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F 4.029a Sale Of Alcohol To Minors: Failure To Make ID Of Seller As Defense (BP 25658(a)).
The failure of the police to have an underage decoy make a face-to-face identification of the person selling the alcohol is a complete defense to the charge of selling alcohol to a minor. (Acapulco Restaurants, Inc. v. ABC Appeals Board (98) 67 CA4th 575, 579 [79 CR2d 126].)