North Carolina General Statutes 18B-129. No liability for refusal to sell or for holding documents
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 18B-129
- Alcoholic beverage: means any beverage containing at least one-half of one percent (0. See North Carolina General Statutes 18B-101
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, other organization or group, or other combination of individuals acting as a unit. See North Carolina General Statutes 18B-101
- Underage person: means a person who is less than the age legally required for purchase of the alcoholic beverage in question. See North Carolina General Statutes 18B-120
(a) No permittee or his agent or employee may be held liable for damages resulting from the refusal to sell or furnish an alcoholic beverage to a person who fails to show proper identification as described in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-302(d), or who appears to be an underage person.
(b) No permittee or his agent or employee may be held civilly liable if the permittee or his agent or employee holds a customer’s identification documents for a reasonable length of time in a good faith attempt to determine whether the customer is of legal age to purchase an alcoholic beverage, provided the permittee or his agent or employee informs the customer of the reason for his actions. (1983, c. 435, s. 37.)