Laws & LiabilityQuestion 24 of 80
Criminal and administrative penalties for illegal alcohol sales in Texas are:
a.The same single penalty
b.Only applied to customers
c.Two separate tracks that can both apply to one incident
d.Never enforced in practice
Explanation
Criminal penalties target individuals through the courts while administrative penalties target the permit through TABC, and both can arise from a single illegal sale. They operate independently of each other. A server can be prosecuted while the business is separately fined or suspended.
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