Selling Alcohol to a Minor Lawyer Fort Worth,
Arlington, Tarrant County

If you or a loved one has been arrested, charged or are under investigation for Selling Alcohol to a Minor, Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor, or Making Alcohol Available to a Minor in Tarrant County, a fundamental key to an effective defense of the charges is to hire an experienced criminal lawyer to represent you. Our goal in every Selling Alcohol to a Minor case is to fully investigate every aspect of the case, develop an effective and aggressive defense strategy, and achieve the best possible outcome for your case.

Experienced Selling Alcohol to a Minor Criminal Defense Attorneys
With over 45 years of combined legal experience in defending clients charged with Selling or Making Alcohol Available to a Minor in Tarrant County, we have the experience, knowledge, expertise, and proven record to provide our clients with the best possible defense.

Tarrant County Sell Make Alcohol Available to a Minor Case Results
Listed below are recent Selling or Making Alcohol Available to a Minor cases in Tarrant County in which the criminal defense lawyers at Kennedy & Kennedy have obtained favorable results for our clients.

Please note that these results are not indicative of a guaranteed result as every criminal case is unique and requires individual evaluation.

State of Texas v. A.E.M.
Offense: Sell/Make Alcohol Available to a Minor
Court: County Criminal Court 2, Tarrant County
Result: Case DISMISSED

State of Texas v. A.P.
Offense: Sell/Make Alcohol Available to a Minor
Court: County Criminal Court 10, Tarrant County
Result: Case DISMISSED

State of Texas v. M.R.H.
Offense: Sell/Make Alcohol Available to a Minor
Court: County Criminal Court 3, Tarrant County
Result: Case REDUCED to Class C Misdemeanor

Penalties for Selling Alcohol to a Minor
If you have been charged or are under investigation for Selling Alcohol to a Minor, you may be facing serious penalties. According to Texas law, a person commits an offense if with criminal negligence he sells an alcoholic beverage to a minor. Selling Alcohol to a Minor is considered a Class A Misdemeanor and carries a possible penalty of up to 1 year in Jail and fines of up to $4,000.

Defenses for Selling Alcohol to a Minor
The law does not require that a person over 21 provide any identification to purchase alcohol in Texas. But since store clerks, waitresses, and bartenders can be held criminally liable for selling to a minor, they often require a government issued photo ID, to prove that the person really is 21 years of age or older.

Section 106.03 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code states that a person who sells a minor an alcoholic beverage does not commit an offense if the minor falsely represents himself to be 21 years old or older by displaying an apparently valid proof of identification that contains a physical description and photograph consistent with the minor's appearance, purports to establish that the minor is 21 years of age or older, and was issued by a governmental agency.

Penalties for Furnishing or Making Alcohol Available to a Minor
Texas law provides that a person commits an offense if he purchases an alcoholic beverage for or gives or with criminal negligence makes available an alcoholic beverage to a minor. Furnishing or Making Alcohol Available to a Minor is considered a Class A Misdemeanor and carries a possible penalty of up to 1 year in Jail and fines of up to $4,000.

The proof of identification could be a driver's license or identification card issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety, a United States passport, a military identification card, or any other photo ID issued by a state or the federal government.

Defenses for Furnishing or Making Alcohol Available to a Minor
Section 106.06 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code provides that a person may purchase an alcoholic beverage for or give an alcoholic beverage to a minor if he is the minor's adult parent, guardian, or spouse, or an adult in whose custody the minor has been committed by a court, and he is visibly present when the minor possesses or consumes the alcoholic beverage.

If you or a loved one is in need of a Tarrant County criminal defense attorney for Selling or Making Alcohol Available to a Minor charges, contact us at (817) 460-4500 to discuss the specific facts of your case.