PURCHASE FURNISH ALCOHOL TO A MINORTexas Alcoholic Beverage Code (ABC) § 106.06(c)

Purchase Furnish Alcohol to a Minor is a Class A misdemeanor under Texas ABC § 106.06(c).

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code § 106.06 makes it an offense to purchase an alcoholic beverage for a minor, to give an alcoholic beverage to a minor, or, with criminal negligence, to make an alcoholic beverage available to a minor. A minor for alcohol purposes is a person under 21 years of age. As the statute is written, criminal negligence attaches to the making-available theory, while the purchasing and giving theories are stated without a separate express mental state. The statute contains a family exception: an adult parent, guardian, or spouse of the minor — or an adult in whose custody a court has committed the minor — may furnish alcohol when that adult is visibly present while the minor possesses or consumes it. Subsection (c), cited in the court record, is the provision classifying the offense; the conduct elements appear in subsection (a).

64% ended without a conviction, 18% in deferred adjudication and 18% in a conviction.

How 141 resolved PURCHASE FURNISH ALCOHOL TO A MINOR charges filed 2019–2023 ended, across 13 counties (Bastrop, Bell, Brazoria, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Denton, FortBend, Galveston, Hays, Rockwall, Travis, Williamson):

Outcome is the final disposition recorded on the charge. “Other” (1) covers waived counts, bond forfeitures, transfers and unrecorded outcomes. Bexar County records disposition dates but not outcomes, so it counts toward time-to-disposition only. Tarrant County criminal records are not in this dataset.

Typically about 9 months: half of resolved cases closed within 286 days of filing.

Across 141 resolved PURCHASE FURNISH ALCOHOL TO A MINOR charges filed 2019–2023, the median time from filing to disposition was 286 days. The middle half took between 151 and 568 days.

Time depends on the county's docket, whether the case is set for trial, and plea negotiations.

Up to 1 year in county jail and a fine up to $4,000.

Ranges are the statutory maximums for the level; enhancements, prior convictions and plea agreements change what is actually imposed.

The median bail is $5,000, and 40% of defendants were released on a personal bond.

Across 1,365 Texas bail settings for this charge (3 counties, Jul 2023 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $5,000 (middle half: $2,000 – $5,000). 40% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 4 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (328 records), the median was $2,500 and 26% got a personal bond.

Showing the 3 counties with the most records; use the selector for any county with at least 30. Per-charge bond settings on original magistrations, from Texas OCA bail reporting under SB 6. Bail is set case by case — these are statistics, not a prediction.