O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 3-3-24.1 (2019)

‘‘Bouncer’’ defined; admission of under 21 year olds into bar

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘bouncer’’ means an individual primarily performing duties related to verifying age for admittance, security, maintaining order, or safety, or a combination thereof.

(b) No person shall allow or require an individual under the age of 21 to serve as a bouncer on a premises or in an establishment where alcoholic beverages are dispensed, served, or sold pursuant to a license issued under this title.

(c) No individual under the age of 21 shall enter or be allowed to enter a bar unless he or she is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or spouse who is 21 years of age or older. This subsection shall not apply to an individual while he or she is attending a live musical concert or live presentation of the performing arts for which he or she has paid an admission charge.

History

Code 1981, § 3-3-24.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 578, § 3/HB 152.

Annotations

Editor’s notes. - This Code section formerly pertained to definitions and penalties. The former Code section was based

on Code 1933, § 5A-519, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 1269, § 25; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 3; Ga. L. 1994, p. 237, § 2, and was repealed by Ga. L. 2014, p. 187, § 1/HB 737, effective July 1, 2014.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: In the Interest of C. P., 458 S.E.2d 166 (Ga. Ct. App. 1995).

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In the Interest of C. P., 458 S.E.2d 166 (Ga. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 6× “The court based its conclusion that possession of alcohol may be either a delinquent act or an unruly act primarily upon OCGA § 3-3-24.1, which, until its recent amendment, dealt with entry by minors onto the premises of business establishments engaged in the retail sale of…”

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