45-5-623. Unlawful transactions with children. (1) Except as provided for in 16-6-305, a person commits the offense of unlawful transactions with children if he knowingly:
     (a) sells or gives explosives to a child under the age of majority except as authorized under appropriate city ordinances;
     (b) sells or gives intoxicating substances other than alcoholic beverages to a child under the age of majority;
     (c) sells or gives an alcoholic beverage to a person under 21 years of age; or
     (d) being a junk dealer, pawnbroker, or secondhand dealer, receives or purchases goods from a child under the age of majority without authorization of the parent or guardian.
     (2) A person convicted of the offense of unlawful transactions with children shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both. A person convicted of a second offense of unlawful transactions with children shall be fined not to exceed $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both.

     History: En. 94-5-609 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-5-609; amd. Sec. 2, Ref. 74, app. Nov. 7, 1978; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 217, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 448, L. 1989.