GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

EXTRA SESSION 1994

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HOUSE BILL 213
Committee Substitute Favorable 3/3/94

Short Title:  ABC-Youths and Alcoholic Beverages.	(Public)
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February 14, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE JUVENILE LAW STUDY COMMISSION TO STUDY THE NEED TO PREVENT A MINOR UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE FROM FREQUENTING CERTAIN BUSINESSES UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  In addition to the powers and functions set forth in Article 58 of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes, the Juvenile Law Study Commission shall study the need to prevent a minor under 18 years of age unaccompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or custodian from entering or remaining in barrooms or lounges in which beer, wine, or alcoholic beverages are sold for on-premises consumption, or in billiard rooms. The Commission shall determine whether owners and managers of such establishments should be subject to criminal sanctions for allowing a minor unaccompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or custodian to enter or remain on the premises.  The Commission shall report its findings to the 1995 General Assembly.
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.