Legal Question in Criminal Law in North Carolina
Can parents take charges out on an adult that provides beer for their 19 year old?
Asked on 6/14/12, 3:31 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Clarke Dummit
Dummit Fradin (Winston-Salem Office)
Interesting question, and an undecided issue in North Carolina Law. By statute the State can charge the parents with a Chapter 18 violation, however there is a very good argument that this interferes with the Family unit, and is unconstitutional as applied to a very specific set of facts.
The simple answer is yes they can be charged, the more complex answer is could they raise a good constitutional challenge.
Answered on 6/14/12, 6:06 pm
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