RCW 66.44.310

Minors frequenting off-limits area—Misrepresentation of age—Penalty—Classification of licensees.

Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Davis v. Department of Licensing (1999)

Most recently applied in Dodge City Saloon, Inc. v. Washington State Liquor Control Board (May 2012)

2007 c 370 s 12; 1998 c 126 s 14; 1997 c 321 s 53; 1994 c 201 s 8; 1981 1st ex.s. c 5 s 24; 1943 c 245 s 1 (adding new section 36-A to 1933 ex.s. c 62); Rem

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(1) Except as otherwise provided by RCW 66.44.316, 66.44.350, and 66.24.590, it shall be a misdemeanor:

(a) To serve or allow to remain in any area classified by the board as off-limits to any person under the age of twenty-one years;

(b) For any person under the age of twenty-one years to enter or remain in any area classified as off-limits to such a person, but persons under twenty-one years of age may pass through a restricted area in a facility holding a spirits, beer, and wine private club license;

(c) For any person under the age of twenty-one years to represent his or her age as being twenty-one or more years for the purpose of purchasing liquor or securing admission to, or remaining in any area classified by the board as off-limits to such a person.

(2) The Washington *state liquor control board shall have the power and it shall be its duty to classify licensed premises or portions of licensed premises as off-limits to persons under the age of twenty-one years of age.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.