106.06. PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL FOR A MINOR;  FURNISHING ALCOHOL TO A MINOR

Text of subsec. (a) as amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 437,

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            (a)  Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, a person commits an offense if he purchases an alcoholic beverage for or gives or makes available an alcoholic beverage to a minor with criminal negligence.

Text of subsec. (a) as amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934,

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            (a)  Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, 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.

            (b)  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.

            (c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.