Garcia v. Sixth Judicial District Court

*698OPINION

We are asked today to interpret NRS 202.055, which proscribes the sale of alcohol to those who are under twenty-one years of age, to determine whether the phrase “knowingly . . . [s]ells ... an alcoholic beverage to any person under 21 years of age” requires proof of either actual or constructive knowledge of the purchaser’s age. We conclude that actual or constructive knowledge of the purchaser’s age is' a required element of the statute; hence, because there is insufficient evidence of petitioners’ knowledge of the purchaser’s age, we grant the petition for a writ of certiorari and…