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(2)consume meals;and <br />(3)attend social functions that are held in a portion of the establishment where liquor is not sold. <br />Subd.5.Misrepresentation of age.It is unlawful for a person under the age of 21 years to claim to be <br />21 years old or older for the purpose of purchasing alcoholic beverages. <br />Subd.5a.Attainment of age.With respect to purchasing,possessing,consuming,selling,furnishing, <br />and serving alcoholic beverages,a person is not 21 years of age until 8:00 a.m.on the day of that person's <br />21st birthday. <br />Subd.6.Proof of age;defense;seizure of false identification.(a)Proof of age for purchasing or <br />consuming alcoholic beverages may be established only by one of the following: <br />(1)a valid driver's license or identification card issued by Minnesota,another state,or a province of <br />Canada,and including the photograph and date of birth of the licensed person; <br />(2)a valid military identification card issued by the United States Department of Defense; <br />(3)a valid passport issued by the United States; <br />(4)a valid instructional permit issued under section 171.05 to a person of legal age to purchase alcohol <br />which includes a photograph and the date of birth of the person issued the permit;or <br />(5)in the case of a foreign national,by a valid passport. <br />(b)In a prosecution under subdivision 2,clause (1),it is a defense for the defendant to prove by a <br />preponderance of the evidence that the defendant reasonably and in good faith relied upon representations <br />of proof of age authorized in paragraph (a)in selling,bartering,furnishing,or giving the alcoholic beverage. <br />(c)A licensed retailer or municipal liquor store may seize a form of identification listed under paragraph <br />(a)if the retailer or municipal liquor store has reasonable grounds to believe that the form of identification <br />has been altered or falsified or is being used to violate any law.A retailer or municipal liquor store that <br />seizes a form of identification as authorized under this paragraph must deliver it to a law enforcement agency, <br />within 24 hours of seizing it. <br />Subd.7.[Repealed,1989 c 351 s 19] <br />Subd.8.Prosecution;immunity.(a)A person is not subject to prosecution under subdivision 1, <br />paragraph (a),clause (2),or subdivision 3,if the person contacts a 911 operator to report that the person or <br />another person is in need of medical assistance for an immediate health or safety concern,provided that the <br />person who initiates contact is the first person to make such a report,provides a name and contact information, <br />remains on the scene until assistance arrives,and cooperates with the authorities at the scene. <br />(b)The person who receives medical assistance shall also be immune from prosecution under paragraph <br />(a). <br />(c)Paragraph (a)also applies to one or two persons acting in concert with the person initiating contact <br />provided that all the requirements of paragraph (a)are met. <br />History:1985 c 305 art 7 s 3;1986 c 330 s 6;1986 c 444;1987 c 152 art 1 s 1;1989 c 301 s 13,14; <br />1990 c 602 art 5 s 2-4;1991 c 68 s 1;1991 c 249 s 20;1993 c 347 s 21;1993 c 350 s 13;1994 c 615 s 21; <br />1995 c 185 s 7;1995 c 186 s 67;1996 c 323 s 4;1996 c 442 s 24;1Sp1997 c 2 s 57;1999 c 202 s 7;2000 <br />c 472 s 3;2005 c 131 s 7;2013 c 112 s 1;2015 c 9 art 2 s 6 <br />Copyright ©2017 by the Revisor of Statutes,State of Minnesota.All Rights Reserved. <br />2MINNESOTASTATUTES2017340A.503