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BPC § 25658.2

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Business and Professions Code - BPC
  2. DIVISION 9. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES [23000. - 25762.]
  3. CHAPTER 16. Regulatory Provisions [25600. - 25692.]
  4. ARTICLE 3. Women and Minors [25657. - 25668.]

(a) A parent or legal guardian who knowingly permits his or her child, or a person in the company of the child, or both, who are under the age of 18 years, to consume an alcoholic beverage or use a controlled substance at the home of the parent or legal guardian is guilty of misdemeanor if all of the following occur:

(1) As the result of the consumption of an alcoholic beverage or use of a controlled substance at the home of the parent or legal guardian, the child or other underage person has a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.05 percent or greater, as measured by a chemical test, or is under the influence of a controlled substance.

(2) The parent knowingly permits that child or other underage person, after leaving the parent’s or legal guardian’s home, to drive a vehicle.

(3) That child or underage person is found to have caused a traffic collision while driving the vehicle.

(b) A person who violates subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not to exceed one year, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both imprisonment and fine.

Collected 2026-09-14T05:56:33Z. Source file · JSON

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