Alcohol and Laws the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The legal age in Massachusetts is defined by M.G.L.A.C. 138 12 which makes it unlawful for licensed vendors to sell to anyone under twenty-one years of age. Minors are not permitted to purchase or even make arrangements to purchase alcoholic beverages (M.G.L.A.C. 138 34A). It is also unlawful for minors to transport in any way any alcoholic beverages (M.G.L.A.C. 138 34B).
Anyone who procures any alcoholic beverages for a minor violates M.G.L.A.C. 138 34. The sale of alcoholic beverages by a licensed vendor to a minor is illegal under M.G.L.A.C. 138 34 which also makes it unlawful for a patron to procure such beverages for a minor at any licensed establishment. The penalty for violating this law is a $1000 fine or six months imprisonment or both.
Minors may not misrepresent their age in order to purchase or attempt to purchase any alcoholic beverages (M.G.L.A.C. 148 34A). The same law makes it illegal to deface, alter or otherwise falsify an identification card to obtain alcoholic beverages. The penalty for violating this statute is a $300 fine. Those of legal age are precluded by the same law from making a false statement about a minor's age in order to effectuate a sale to a minor or from inducing a minor to make a false statement in order to obtain alcoholic beverages.
Persons under 21 years of age may not transport alcoholic beverages and those who do so while operating an automobile are subject to revocation of their driver's license for a maximum of three months (M.G.L.A.C. 138 34C).