North Carolina General Statutes 18B-120. Definitions
As used in this Article:
(1) “Aggrieved party” means a person who sustains an injury as a consequence of the actions of the underage person, but does not include the underage person or a person who aided or abetted in the sale or furnishing to the underage person.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 18B-120
- Alcoholic beverage: means any beverage containing at least one-half of one percent (0. See North Carolina General Statutes 18B-101
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Injury: includes , but is not limited to, personal injury, property loss, loss of means of support, or death. See North Carolina General Statutes 18B-120
- Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, other organization or group, or other combination of individuals acting as a unit. See North Carolina General Statutes 18B-101
- property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Sale: means any transfer, trade, exchange, or barter, in any manner or by any means, for consideration. See North Carolina General Statutes 18B-101
- Underage person: means a person who is less than the age legally required for purchase of the alcoholic beverage in question. See North Carolina General Statutes 18B-120
(2) “Injury” includes, but is not limited to, personal injury, property loss, loss of means of support, or death. Damages for death shall be determined under the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-18-2(b). Nothing in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-18-2(a) or subdivision (1) of this section shall be interpreted to preclude recovery under this Article for loss of support or death on account of injury to or death of the underage person or a person who aided or abetted in the sale or furnishing to the underage person.
(3) “Underage person” means a person who is less than the age legally required for purchase of the alcoholic beverage in question.
(4) “Vehicle” shall have the same meaning as prescribed by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-4.01(49). (1983, c. 435, s. 37.)