North Carolina Statutes
§ 18B-305 — Other prohibited sales
North Carolina § 18B-305
JurisdictionNorth Carolina
Ch. 18BRegulation of Alcoholic Beverages
Art. 3Sale, Possession, and Consumption
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Bluebook
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-305 (2026).
Text
(a)Sale to Intoxicated Person. - It shall be unlawful for a permittee or his employee or for an ABC store employee to knowingly sell or give alcoholic beverages to any person who is intoxicated.
(b)Discretion for Seller. - Any person authorized to sell alcoholic beverages under this Chapter may, in his discretion, refuse to sell to anyone. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly buy alcoholic beverages for someone who has been refused the right to purchase under this subsection.
(c)Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, no permittee may refuse to sell alcoholic beverages to a person solely based on that person's race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability.
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Legislative History
(1937, c. 49, ss. 11, 15; c. 411; 1971, c. 872, s. 1; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1138, s. 5; 1981, c. 412, s. 2; 1999-462, s. 5.)
Nearby Sections
15
§ 18B-100
Purpose of Chapter§ 18B-1000
Definitions concerning establishments§ 18B-1001
Kinds of ABC permits; places eligible§ 18B-1001.1
Authorization of wine shipper permit§ 18B-1001.2
Additional wine shipping requirements§ 18B-1001.3
Authorization of wine shipper packager permit§ 18B-1001.4
Authorization of delivery service permit§ 18B-1002
Special one-time permits§ 18B-1002.1
Special auction permit§ 18B-1003
Responsibilities of permittee§ 18B-1004
Hours for sale and consumption§ 18B-1005
Conduct on licensed premises§ 18B-1005.1
Sexually explicit conduct on licensed premises§ 18B-1006
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Bluebook (online)
North Carolina § 18B-305, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nc/18B-305.