CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                        HOUSE BILL 1117

 

 

                    Chapter 4, Laws of 1998

 

 

 

 

                        55th Legislature

                      1998 Regular Session

 

 

SUPPLYING LIQUOR TO MINORS

 

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/11/98

Passed by the House January 12, 1998  Yeas 93   Nays 0

 

 

 

             CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

 

Passed by the Senate February 27, 1998

  Yeas 48   Nays 0

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1117  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

             IRV NEWHOUSE

President of the Senate

          TIMOTHY A. MARTIN

                          Chief Clerk

 

 

Approved March 11, 1998 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.    

                                FILED           

 

 

           March 11, 1998 - 4:11 p.m.

 

 

 

              GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

                   Secretary of State

                  State of Washington


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                          HOUSE BILL 1117

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             Passed Legislature - 1998 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Benson, Sheahan, Costa, D. Sommers, McDonald, Gombosky, Mulliken, Robertson, O'Brien, D. Schmidt, Backlund, Sterk, Wood, Sheldon, Quall, Anderson, Boldt and DeBolt

 

Read first time 01/14/97.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

 

 

Providing penalties for supplying liquor to or consuming liquor by minors. 


    AN ACT Relating to penalties for the supplying of liquor to or the consumption of liquor by persons under the age of twenty-one; amending RCW 66.44.270; and prescribing penalties.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 66.44.270 and 1993 c 513 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) It is unlawful for any person to sell, give, or otherwise supply liquor to any person under the age of twenty-one years or permit any person under that age to consume liquor on his or her premises or on any premises under his or her control.  For the purposes of this subsection, "premises" includes real property, houses, buildings, and other structures, and motor vehicles and watercraft.  A violation of this subsection is a gross misdemeanor punishable as provided for in chapter 9A.20 RCW.

    (2)(a) It is unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one years to possess, consume, or otherwise acquire any liquor.  A violation of this subsection is a gross misdemeanor punishable as provided for in chapter 9A.20 RCW.

    (b) It is unlawful for a person under the age of twenty-one years to be in a public place, or to be in a motor vehicle in a public place, while exhibiting the effects of having consumed liquor.  For purposes of this subsection, exhibiting the effects of having consumed liquor means that a person has the odor of liquor on his or her breath and either:  (i) Is in possession of or close proximity to a container that has or recently had liquor in it; or (ii) by speech, manner, appearance, behavior, lack of coordination, or otherwise, exhibits that he or she is under the influence of liquor.  This subsection (2)(b) does not apply if the person is in the presence of a parent or guardian or has consumed or is consuming liquor under circumstances described in subsection (4) or (5) of this section.

    (3) Subsections (1) and (2)(a) of this section do not apply to liquor given or permitted to be given to a person under the age of twenty-one years by a parent or guardian and consumed in the presence of the parent or guardian.  This subsection shall not authorize consumption or possession of liquor by a person under the age of twenty-one years on any premises licensed under chapter 66.24 RCW.

    (4) This section does not apply to liquor given for medicinal purposes to a person under the age of twenty-one years by a parent, guardian, physician, or dentist.

    (5) This section does not apply to liquor given to a person under the age of twenty-one years when such liquor is being used in connection with religious services and the amount consumed is the minimal amount necessary for the religious service.

    (6) Conviction or forfeiture of bail for a violation of this section by a person under the age of twenty-one years at the time of such conviction or forfeiture shall not be a disqualification of that person to acquire a license to sell or dispense any liquor after that person has attained the age of twenty-one years.


    Passed the House January 12, 1998.

    Passed the Senate February 27, 1998.

Approved by the Governor March 11, 1998.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 11, 1998.