Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 57.06
This is the official text of Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 57.06, part of Texas’s Alcoholic Beverage Code — regulates the sale and distribution of alcohol.
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§ 57.06. DELIVERY OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO CONSUMER.
Official statutory text
(a) An alcoholic beverage may be delivered under this chapter only to a person who is 21 years of age or older after the person accepting the delivery presents valid proof of identity and age.
(b) An alcoholic beverage may not be delivered under this chapter to any person other than:
(1) the person who purchased the beverage;
(2) a recipient designated in advance by the purchaser; or
(3) a person at the delivery address who is 21 years of age or older.
(c) An alcoholic beverage may be delivered under this chapter outside the hours of operation of the retailer from which the delivery is being made only if the delivery driver:
(1) receives the beverage from the retailer during the retailer's hours of legal sale; and
(2) completes the delivery to the consumer in a reasonable amount of time after leaving the retailer's premises.
(b) An alcoholic beverage may not be delivered under this chapter to any person other than:
(1) the person who purchased the beverage;
(2) a recipient designated in advance by the purchaser; or
(3) a person at the delivery address who is 21 years of age or older.
(c) An alcoholic beverage may be delivered under this chapter outside the hours of operation of the retailer from which the delivery is being made only if the delivery driver:
(1) receives the beverage from the retailer during the retailer's hours of legal sale; and
(2) completes the delivery to the consumer in a reasonable amount of time after leaving the retailer's premises.
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