Reasonable attempt to investigate age.

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35-9-1.2. Reasonable attempt to investigate age.

Any person charged with a violation of §35-9-1, 35-9-1.1, or 35-12B-7, may offer evidence, as a defense, that the person made a reasonable attempt to investigate the age of the person by examining an age-bearing identification document that would have appeared valid to a reasonable and prudent person.

Source: SL 1991, ch 299; SL 2000, ch 182, §1; SL 2010, ch 180, §60; SL 2015, ch 196, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.


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