentar una falta, lo que podría incluir una multa o sanción menor.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

18 Pa.C.S. 1994 - Amendment § 6310.7. Selling or furnishing nonalcoholic beverages to persons under 21 years of age. (a) Offense defined.-- A person commits a summary offense if he intentionally and knowingly sells or furnishes nonalcoholic beverages to any person under 21 years of age. (b) Definitions.-- As used in this section, the term "nonalcoholic beverage" means any beverage intended to be marketed or sold as nonalcoholic beer, wine or liquor having some alcohol content but does not contain more than 0.5% alcohol by volume. (Dec. 12, 1994, P.L.1248, No.148, eff. 60 days) 1994 Amendment. Act 148 added section 6310.7. See the preamble to Act 148 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative findings and declarations. 18 Pa.C.S. 6311 - Tattooing And Body Piercing (a) Tattooing.--A person commits an offense if he tattoos any person under the age of 18 years without the parent or guardian of such person giving consent for the tattooing of the person and being present at the time of the tattooing of the person. (b) Body piercing.--A person commits an offense if for compensation he punctures a part of the body of any person under the age of 18 years with the intent to create a permanent hole for cosmetic purposes without the parent or guardian of such person giving consent for the piercing of the person and being present at the time of the piercing of the person. (c) Grading.--A person who commits an offense under this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree for the first offense. A person who commits a second or subsequent offense under this section within one year of the preceding offense commits a misdemeanor of the second degree. (May 21, 2004, P.L.232, No.36, eff. 60 days)