Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) Practice Exam

A minor using a fake ID to purchase alcohol violates which section of the law?

1. Purchasing alcohol underage

2. Using false identification

3. Consuming alcohol underage

4. All of the above

The correct answer is: All of the above

When a minor uses a fake ID to purchase alcohol, they violate multiple sections of the law simultaneously. The act of using a false identification inherently involves deception, which falls under using false identification. Moreover, the intent behind using a fake ID is to enable the minor to purchase alcohol, thereby violating the laws regarding purchasing alcohol underage. Additionally, any action taken to gain access to alcohol as a minor, including purchasing or attempting to purchase, translates into a violation of consuming alcohol underage. Given that all three elements—purchasing alcohol underage, using false identification, and consuming alcohol underage—are implicated in this scenario, the comprehensive nature of the violation encompasses all these sections. Thus, selecting the choice that indicates all these elements is accurate, as a single act of using a fake ID results in violations across multiple relevant statutes.