{"id":5245,"date":"2019-03-05T16:15:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T16:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2coolservertraining.com\/?p=5245"},"modified":"2023-02-09T19:02:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T19:02:37","slug":"can-minors-drink-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2coolservertraining.com\/can-minors-drink-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Can minors drink in Texas?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5245\" class=\"elementor elementor-5245\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a2b8948 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a2b8948\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e33f30\" data-id=\"4e33f30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674f3587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"674f3587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Can minors drink in Texas?<\/span><\/h2>\nThe short answer is &#8220;Yes,&#8221; but there are rules to it. A lot of people don&#8217;t know about this Texas alcohol law, but it&#8217;s there and it&#8217;s true. A minor can drink alcohol with a consenting adult family member under supervision. Texas is just one out of several <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/drinkingage.procon.org\/view.resource.php?resourceID=002591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">states<\/a><\/span> that allow this.\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">What counts as a legal consenting adult?<\/span><\/h3>\nTexas identifies a legal consenting adult as a family member age 18 years or older. This person can be the minor&#8217;s adult parent, guardian or spouse who is visibly present when the minor has an alcoholic beverage. Even though these adults can provide minors with alcohol, they\u00a0<em>cannot\u00a0<\/em>make it available to them.\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">What&#8217;s the difference between providing alcohol and making it available?<\/span><\/h3>\nProviding alcohol simply means that an adult literally hands the minor the alcoholic beverage. But making it available means that alcohol is out in the open where the minor has consent to have some whenever they want. Making alcohol available to minors is illegal and it&#8217;s punishable by a fine up to $4,000, jail time for up to a year or both. Upon conviction, violators will also have their\u00a0 driver&#8217;s license suspended for 180 days.\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What are the risks of letting a minor drink in Texas?<\/span><\/h2>\nAccording to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC), Texas holds parents\/adults civilly liable for damages caused by the intoxication of a minor younger than 18 if they knowingly provided alcohol or allowed alcohol to be served on property owned or leased by them and:\n<ul>\n \t<li>the minor is injured or dies as a result of drinking on the property.<\/li>\n \t<li>the underage person gets into a fight, falls and hurts him\/herself or is sexually assaulted.<\/li>\n \t<li>the minor attending the party damages someone else&#8217;s property.<\/li>\n \t<li>the underage person who is drinking on the property, leaves and is involved in a motor vehicle accident and causes injury to themselves or others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAdditionally, parents are responsible for the safety of minors under 18 years old whenever he\/she is on their property or on a property leased by them and under their care, custody and control.\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What are the Texas alcohol laws for minors?<\/span><\/h2>\nAccording to TABC, if minors under 21 years old:\n<ul>\n \t<li>possess or consume an alcoholic beverage<\/li>\n \t<li>buy or attempts to buy alcohol<\/li>\n \t<li>lie about their age to get alcohol<\/li>\n \t<li>operate a vehicle with any trace amount of alcohol in their system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nthen, they can receive:\n<ul>\n \t<li>a fine up to $500<\/li>\n \t<li>required attendance at an alcohol awareness class<\/li>\n \t<li>between 8 and 40 hours of community service<\/li>\n \t<li>between 30 and 180 days loss or denial of their drivers licenses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n&nbsp;\n<h3>You might also like&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/2coolservertraining.com\/serving-and-bartending-jobs-for-your-teen\/\">Serving and Bartending &#8211; Jobs for your teen<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/2coolservertraining.com\/can-you-buy-alcohol-on-sunday-in-texas\/\">Can you buy alcohol on Sunday in Texas?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/2coolservertraining.com\/8-ways-to-spot-a-fake-id\/\">8 ways to spot a fake ID<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">Want to learn more about Texas drinking laws?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Take our <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/school.2coolservertraining.com\/addcheckout\/1\">TABC Certification course<\/a><\/span><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>2Cool Server Training is an official and approved provider of TABC certification online licensed by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.<\/em><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc1c28a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc1c28a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-824a862\" data-id=\"824a862\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-407a6df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"407a6df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-57909d6\" data-id=\"57909d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6958f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d6958f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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