California § 25658.2. 25658.2. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 625, Sec. 1.)

California Statutes

§ 25658.2. — 25658.2. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 625, Sec. 1.)

California § 25658.2.

JurisdictionCalifornia

Code BPCBusiness and Professions Code - BPC

Div. 9.DIVISION 9. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Ch. 16.CHAPTER 16. Regulatory Provisions

Art. 3.ARTICLE 3. Women and Minors

This text of California § 25658.2. (25658.2. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 625, Sec. 1.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC Code § 25658.2. (2026).

Text

(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 o

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(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.