S.B. 18 Enrolled

PROHIBITING ALCOHOL IN SCHOOLS
1998 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: LeRay McAllister
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; PROVIDING AN EXCEPTION TO THE
CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL WHERE SCHOOL PROPERTY IS
OWNED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT BUT UNDER LEASE TO ANOTHER PARTY AND
NOT BEING USED FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES AT ANY TIME DURING THE TERM OF
THE LEASE.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
53A-3-501, as enacted by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 1988
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 53A-3-501 is amended to read:
53A-3-501. Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages at school or
school-sponsored activities -- Penalty.
(1) [A] Except as approved by a local school board as part of the curriculum, a person may
not possess or drink an alcoholic beverage:
(a) inside or on the grounds of any building owned or operated by a part of the public
education system; or
(b) in those portions of any building, park, or stadium which are being used for an activity
sponsored by or through any part of the public education system.
(2) (a) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to property owned by a school district in
contemplation of future use for school purposes while the property is under lease to another party.
(b) (i) For purposes of Subsection (2)(a), a lease must be full time for a period of not less
than two years.
(ii) The property may not be used for school purposes at any time during the lease period.
[(2)] (3) Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.