California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §25665: Any licensee under an on-sale license issued for public premises, as defined in Section 23039, who permits a person under the age of 21 years to enter and remain in the licensed premises without lawfu

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A bar/liquor licensee who allows underage persons to enter and stay on premises without lawful business commits a misdemeanor. An underage person who enters such premises without lawful business also commits a misdemeanor, with a mandatory minimum $200 fine.

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Any licensee under an on-sale license issued for public premises, as defined in Section 23039, who permits a person under the age of 21 years to enter and remain in the licensed premises without lawful business therein is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person under the age of 21 years who enters and remains in the licensed public premises without lawful business therein is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200), no part of which shall be suspended.

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