An Act To Increase the Penalty for an Adult Who Provides Alcohol to a Minor Involved in a Fatal Accident
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0926
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: CROCKETT, HAMPER, DAVIS, JACKSON, WINSOR
Amends: 28-A MRSA §2081

Legislative Document 
No. 926 
H.P. 650 
House of Representatives, March 7, 2013 
An Act To Increase the Penalty for an Adult Who Provides Alcohol 
to a Minor Involved in a Fatal Accident 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative CROCKETT of Bethel. 
Cosponsored by Senator HAMPER of Oxford and 
Representatives: DAVIS of Sangerville, JACKSON of Oxford, WINSOR of Norway. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  28-A MRSA §2081, sub-§1, ¶¶A and B, as amended by PL 2005, c. 
292, §1, are further amended to read: 
A.  Procure, or in any way aid or assist in procuring, furnish, give, sell or deliver 
liquor for or to a minor.  The following penalties apply to violations of this 
paragraph. 
(1)  A person who violates this paragraph commits a Class D crime. 
(2)  A person who violates this paragraph commits a Class D crime for which a 
fine of not less than $500 may be imposed, none of which may be suspended, if 
the violation involves a minor who is less than 18 years of age. 
(3)  A person who violates this paragraph after having been previously convicted 
of violating this paragraph or paragraph B within a 6-year period commits a Class 
D crime for which a fine of not less than $1,000 may be imposed, none of which 
may be suspended. 
(4)  A person who violates this paragraph after having been previously convicted 
of violating this paragraph or paragraph B 2 or more times within a 6-year period 
commits a Class D crime for which a fine of not less than $1,500 may be 
imposed, none of which may be suspended. 
(5)  A person who violates this paragraph commits a Class C crime if the 
consumption of liquor by the minor in fact causes serious bodily injury to or 
death of the minor or any other individual.  For purposes of this subsection, 
"serious bodily injury" has the same meaning as set out in Title 17-A, section 2, 
subsection 23;. 
(6)  A person who violates this paragraph commits a Class B crime if the 
consumption of liquor by the minor in fact causes the death of the minor or any 
other individual; 
B.  Allow a minor under that person's control or in a place under that person's control 
to possess or consume liquor.  The following penalties apply to violations of this 
paragraph. 
(1)  A person who violates this paragraph commits a Class D crime. 
(2)  A person who violates this paragraph commits a Class D crime for which a 
fine of not less than $1,000 may be imposed, none of which may be suspended, if 
the violation involves a minor who is less than 18 years of age. 
(3)  A person who violates this paragraph after having been previously convicted 
of violating this paragraph or paragraph A within a 6-year period commits a 
Class D crime for which a fine of not less than $2,000 may be imposed, none of 
which may be suspended. 
(5)  A person who violates this paragraph commits a Class C crime if the 
consumption of liquor by the minor in fact causes serious bodily injury to or 
death of the minor or any other individual.  For purposes of this subsection, 
"serious bodily injury" has the same meaning as set out in Title 17-A, section 2, 
subsection 23;. 
(6)  A person who violates this paragraph commits a Class B crime if the 
consumption of liquor by the minor in fact causes the death of the minor or any 
other individual; 
SUMMARY 
This bill changes from Class C to Class B the crime of furnishing liquor to a minor if 
the consumption of the liquor causes the death of the minor or another individual.