Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 55
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 7.1-5-7-8.
Synopsis: Furnishing alcohol to a minor. Increases the penalty for
furnishing an alcoholic beverage to a minor to: (1) a Class B
misdemeanor for the first offense; (2) a Class A misdemeanor for a
subsequent offense; and (3) a Class D felony if the illegal furnishing of
the alcoholic beverage results in serious bodily injury to or the death of
any person. Provides that a violation occurs if a person recklessly,
knowingly, or intentionally furnishes an alcoholic beverage to a minor.
(Current law provides that a violation occurs if a person recklessly
furnishes an alcoholic beverage to a minor.)
Effective: July 1, 2007.
January 8, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and
Civil Matters.
Introduced
First Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2007)
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SENATE BILL No. 55
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
alcohol and tobacco.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 7.1-5-7-8; (07)IN0055.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 7.1-5-7-8 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]: Sec. 8. (a) It is a
Class C
Class B misdemeanor for a person to recklessly,
knowingly, or
intentionally sell, barter, exchange, provide, or furnish an alcoholic
beverage to a minor.
(b) However, the offense described in subsection (a) is:
(1) a Class A misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated
conviction under this section; and
(2) a Class D felony if the consumption, ingestion, or use of the
alcoholic beverage is the proximate cause of the serious bodily
injury or death of any person.
(b) (c) This section shall not be construed to impose civil liability
upon any educational institution of higher learning, including but not
limited to public and private universities and colleges, business
schools, vocational schools, and schools for continuing education, or
its agents for injury to any person or property sustained in consequence
of a violation of this section unless such institution or its agent sells,
barters, exchanges, provides, or furnishes an alcoholic beverage to a
minor.