Legal Question in Discrimination Law in Virginia
discriminating against legal alcohol buyers
My grocery store requires an ID of
the 21+ year old and any person
with the legal purchaser. If the other
person is not 21 the sale is refused.
Is that not against the constitution
that says no person over the age of
21 can be discriminated against in
purchasing? Our state law of VA says
it is only illegal to purchase if under
age, not illegal to drink in a private
residence. Is their rule against the
constitution?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: discriminating against legal alcohol buyers
The store is acting within its permissible discretion to which it is entitled as a commercial retailer by refusing the kinds of sales which you've described which could lead any reasonable person to conclude that such sales might easily lead to the underage consumption of alcohol by a minor which is illegal in the Commonwealth, no matter where it occurs, even in a private home.
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