§ 20-5. Alcoholic beverages.

(a)

Public school grounds. It shall be unlawful for any person to transport or carry any alcoholic beverages, as defined in state law, onto any property of any public school operated by the county board of education or possess such on such school property, unless used by a teacher for educational purposes or if used in a religious ceremony or observance. Any such prohibited items shall be confiscated and, upon completion of its use as evidence, destroyed.

(b)

Intoxicated persons. No alcoholic beverage shall be sold, given or in any way furnished to any person in a noticeable state of intoxication.

(c)

Possession by minors. Except as otherwise authorized by state law:

(1)

No person knowingly, directly or through any other person shall furnish, cause to be furnished, or permit any person in such person's employ to furnish any alcoholic beverage to any person under 21 years of age;

(2)

No person under 21 years of age shall purchase or knowingly possess any alcoholic beverage;

(3)

No person under 21 years of age shall misrepresent such person's age in any manner whatsoever for the purpose of obtaining illegally any alcoholic beverage;

(4)

No person knowingly or intentionally shall act as an agent to purchase or acquire any alcoholic beverage for or on behalf of a person under 21 years of age; or

(5)

No person under 21 years of age shall misrepresent his identity or use any false identification for the purpose of purchasing or obtaining any alcoholic beverage.

(d)

Furnishing alcohol to inmates. No person, knowingly or intentionally, shall offer for sale, sell, barter, exchange, give, provide, or furnish alcoholic beverages to any person confined in any jail, penal institution, correctional institution, or other lawful place of confinement.

(Code 1998, § 13-106)

State law reference

Possession of alcoholic beverages on public school grounds prohibited, O.C.G.A. § 3-3-21.1; furnishing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated persons prohibited, O.C.G.A. § 3-3-22; furnishing alcoholic beverages to, possession of alcoholic beverages by, and purchase of alcoholic beverages by, persons under 21 years of age prohibited, O.C.G.A. § 3-3-23.