Statute · California Business and Professions Code
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 25658.2 — Women and Minors
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 25658.2
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Business and Professions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2004-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) A parent or legal guardian who knowingly permits his or her child, or a person in the company of the child, or both, who are under the age of 18 years, to consume an alcoholic beverage or use a controlled substance at the home of the parent or legal guardian is guilty of misdemeanor if all…
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Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 25658.2 — Women and Minors is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) A parent or legal guardian who knowingly permits his or her child, or a person in the company of the child, or both, who are under the age of 18 years, to consume an alcoholic beverage or use a controlled substance at the home of the parent or legal guardian is guilty of misdemeanor if all of the following occur:
(1) As the result of the consumption of an alcoholic beverage or use of a controlled substance at the home of the parent or legal guardian, the child or other underage person has a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.05 percent or greater, as measured by a chemical test, or is under the influence of a controlled substance.
(2) The parent knowingly permits that child or other underage person, after leaving the parent’s or legal guardian’s home, to drive a vehicle.
(3) That child or underage person is found to have caused a traffic collision while driving the vehicle.
(b) A person who violates subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not to exceed one year, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both imprisonment and fine.