District of Columbia § 25-784 Sale or distribution of beverages by minor prohibited.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 25-784 — Sale or distribution of beverages by minor prohibited.

District of Columbia § 25-784

Title 25Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]

Ch. 7Standards of Operation.

Subch. IXMinors and Intoxicated Persons.

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Bluebook

D.C. Code § 25-784 (2026).

Text

(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a licensee shall not allow any person under 21 years of age to sell, give, furnish, or distribute an alcoholic beverage.

(b)A licensee may allow an employee who is 18 years of age or older to sell, serve, deliver, or pour an alcoholic beverage ; provided, that no employee under 21 years of age shall serve as a bartender.

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Legislative History

Jan. 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 331, ch. 4, §§ 20, 25; Aug. 27, 1935, 49 Stat. 901, ch. 756, §§ 10, 12; June 29, 1953, 67 Stat. 104, ch. 159, § 404(g); Dec. 8, 1970, 84 Stat. 1393, Pub. L. 91-535, § 3(b); Sept. 29, 1982, D.C. Law 4-157, § 12, 29 DCR 3617; Sept. 26, 1984, D.C. Law 5-106, § 2, 31 DCR 3381; Feb. 24, 1987, D.C. Law 6-178, § 2(a), (b), 33 DCR 7654; Mar. 7, 1987, D.C. Law 6-217, §§ 12, 13, 34 DCR 907; Sept. 11, 1993, D.C. Law 10-12, § 2(c), 40 DCR 4020; May 24, 1994, D.C. Law 10-122, § 2(i), 41 DCR 1658; May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959