Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-86a

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 30-86a - Statement from purchaser as to age

(a) For the purposes of section 30-86, any permittee shall require any person whose age is in question to fill out and sign a statement in the following form on one occasion when each such person makes a purchase:

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I, ...., hereby represent to ...., a permittee of the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, that I am over the age of 21 years, having been born on ...., 19.. or 20.., at ..... This statement is made to induce said permittee to sell or otherwise furnish alcoholic beverages to the undersigned. I understand that title 30 of the general statutes prohibits the sale of alcoholic liquor to any person who is not twenty-one years of age.

I understand that I am subject to a fine of one hundred dollars for the first offense and not more than two hundred fifty dollars for each subsequent offense for wilfully misrepresenting my age for the purposes set forth in this statement.

.... (Name)

.... (Address)

Such statement once taken shall be applicable both to the particular sale in connection with which such statement was taken, as well as to all future sales at the same premises, and shall have full force and effect under subsection (b) of this section as to every subsequent sale or purchase. Such statement shall be printed upon appropriate forms to be furnished by the permittee and approved by the Department of Consumer Protection or electronically displayed by the permittee on an electronic device that is capable of allowing the person whose age is in question to electronically fill out and sign such statement. If such statement is filled out and signed in paper form, such statement shall be kept on file on the permit premises, alphabetically indexed, in a suitable file box, and shall be open to inspection by the department or any of the department's agents or inspectors at any reasonable time. If such statement is filled out and signed in electronic form, such statement shall be stored in an electronic medium that is immediately accessible from the permit premises, alphabetically indexed, and shall be in an electronic format that is accessible to the department or any of the department's agents or inspectors at any reasonable time. Any person who makes any false statement on a form signed by such person as required by this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for the first offense and not more than two hundred fifty dollars for each subsequent offense.

(b) In any case where such a statement has been procured and the permittee is subsequently charged with serving or furnishing alcoholic beverages to a minor, if such permittee, in proceedings before any court of this state or the Department of Consumer Protection, introduces such statement in evidence and shows that the evidence presented to him to establish the age of the purchaser was such as would convince a reasonable man, no penalty shall be imposed on such permittee.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-86a

(1963, P.A. 358, S. 2, 3; February, 1965, P.A. 149; 1967, P.A. 331; 1972, P.A. 127, S. 58; P.A. 77-614, S. 165, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 80, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 170, 199, 348; P.A. 82-68, S. 4, 11; P.A. 83-508, S. 3; P.A. 85-264, S. 2, 4; P.A. 93-139 , S. 65 ; P.A. 95-195 , S. 77 , 83 ; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146 (d); P.A. 04-169 , S. 17 ; 04-189 , S. 1 ; P.A. 05-288 , S. 133 .)

Amended by P.A. 24-0142,S. 73 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 6/6/2024.

Cited. 207 Conn. 88 . Prior to 1967 amendment, statement must be obtained from purchaser each time purchase made. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 170.