§ 6310.1. Selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverages to minors.
(a) Offense defined.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a person commits a misdemeanor of the third
degree if he intentionally and knowingly sells or intentionally and knowingly furnishes,
or purchases with the intent to sell or furnish, any liquor or malt or brewed beverages
to a person who is less than 21 years of age.
(b) Exceptions.--The provisions of this section shall not apply to any religious service or ceremony
which may be conducted in a private home or a place of worship where the amount of
wine served does not exceed the amount reasonably, customarily and traditionally required
as an integral part of the service or ceremony.
(c) Minimum penalty.--In addition to any other penalty imposed pursuant to this title or other statute,
a person who is convicted of violating subsection (a) shall be sentenced to pay a
fine of not less than $1,000 for the first violation and a fine of $2,500 for each
subsequent violation. There shall be no authority in any court to impose on an offender
any lesser sentence than the minimum sentence mandated by this subsection. No court
shall have the authority to suspend any sentence as defined in this section. Nothing
in this section shall prevent the sentencing court from imposing a sentence greater
than the minimum sentence mandated in this subsection. In no case shall the sentence
exceed the maximum sentence prescribed by law.
(Mar. 25, 1988, P.L.262, No.31, eff. 60 days)
1988 Amendment. Act 31 added section 6310.1.
Cross References. Section 6310.1 is referred to in section 6310.6 of this title.
Notes of Decisions
Commonwealth v. Scolieri, 813 A.2d 672 (Pa. 2002).
· cites it 16× “1(a) of the Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S. § 6310.1(a), entitled "Selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverages to minors," which the Commonwealth contends Joseph Scolieri (hereinafter, Appellant) violated.”
Commonwealth v. Gallagher, 924 A.2d 636 (Pa. 2007).
· cites it 4× “§ 2910, and furnishing alcoholic beverages to minors, 18 Pa.C.S. § 6310.1. The trial court sentenced Appellee to two to four years in prison for the luring conviction, followed by one year of probation for the furnishing alcohol conviction.”
Commonwealth v. Lawson, 759 A.2d 1 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2000).
· cites it 4× “" 18 Pa.C.S. § 6310.1 (emphasis added). Appellant argues that we should interpret the term `person' to mean an adult aged 21 or older.”
Orner v. Mallick, 639 A.2d 491 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1994).
· cites it 2× “We find that the trial court’s determination that Orner failed to establish the necessary element of causation was proper. The defendants, as the adult hosts of the graduation parties, had a duty to their minor guests, a duty acknowledged by our Supreme Court in Congini and,…”
Kapres v. Heller, 612 A.2d 987 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1992).
· cites it 2× “18 Pa.C.S. § 6310.1 (Purdon 1991). [6] It seems obvious that section 6310.”
Commonwealth v. Demshock, 854 A.2d 553 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2004).
“See 18 Pa.C.S. § 6310.1. While the police may have been investigating underage drinking when they knocked on Roland’s door, once an adult answered the door, there was evidence from which it could have been deduced that the appellant was guilty of furnishing alcohol to minors, a…”
Commonwealth v. Harvey, 666 A.2d 1108 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1995).
· cites it 3× “Next, Harvey contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions for furnishing malt or brewed beverages to minors under 18 Pa.C.S. § 6310.1. He asserts that the Commonwealth failed to prove one element of this offense, namely, that the beverages contained the…”
People v. Christopherson, 879 N.E.2d 1035 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007).
“242, ¶14, quoting 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. §6310.1 . As in the present case, the defendant in Lawson argued that the term “person” was limited to a person over the age of 21.”
Commonwealth v. Trunzo, 589 A.2d 1147 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1991).
“18 Pa.C.S. § 6310.1. The evidence at trial was that the appellant had purchased two cases of Coors beer for two minors.”
Christa Villarosa v. Twp. of North Coventry, 711 F. App'x 92 (3rd Cir. 2017).
“Here, the offense in question — furnishing alcohol to a minor — is committed when a person “intentionally and knowingly sells or intentionally and knowingly furnishes, or purchases with the intent to sell or furnish, any liquor or malt or brewed beverages to a person who is less…”
Commonwealth v. Pachipko, 677 A.2d 1247 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1996).
“Defendant improperly and unlawfully remains in custody on the charges of selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverages to minors 18 Pa.C.S. § 6310.1(a) in that: a. The commonwealth failed to provide any evidence or testimony from alleged minors Dennis R.”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6310.1(1) — 1 case
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6310.1(A) — 2 cases
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6310.1(a) — 18 cases
Commonwealth v. Scolieri, 813 A.2d 672 (Pa. 2002).
“1(a) of the Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S. § 6310.1(a), entitled "Selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverages to minors," which the Commonwealth contends Joseph Scolieri (hereinafter, Appellant) violated.”
Commonwealth v. Harvey, 666 A.2d 1108 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1995).
“Next, Harvey contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions for furnishing malt or brewed beverages to minors under 18 Pa.C.S. § 6310.1. He asserts that the Commonwealth failed to prove one element of this offense, namely, that the beverages contained the…”
Commonwealth v. Pachipko, 677 A.2d 1247 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1996).
“Defendant improperly and unlawfully remains in custody on the charges of selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverages to minors 18 Pa.C.S. § 6310.1(a) in that: a. The commonwealth failed to provide any evidence or testimony from alleged minors Dennis R.”
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