Sec. 04.16.060. Purchase by or delivery to persons under the age of 21.

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(a)A person under the age of 21 years may not purchase alcoholic beverages or solicit another to purchase alcoholic beverages for the person under the age of 21.

(b)A person may not influence the sale, gift, or service of an alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of 21 years, by misrepresenting the age of that person.

(c)A person may not order or receive an alcoholic beverage from a licensee, an agent or employee of the licensee, or another person, for the purpose of selling, giving, or serving it to a person under the age of 21 years.

(d)A person under the age of 21 years may not enter licensed premises where alcoholic beverages are sold and offer or present to a licensee or an agent or employee of the licensee a birth certificate or other written evidence of age, that is fraudulent or false or that is not actually the person's own, or otherwise misrepresent the person's age, for the purpose of inducing the licensee or an agent or employee of the licensee to sell, give, serve, or furnish alcoholic beverages contrary to law.

(e)A person under the age of 21 who is seeking to enter and remain in a licensed premises under AS 04.16.049 (a)(2) may not misrepresent the person's age or having obtained the consent of the parent or guardian required by that section.

(f)A person does not violate this section if the person performs an act proscribed under this section, the person performs that act at the request of a peace officer, the peace officer accompanies, supervises, or otherwise observes the person's act, and the purpose of the act is to assist in the enforcement of this section.

(g)A person who violates

(a)of this section commits the offense of purchase by a person under 21 years of age.

(h)A person who violates

(b)or

(c)of this section commits the offense of delivery to a person under 21 years of age.

(i)Purchase by a person under 21 years of age is a violation and is punishable by a fine of $500.

(j)Delivery to a person under 21 years of age is a violation and is punishable by a fine of $500.

(k)For a person under 21 years of age who commits an offense under

(g)of this section, the violation must be charged and filed with the court as a separate case and may not be combined or joined with any other minor offense or criminal charge in one action at the time of filing. A court may reduce the fine to $50 for a person who has not more than one previous violation or to $250 for a person who has two or more previous violations if the person provides the court, not later than six months after a judgment of conviction is entered, with proof of completion of

(1)an alcohol safety action program or a juvenile alcohol safety action program developed, designated, or approved by the Department of Health under AS 47.37 ; or

(2)a community diversion panel.