Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.04 · Chapter 106. PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGE
CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY A MINOR.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A minor commits an offense if he consumes an alcoholic beverage.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the alcoholic beverage was consumed in the visible presence of the minor's adult parent, guardian, or spouse.
(c) An offense under this section is punishable as provided by Section 106.071.
(d) A minor who commits an offense under this section and who has been previously convicted twice or more of offenses under this section is not eligible for deferred disposition. For the purposes of this subsection:
(1) an adjudication under Title 3, Family Code, that the minor engaged in conduct described by this section is considered a conviction of an offense under this section; and
(2) an order of deferred disposition for an offense alleged under this section is considered a conviction of an offense under this section.
(e) Subsection (a) does not apply to a minor who:
(1) requested emergency medical assistance in response to the possible alcohol overdose of the minor or another person;
(2) was the first person to make a request for medical assistance under Subdivision (1); and
(3) if the minor requested emergency medical assistance for the possible alcohol overdose of another person:
(A) remained on the scene until the medical assistance arrived; and
(B) cooperated with medical assistance and law enforcement personnel.
(f) Except as provided by Subsection (g), Subsection (a) does not apply to a minor who reports the sexual assault of the minor or another person, or is the victim of a sexual assault reported by another person, to:
(1) a health care provider treating the victim of the sexual assault;
(2) an employee of a law enforcement agency, including an employee of a campus police department of an institution of higher education; or
(3) the Title IX coordinator of an institution of higher education or another employee of the institution responsible for responding to reports of sexual assault.
(g) A minor is entitled to raise the defense provided by Subsection (f) in the prosecution of an offense under this section only if the minor is in violation of this section at the time of the commission of a sexual assault that is:
(1) reported by the minor under Subsection (f); or
(2) committed against the minor and reported by another person under Subsection (f).
(h) A minor who commits a sexual assault that is reported under Subsection (f) is not entitled to raise the defense provided by Subsection (f) in the prosecution of the minor for an offense under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 514, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 163, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 77, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1013, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1207, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 842 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1243 (S.B. 1331), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (S.B. 966), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AL/htm/AL.106.htm
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Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.04. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Alcoholic Beverage Code
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.071PUNISHMENT FOR ALCOHOL-RELATED OFFENSE BY MINOR.Printed as Section 106.02, 106.025, 106.04, 106.05, or 106.07
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.115ALCOHOL AWARENESS PROGRAM; LICENSE SUSPENSION.Printed as Section 106.02, 106.025, 106.04, 106.041, 106.05, or 106.07
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.13SANCTIONS AGAINST RETAILER.Printed as Section 106.04 or 106.05
Code of Criminal Procedure
Family Code
- Tex. Fam. Code § 53.03DEFERRED PROSECUTION.Printed as Section 106.02, 106.025, 106.04, 106.041, 106.05, or 106.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code | Section 106.04 or 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code
- Tex. Fam. Code § 54.047ALCOHOL OR DRUG RELATED OFFENSE.Printed as Section 106.02, 106.025, 106.04, 106.041, 106.05, or 106.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code
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