{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"25658.2","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 25658.2","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES [23000. - 25762.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-9"},{"name":"CHAPTER 16. Regulatory Provisions [25600. - 25692.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-9/chapter-16"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Women and Minors [25657. - 25668.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-9/chapter-16/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 625, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 2004.","effective":"2004-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A parent or legal guardian who knowingly permits his or her child, or a person in the company of the child, or both, who are under the age of 18 years, to consume an alcoholic beverage or use a controlled substance at the home of the parent or legal guardian is guilty of misdemeanor if all of the following occur:</p><p>(1) As the result of the consumption of an alcoholic beverage or use of a controlled substance at the home of the parent or legal guardian, the child or other underage person has a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.05 percent or greater, as measured by a chemical test, or is under the influence of a controlled substance.</p><p>(2) The parent knowingly permits that child or other underage person, after leaving the parent’s or legal guardian’s home, to drive a vehicle.</p><p>(3) That child or underage person is found to have caused a traffic collision while driving the vehicle.</p><p>(b) A person who violates subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not to exceed one year, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both imprisonment and fine.</p>","text":"(a) A parent or legal guardian who knowingly permits his or her child, or a person in the company of the child, or both, who are under the age of 18 years, to consume an alcoholic beverage or use a controlled substance at the home of the parent or legal guardian is guilty of misdemeanor if all of the following occur: (1) As the result of the consumption of an alcoholic beverage or use of a controlled substance at the home of the parent or legal guardian, the child or other underage person has a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.05 percent or greater, as measured by a chemical test, or is under the influence of a controlled substance. (2) The parent knowingly permits that child or other underage person, after leaving the parent’s or legal guardian’s home, to drive a vehicle. (3) That child or underage person is found to have caused a traffic collision while driving the vehicle. (b) A person who violates subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not to exceed one year, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both imprisonment and fine.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/women-and-minors-25658-2","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}