(a) Notwithstanding Section 26-1-1, it shall be unlawful for an individual less than 21 years of age to attempt to purchase, purchase, consume, possess, or transport any alcoholic beverage within the State of Alabama.
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Nothing in this section shall prevent an individual who is less than 21 years of age from being employed by a licensee of the board, provided the individual may not handle, transport, serve, or dispense alcoholic beverages, except as authorized under subsection (c), and a representative of the licensee who is 21 years of age or older must be in attendance at all times the individual is working.(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a):
(1) An individual who is 18, 19, or 20 years of age and is employed by a restaurant or a hotel that is a restaurant or special retail licensee may serve alcoholic beverages, provided all of the following conditions are met:
a. The employee is working within the scope of his or her employment as a server or a busser.b. The employee may not work as a bartender and may not pour or dispense alcoholic beverages or deliver alcoholic beverages to a guest room.c. The restaurant or hotel that is a restaurant or special retail licensee is annually certified as a responsible vendor under the Alabama Responsible Vendor Act as provided in Chapter 10. Responsible vendor training or testing for these licensees may be conducted online by computer, in a classroom, or by live trainers. Any online training must include employee testing to pass. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require an in-person test administrator or proctor.(2) An individual under 21 years of age who is employed by a wholesale licensee or an off-premises retail licensee may handle, transport, or sell alcoholic beverages, provided the employee is working within the scope of his or her employment.(d) The board may levy a civil penalty, up to and including suspension or revocation of the license, against any licensee who requests or requires as a condition of employment an employee under the age of 21 years to handle, transport, serve, or dispense alcoholic beverages in a manner that violates this section, as follows:
(1) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for a first offense.(2) Five hundred dollars ($500) for a second offense.(3) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for a third or subsequent offense.
