Is it legal in Texas to serve and drink alcohol at the same time?
539550
Yes, but don't get drunk.  One of those non-sequitors in life.
516419
I would think that if you were driving it on a public street, road, highway, or even a public sidewalk you could be charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Probably not if you were on private property such as your own driveway, or yard. You would have to check with  your local police or sherrif or state highway patrol for details of your areas laws on the matter.
629104
I'm not exactly sure I understand the question...whereas "drinks" being alcoholic in nature or not.  I am going to guess that you serve them, but don't drink them...and if that's the case, you are not obligated to have an alcoholic drink if you don't want.  You can always drink just the soda, or a water if its your preference.  Most guests feel a bit funny if they have a drink in hand, and the host/hostess doesn't.  Even if for show...fill a glass with a non-alcoholic beverage and join your party!
533980
The definitions of the establishment's responsibility for a drunk patron are fuzzy.\n\nA bartender is obligated to cut-off a person that they perceive to be intoxicated. However, this is a vague definition. The bartender may not notice that you are slurring, for example, if he doesn't pay attention to your conversations. It often boils down to one person's word against another. \n\nThe result of this law is that if you were to get in a wreck and hurt someone, THAT person could sue the establishment for negligence. However, you will not be held blameless, either. If you kill someone, you could be charged with vehicular manslaughter or vehicular homicide. You could be charged with attempted v. mansl. or attempted v. homicide if you only hurt someone. That's a criminal charge, whereas the charge of negligence would be a civil matter. The establishment would also likely be fined and be in danger of losing their liquor license.\n\nYou cannot sue the bartender or the establishment for damages because you got a DUI. Getting a DUI is YOUR fault and you are on your own. It's only when there's some kind of harm to an innocent that an establishment can be held responsible for personal damages. You can file a complaint with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) and they will investigate and possibly impose fines or suspension of the liquor license. Not likely, though.\n\nIt happens often that people get visibly drunk in bars. And, it happens often that people hurt others in accidents as a result. The problem is proving that the bartender knew that the person was drunk. Another problem is proving where the person got drunk in the first place. If they can't remember leaving the bar, then it isn't likely that a jury or a judge would accept their claim that they remember where they got drunk in the first place. Many people bar-hop, for instance. What if you went somewhere else after you left that bar? You see the problem. Many people that get in trouble will also not "rat" and will say that they don't remember where they have been or that they were drinking at home.\n\nI could keep going, but this is getting long...
1150329
We aren't supposed to.  Once you hit Kuwait, you are not authorized to drink alcohol until you leave.  We had that fake near beer in the chow halls, (all the taste with out the buzz!) but any mind altering chemicals are not allowed.  My roommate went over there the year before I did, and said that they got two beers and a shot of rum on the Marine Corps birthday.  But that was it.  When I went, we didn't get anything.  Does it happen?  Sometimes.  But not as frequently as your other answerers seem to think.  If you get caught, you'll ruin your career.  They take that regulation pretty seriously.
1087390
Yea, dont drink and drive....\n\nCuz you might spill your beer.
720829
You must always remember that people with authority will more likely that not break abuse it. Example, our current administration in the White house concerning the illegal alien issue is non existant.\nServing drinks to minor's is illegal in most circumstances, but not on private property with an adult it can be legal.\nGoing to Firecalls on the job drunk is a different story, lol.  I dont see it much here in California, but then again i dont know any people in the fire/police world.
268744
The legal age to serve alcohol in MN is 18. But you can work there as a waiter earlier if you don't handle the alcohol.  There is an hour limit if you are under 16 also due to child labor laws but you most likely wouldn't reach that amount of hours anyway.\n\nI have never heard of needing a liquor license.  An establishment needs one to sell liquor not the employees.
100479
If you're undeage it is. It's also illegal to drink while driving. And it's illegal to drink in many public places (such as a state park).
293674
Article [XVIII].(See Note 16)\nSection 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. \n\nSection. 2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. \n\nSection. 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress. \n\nProposal and Ratification \n\nThe eighteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States was proposed to the legislatures of the several States by the Sixty-fifth Congress, on the 18th of December, 1917, and was declared, in a proclamation of the Secretary of State, dated the 29th of January, 1919, to have been ratified by the legislatures of 36 of the 48 States. The dates of ratification were: Mississippi, January 8, 1918; Virginia, January 11, 1918; Kentucky, January 14, 1918; North Dakota, January 25, 1918; South Carolina, January 29, 1918; Maryland, February 13, 1918; Montana, February 19, 1918; Texas, March 4, 1918; Delaware, March 18, 1918; South Dakota, March 20, 1918; Massachusetts, April 2, 1918; Arizona, May 24, 1918; Georgia, June 26, 1918; Louisiana, August 3, 1918; Florida, December 3, 1918; Michigan, January 2, 1919; Ohio, January 7, 1919; Oklahoma, January 7, 1919; Idaho, January 8, 1919; Maine, January 8, 1919; West Virginia, January 9, 1919; California, January 13, 1919; Tennessee, January 13, 1919; Washington, January 13, 1919; Arkansas, January 14, 1919; Kansas, January 14, 1919; Alabama, January 15, 1919; Colorado, January 15, 1919; Iowa, January 15, 1919; New Hampshire, January 15, 1919; Oregon, January 15, 1919; Nebraska, January 16, 1919; North Carolina, January 16, 1919; Utah, January 16, 1919; Missouri, January 16, 1919; Wyoming, January 16, 1919. \n\nRatification was completed on January 16, 1919. See Dillon v. Gloss, 256 U.S. 368, 376 (1921). \n\nThe amendment was subsequently ratified by Minnesota on January 17, 1919; Wisconsin, January 17, 1919; New Mexico, January 20, 1919; Nevada, January 21, 1919; New York, January 29, 1919; Vermont, January 29, 1919; Pennsylvania, February 25, 1919; Connecticut, May 6, 1919; and New Jersey, March 9, 1922. \n\nThe amendment was rejected (and not subsequently ratified) by Rhode Island. \n  LOOKS TO ME LIKE THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT LIQUOR/PROHIBITION.
989782
No, and No\nYou must be 21 to serve alcoholic beverages, and children yes children cannot handle the industrial machines at nursing homes, they aren't your garden variety Maytags.
496217
You are able to drink and be chrisian. I am Catholic and that is the norm when you go to parties or picnics. Baptists are not so liberal about drinking though.
21803
You'll need to specify where you are - laws vary by location.\n\nHowever, you'll almost certainly need to keep the alcohol in an "adults only" area, separated from the main area, with nobody under the drinking age allowed into that area.
5755
The question is a little vague, but here goes:\n\nAs the former poster said, you're an "adult" at 18 in California.  You can enter into contracts, buy cigarettes, and be housed in county jail when you break the law.  However, you cannot purchase or consume alcohol, or drive a motor vehicle with any alcohol in your blood.  You can vote, and you can enlist in the military (think many of these things are the same in all states).\n\nAt 21, you can purchase and consume alcohol, and it would even be legal for you to drive with less than a .08% blood alcohol level (except in a few situations).  Right off the top of my head, the only difference between the two ages is the 21 year old can buy booze...there may be others, but they're escaping me at the moment.
319330
If you are bringing a few bottles for consumption, I don't think there is a problem.  I know that there are restrictions in PA for ordering from a company outside the state, but I don't think this applies to individuals.
764363
Of course you will be responsible! If you will be drinking, you will not be in a position to prove to the authorities that you did not serve the alcohol to the minors while being drunk. In case if something happens to a minor during the party, or after the party as a consequence of drinking (for example: accident, injury, rape), you, as an adult, will be held responsible guaranteed!There is no question about it.
468849
Can I have a beer first?