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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>60183</law_id><section_number>4.1-306</section_number><catch_line>Purchasing alcoholic beverages for one to whom they may not be sold; penalty; forfeiture</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="4.1">Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Alcoholic Beverage Control Act</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Prohibited Practices; Penalties; Procedural Matters</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Prohibited Practices Generally</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any person who purchases <span class="dictionary">alcoholic beverages</span> for another person, and at the time of such purchase knows or has reason to believe that the person for whom the alcoholic beverage was purchased was (i) interdicted, or (ii) <span class="dictionary">intoxicated</span>, is guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. <a id="paragraph-220179" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/4.1-306/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1"><p><span class="prefix-number">A1.</span> Any person who purchases for, or otherwise gives, provides, or assists in the provision of <span class="dictionary">alcoholic beverages</span> to another person, when he knows or has reason to know that such person was less than 21 years of age, except (i) pursuant to subdivisions 1 through 7 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Exemptions from licensure" href="/4.1-200/">4.1-200</a>; (ii) where <span class="dictionary">possession</span> of the <span class="dictionary">alcoholic beverages</span> by a person less than 21 years of age is due to such person&#x2019;s making a delivery of <span class="dictionary">alcoholic beverages</span> in pursuance of his employment or an <span class="dictionary">order</span> of his parent; or (iii) by any state, federal, or local <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officer when <span class="dictionary">possession</span> of an alcoholic beverage is necessary in the performance of his duties, is guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. <a id="paragraph-220180" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/4.1-306/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> In addition to any other <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> authorized by <span class="dictionary">law</span>, any person found guilty of a violation of this section shall have his license to operate a motor vehicle suspended for a period of not more than one year. The <span class="dictionary">court</span>, in its discretion, may authorize any person convicted of a violation of this section the use of a restricted permit to operate a motor vehicle in accordance with the provisions of subsection D of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Delinquent children; loss of driving privileges for alcohol, firearm, and drug offenses; truancy" href="/16.1-278.9/">16.1-278.9</a> or subsection E of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Probation, education, and rehabilitation of person charged or convicted; person convicted under law of another state or federal law" href="/18.2-271.1/">18.2-271.1</a>. <a id="paragraph-220181" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/4.1-306/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">alcoholic beverages</span> purchased in violation of this section shall be deemed contraband and forfeited to the Commonwealth in accordance with &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Confiscation proceedings; disposition of forfeited articles" href="/4.1-338/">4.1-338</a>. <a id="paragraph-220182" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/4.1-306/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 4-73; 1970, c. 686; 1993, c. 866; 2005, cc. 895, 898; 2006, c. 87; 2011, c. 31.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
