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KRS 530.070: Unlawful transaction with minor in the third degree.

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  1. KRS Chapter 530

(1) A person is guilty of unlawful transaction with a minor in the third degree when:

(a) Acting other than as a retail licensee, he knowingly sells, gives, purchases or

procures any alcoholic or malt beverage in any form to or for a minor. The

defendant may p rove in exculpation that the sale was induced by the use of

false, fraudulent, or altered identification papers or other documents and that

the appearance and character of the purchaser were such that his age could not

have been ascertained by any other me ans and that the purchaser's appearance

and character indicated strongly that he was of legal age to purchase alcoholic

beverages. This subsection does not apply to a parent or guardian of the

minor;

(b) He knowingly induces, assists, or causes a minor to engage in any other

criminal activity;

(c) He knowingly induces, assists or causes a minor to become a habitual truant;

or

(d) He persistently and knowingly induces, assists or causes a minor to disobey

his parent or guardian.

(2) Unlawful transaction with a minor in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

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