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Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.06 (2026)

Purchase Of Alcohol For A Minor; Furnishing Alcohol To A Minor

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Sec. 106.06. PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL FOR A MINOR; FURNISHING ALCOHOL TO A MINOR. (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a person commits an offense if the person purchases an alcoholic beverage for or gives an alcoholic beverage to a minor.

(b) A person may purchase an alcoholic beverage for or give an alcoholic beverage to a minor if the person is:

(1) the minor's adult parent, guardian, or spouse, or an adult in whose custody the minor has been committed by a court, and is visibly present when the minor possesses or consumes the alcoholic beverage; or

(2) a person lawfully providing an alcoholic beverage to a minor under Section 106.16.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c-1) An offense under this section is a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person purchased an alcoholic beverage for or gave an alcoholic beverage to a minor who, as a result of the consumption of the alcoholic beverage, caused another person to suffer serious bodily injury or death.

(d) A judge, acting under Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, who places a defendant charged with an offense under this section on community supervision under that chapter shall, if the defendant committed the offense at a gathering where participants were involved in the abuse of alcohol, including binge drinking or forcing or coercing individuals to consume alcohol, in addition to any other condition imposed by the judge:

(1) require the defendant to:

(A) perform community service for not less than 20 or more than 40 hours; and

(B) attend an alcohol awareness program approved under Section 106.115; and

(2) order the Department of Public Safety to suspend the driver's license or permit of the defendant or, if the defendant does not have a driver's license or permit, to deny the issuance of a driver's license or permit to the defendant for 180 days.

(e) Community service ordered under Subsection (d) is in addition to any community service ordered by the judge under Article 42A.304, Code of Criminal Procedure, and must be related to education about or prevention of misuse of alcohol if programs or services providing that education are available in the community in which the court is located. If programs or services providing that education are not available, the court may order community service that the court considers appropriate for rehabilitative purposes.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 514, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 437, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 79, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1013, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1097, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 842 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1243 (S.B. 1331), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 514 (H.B. 909), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.01, eff. January 1, 2017.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 420), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 420), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1987–2025 · leading case: Reeder v. Daniel, 61 S.W.3d 359 (Tex. 2001).
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Reeder v. Daniel, 61 S.W.3d 359 (Tex. 2001). · cites it 6× “Beard , I would decline to impose a common-law duty on Reeder to control Lawson's behavior.”
Smith v. Merritt, 940 S.W.2d 602 (Tex. 1997). · cites it 8× “2d at 459-60 ; TEX. ALCO. BEV.CODE § 106.06. The Smiths filed an application for writ of error with this Court, reasserting their claims that the lake house owners and Robert Barbee were liable in negligence and negligence per se.”
Graves v. State, 307 S.W.3d 483 (Tex. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “Tex. Alco. Bev.Code Ann. § 106.06 (Vernon 2007); see McGee v.”
Century Sur. Co. v. Ajredin Deari, 893 F.3d 328 (5th Cir. 2018). · cites it 2× “" Tex. Alco. Bev. Code Ann. § 106.06 (a) ; see id.”
Daniel v. Reeder, 16 S.W.3d 491 (Tex. App. 2000). · cites it 10× “at 607-08; TEX. ALCO. BEV.CODE ANN. § 106.06(a). Accordingly, we hold a violation of TEX.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Nail, 305 S.W.3d 673 (Tex. App. 2010). “See Tex. Alco. Bev.Code Ann. § 106.06 (West 2007).”
State v. Boseman, 805 S.W.2d 922 (Tex. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “In a part of the complaint it was revealed that the complaint was based on Tex.Alco.Bev.Code Ann. § 106.06 (Vernon 1978).”
Kovar v. Krampitz, 941 S.W.2d 249 (Tex. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “Tex. Alco.Bev.Code Ann. § 106.06(a) (Vernon 1995) (emphasis added).”
Chapa v. Club Corp. of Am., 737 S.W.2d 427 (Tex. App. 1987). “Appellants assert that appellees are negligent due to their unexcused violation of Tex.Alco.Bev.Code Ann. § 106.06 (1978), which provides: (a) .”
Ryan v. Friesenhahn, 911 S.W.2d 113 (Tex. App. 1995). “See TexAlco.Bev.Code Ann. § 106.06(a) (Vernon Supp.”
Smith v. Merritt, 929 S.W.2d 456 (Tex. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “” Tex. AlCO.Bev.Code Ann. § 106.06. It is noted that in Texas in all other respects, a person reaches majority at age eighteen.”
Dorris v. Price, 22 S.W.3d 42 (Tex. App. 2000). “Appellants also urge us to adopt a negligence per se cause of action for those who provide alcohol to a guest under the age of 18 in violation of TEX. ALCO.BEV.CODE ANN. § 106.06 (Vernon Supp.”
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— Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.06(a) — 7 cases
Smith v. Merritt, 940 S.W.2d 602 (Tex. 1997). “2d at 459-60 ; TEX. ALCO. BEV.CODE § 106.06. The Smiths filed an application for writ of error with this Court, reasserting their claims that the lake house owners and Robert Barbee were liable in negligence and negligence per se.”
Daniel v. Reeder, 16 S.W.3d 491 (Tex. App. 2000). “at 607-08; TEX. ALCO. BEV.CODE ANN. § 106.06(a). Accordingly, we hold a violation of TEX.”
Kovar v. Krampitz, 941 S.W.2d 249 (Tex. App. 1997). “Tex. Alco.Bev.Code Ann. § 106.06(a) (Vernon 1995) (emphasis added).”
Ryan v. Friesenhahn, 911 S.W.2d 113 (Tex. App. 1995). “See TexAlco.Bev.Code Ann. § 106.06(a) (Vernon Supp.”
Allen Frick v. Jonathan Jergins (Tex. App. 2022).
— Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.06(b) — 1 case
Daniel v. Reeder, 16 S.W.3d 491 (Tex. App. 2000). “at 607-08; TEX. ALCO. BEV.CODE ANN. § 106.06(a). Accordingly, we hold a violation of TEX.”
— Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.06(c) — 2 cases
Reeder v. Daniel, 61 S.W.3d 359 (Tex. 2001). “Beard , I would decline to impose a common-law duty on Reeder to control Lawson's behavior.”
Smith v. Merritt, 940 S.W.2d 602 (Tex. 1997). “2d at 459-60 ; TEX. ALCO. BEV.CODE § 106.06. The Smiths filed an application for writ of error with this Court, reasserting their claims that the lake house owners and Robert Barbee were liable in negligence and negligence per se.”
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