§ 18B-129. No liability for refusal to sell or for holding documents.
§18B‑129. No liability for refusal to sell or for holding documents.
(a) No permittee or hisagent or employee may be held liable for damages resulting from the refusal tosell or furnish an alcoholic beverage to a person who fails to show properidentification as described in G.S. 18B‑302(d), or who appears to be anunderage person.
(b) No permittee or hisagent or employee may be held civilly liable if the permittee or his agent oremployee holds a customer's identification documents for a reasonable length oftime in a good faith attempt to determine whether the customer is of legal ageto purchase an alcoholic beverage, provided the permittee or his agent oremployee informs the customer of the reason for his actions. (1983,c. 435, s. 37.)