Santa Cruz Criminal Defense Blog 2015 July Alchohol and minors Previous Post | Next Post Alchohol and minors Posted By The McGuire Law Corporation || 28-Jul-2015 The legal age for drinking alcohol in California is 21. Providing alcohol to a person under the age of 21 is against the law. In California an alcoholic beverage is a beverage that contains at least one half of 1 percent of alcohol. Persons under 21 are not permitted to possses alcohol in public places including state highways or in or around schools. Minors must abide by city and county ordinances that prohibit everyone from drinking alccohol in public parks or recreation areas. Adults or minor who possess an open container of alcohol in a prohibited area are guilty of an infraction. Persons under 21 are prohibited from being in bars or other establishments where liquor is served. It is also illegal to possss false identificaiton or use a fake id to buy or attempt to buy alcohol or to enter an establishment were alcohol is being served. It is illegal to provide alcohol to any one under 21. Providing alcohol to a minor is a misdemeanor. If a person allows a minor or a minors underage companion to have a controlled substance or drink alcohol that results in a blood alcohol concentration of 0.05 percent and then allows that person to drive and is involved in an accident, that person would be found guilty of a misdemeanor and face a $1,000 fine and up to a year in jail Driving under the influence is a serious crime that requires payment of a large fine, jail sentence, five years probation and suspension or revocation of a driver license. Categories: Minors and the Law Share Post
Santa Cruz Criminal Defense Blog 2015 July Alchohol and minors Previous Post | Next Post Alchohol and minors Posted By The McGuire Law Corporation || 28-Jul-2015 The legal age for drinking alcohol in California is 21. Providing alcohol to a person under the age of 21 is against the law. In California an alcoholic beverage is a beverage that contains at least one half of 1 percent of alcohol. Persons under 21 are not permitted to possses alcohol in public places including state highways or in or around schools. Minors must abide by city and county ordinances that prohibit everyone from drinking alccohol in public parks or recreation areas. Adults or minor who possess an open container of alcohol in a prohibited area are guilty of an infraction. Persons under 21 are prohibited from being in bars or other establishments where liquor is served. It is also illegal to possss false identificaiton or use a fake id to buy or attempt to buy alcohol or to enter an establishment were alcohol is being served. It is illegal to provide alcohol to any one under 21. Providing alcohol to a minor is a misdemeanor. If a person allows a minor or a minors underage companion to have a controlled substance or drink alcohol that results in a blood alcohol concentration of 0.05 percent and then allows that person to drive and is involved in an accident, that person would be found guilty of a misdemeanor and face a $1,000 fine and up to a year in jail Driving under the influence is a serious crime that requires payment of a large fine, jail sentence, five years probation and suspension or revocation of a driver license. Categories: Minors and the Law Share Post