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Civil Damages
A person who supplies alcohol or drugs to a minor, or who allows alcohol or drugs to be used by a minor when he or she is in a position to prevent that use, may be liable for damages resulting from the minor's impairment. For example, a person who supplies alcohol to minors or hosts a party where drinking is allowed could be assessed for significant damages if the minor, driving while impaired, should have an accident causing injury to himself or others or to property. Enforcement Policy
With the heightened awareness of the problems created by underage individuals' use of alcohol and other drugs, authorities are not inclined to look the other way at offenses. For example, in come counties, zero tolerance is the procedure. Where underage individuals are consuming alcohol at a party, all those in attendance, whether drinking or not, will be subject to civil citations. Criminal Penalties-Tobacco
All 50 states and DC prohibit the sale of tobacco products to minors. Retailers who sell tobacco products to kids under 18 are subject to fines; as are persons who distribute to or buy tobacco products for kids. More than 44 states also have laws that penalize kids for buying, possessing or using tobacco products with fines, community service, or loss of driving privileges. Criminal Penalties-Use of Controlled Dangerous Substances
In many states "Possession or Sale of Controlled Substances" is classified as a Felony. Penalties range from prison sentences to heavy fines or both. Penalties for "Sale on School Property or Within 1000 Feet of Any School" and "Distribution to Persons Under 18"are severe. |
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Criminal Penalties-Alcohol and Marijuana
State
| Forged
ID | Purchase/Possession
of Alcohol By a Minor | Purchase/Furnish
Alcohol For a Minor | Possession
of Marijuana | | AK | Fine up to $5,000,
Jail up to 1 yr.,
DL revoked | Purchase/Fine up
to $5,000, Jail up to 1 yr., Possession/Fine $100 | Fine up to $10,000,
Jail up to 1 yr. | Fine $1,000,
Jail 0-90 days | | AL | Fine $50-500,
Jail up to 3 mo.,
LS 3-6 mo. | Fine $50-500,
Jail up to 3 mo.,
LS 3-6 mo. | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 6 mo. | Fine up to $2,000,
Jail up to 1 yr.,
LS up to 6 mo. | | AR | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 90 days, possible probation LS | Fine $100-500,
and/or probation
or essay | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 5 yrs. | Fine $1,000,
Jail 0-1yr. | | AZ | Fine up to $2,500, Jail up to 6 mo.,
LS | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 30 days | Fine up to $2,500,
Jail up to 6 mo. | Fine $750-150,000, Jail-probation | | CA | Fine up to $1,000, Jail up to 6 mo.,
LS up to 1 yr.,
CS 24-32 hrs. | Fine $250 and CS
up to 32 hrs.,
LS up to 1 yr. | Fine $1,000
CS up to 24 hrs. | Fine $1,000, Jail-appear court | | CO | Fine up to $1,000, Jail up to 12 mo. | Fine up to $1,000, AE, SAP, LS, Jail, CS | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 12 mo. | Fine up to $100,
Jail up to 15 days | | CT | Fine $50-500,
Jail up to 30 days, LS | Fine $200-500,
Jail up to 30 days, LS | Fine up to $1,500
and/or Jail up to 18 mo. | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 1 yr. | | DE | Fine $100-500,
Jail up to 30 days | Fine up to $100 or
LS 30 days | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 30 days,
CS-40 hrs. | Fine $1,150,
Jail 0-6 mo. | | DC | Fine up to $300,
Jail up to 30 days,
LS up to 1 yr. | Fine up to $300,
Jail up to 30 days,
LS | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 180 days | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail 0-180 days | | FL | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 60 days,
CS-40 hrs., LS 6 mo. | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 60 days,
LS up to 1 yr. | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 60 days,
CS-40 hrs., LS | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail 0-1 yr. | | GA | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 12 mo. | Fine up to $300, and/or
Jail up to 6 mo., LS | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 1 yr. | Fine $1,000,
Jail 0-1 yr. | | HI | Fine up to $10,000,
Jail up to 5 yrs. | Under 18-family court,
18-21 petty misd.-penalty
varies by county | Fine up to $2,000,
Jail up to 6 mo. | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail 0-1 yr. | | ID | Fine up to $3,000,
Jail up to 60 days | Fine up to $1,000,
LS up to 1 yr., AE, SAP | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 60 days | Fine $1,000,
Jail 0-1 yr. | | IL | Fine up to $500,
CS up to 25 hrs., LS | Fine up to $2,500,
Jail up to 12 mo.,
LS, SAP | Fine up to $2,500,
Jail up to 12 mo. | Fine $500,
Jail 0-30 days | | IN | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 60 days,
LS up to 1 yr. | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 60 days | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 60 days | Fine $5,000,
Jail 0-1 yr., | | IA | Fine up to $200,
LS up to 1 yr. | Fine up to $200,
LS up to 1 yr.,
CS | Fine up to $500,
Jail | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 6 mo.,
rehab. serv. | | KS | Fine up to $500,
CS up to 100 hrs. | Fine $200-500,
CS-40 hrs., SAP | Fine min. $200,
Jail | Fine $2,500,
Jail 0-1 yr. | | KY | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 1 yr.,
LS-up to 6 mo., SAP | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 1 yr. | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 1 yr. | Fine $500,
Jail 90 days to 1 yr. | | LA | Fine up to $2,000,
CS-30 hrs. | Fine up to $250,
Jail 6 mo., LS, SAP | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 6 mo. | Fine $500,
Jail 0-6 mo. | | ME | Fine $100-500 | Fine $100-300,
CS, LS | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail | Fine $400,
Jail 0-1 yr. | | MD | Fine $500, Jail up to 2 mo., Fake drivers lic. up to 12 points | Fine $500, AE, SAP,
CS-20 hrs. | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 2 yrs. | Fine $1,000,
Jail 0-1 yr. | | MA | Fine $300,
LS-180 days
| Fine up to $300,
LS up to 180 days
| Fine up to $2,000,
Jail up to 6 mo.
| Fine $500,
Jail 0-6 mo.
| | MI | Fine up to $100,
Jail up to 90 days,
LS up to 90 days | Fine up to $500,
SAP, CS | Fine up to $2,500,
Jail up to 90 days,
CS | Fine $1,000,
Jail 0-1 yr. or
Probation | | MN | Fine up to $100,
LS | Fine up to $100 | Fine up to $100,
CS | Fine $200,
SAP | | MS | Fine up to $200,
Jail 5-30 days,
CS up to 30 days | Fine up to $100 | Fine up to $2,000,
Jail up to 1 yr. | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail 0-1 yr. | | MO | Fine $500 | Fine $500-1,000,
Jail 6 mo.-1yr.,
LS, SAP | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 1 yr. | Fine $1,000,
Jail 0-1 yr. | | MT | Fine $500 and/or
Jail 6 mo., LS 6 mo. | Fine up to $100,
LS up to 90 days,
CS, SAP | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 6 mo. | Fine $100-500,
Jail 0-6 mo. | | NE | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 3 mo. | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 30 days,
CS up to 10 days, LS | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 1 yr. | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 7 days,
SAP | | NV | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 6 mo., CS | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 6 mo., CS | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 6 mo., CS | Fine $5,000,
Jail 1-4 yrs. | | NH | Fine up to $500,
LS up to 60 days | Fine up to $250,
LS 90 days - 1 yr. | Fine up to $2,000,
Jail up to 12 mo. | Fine $1,000,
Jail 0-1 yr. | | NJ | Fine up to $500,
LS-6 mo., SAP | Fine at least $500,
LS-6 mo., SAP | Fine $500, LS-6 mo. | Fine $1,000,
Jail 0-6 mo. | | NM | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail 2-5 days,
CS-60 hr. | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 60 days,
CS up to 50 hrs., SAP
LS up to 3 mos., AE. | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 5 days,
CS, LS up to 1 yr. | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 1 yr.,
Eligible for probation. | | NY | Fine up to $100, CS up to 30 hr., LS up to 3 mo., SAP | Fine up to $100,
CS up to 30 hr.,
SAP | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 5 days | Fine $500,
Jail 0-3 mo. | | NC | Fine at court's discretion,
Jail up to 45 days,
LS 1 yr. | Fine min. $250
Jail and/or probation,
CS up to 25 hrs.,
LS | Fine $2,000 (over 21),
Jail 0-2 yrs.,
CS up to 150 hrs. | Jail 30 days-6 mo.,
CS | | ND | Fine $1,000,
Jail 30 days | Fine $1,000,
Jail 30 days, AE. | Fine up to $2,000,
Jail up to 1 yr. | Fine $1,000,
Jail 0-30 days | | OH | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 6 mo.,
LS up to 1 yr., CS | Fine $1,000,
Jail up to 6 mo.,
LS up to 1 yr. | Fine $500-1,000,
Jail up to 6 mo. | Fine $250
Jail 0-30 days | | OK | Fine up to $50,
LS 1 yr. or until
21 yrs. of age | Fine up to $100 and/or
Jail 30 days, SAP, AE,
CS 20 hrs. | Fine up to $5,000,
Jail up to 5 yr.,
Lic. revoked | Fine $500,
Jail 0-1 yr. | | OR | Fine $300, CS,
LS-1 yr., SAP if
18-21 yrs. old | Fine up to $300,
SAP | Fine at least $350,
Jail at least 30 days | Fine $500-1,000
| | PA | Fine up to $300,
Jail up to 90 days,
AE, LS, SAP | Fine $500,
LS-90 days,
SAP | Fine $1,000-2,500,
Jail up to 1 yr. | Fine $500 and/or
Jail up to 30 days | | RI | Fine $150-1,000,
LS-3 mo.-1 yr. | Fine $100-500,
LS 3 mo. | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 6 mo. | Fine $200-500,
Jail up to 1 yr. | | SC | Fine $100-200,
Jail up to 30 days, LS | Fine up to $200,
Jail up to 30 days, LS | Fine up to $200,
Jail up to 30 days, LS | Fine $100-200,
Jail 0 to 30 days | | SD | Fine $200,
Jail up to 30 days,
LS-30 days-1 yr. | Fine $200 and/or
Jail-30 days,
LS-30 days-1 yr., SAP | Fine $1,000 and/or
Jail 0-1 yr.,
LS 30 days-1 yr. | Fine $100,
Jail 0-30 days | | TN | Fine $50-500,
Jail 5-30 days,
LS, CS-20 hrs. | Fine $50-500,
Jail 5-30 days,
CS 20 hrs. | Fine $50-2,500,
Jail 11 mo. 29 days,
CS-up to 30 days | Fine min. $250,
Jail 0-1 yr. | | TX | Fine $250-2,000,
Jail up to 180 days,
CS-8-40 hrs.,
LS, SAP | Fine $250-2,000 and/or
Jail up to 180 days,
CS 8-40 hrs.,
LS, SAP | Fine $250-2,000
and/or Jail up to
180 days,
CS 8-40 hrs., LS | Fine $2,000,
Jail 0-180 days | | UT | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 6 mo., LS | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 6 mo., LS | Fine up to $2,500,
Jail up to 1 yr. | Fine $1,000,
Jail up to 6 mo. | | VT | Fine up to $50 | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 30 days | Fine $200-1,000,
Jail up to 2 yrs. | Fine $500 and/or
Jail up to 6 mo. | | VA | Fine $100-500 | Fine $500,
CS-50 hrs,
LS up to 1 yr. | Fine $2,500,
Jail up to 1 yr. | Fine $500,
Jail up to 30 days | | WA | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 90 days
| Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 90 days | Fine up to $2,500,
Jail up to 90 days | Fine $1,000,
Jail 1-90 days | | WV | Fine up to $50 and/or
Jail 72 hrs. or
1 yr. probation | Fine up to $50 and/or
Jail 72 hrs. or
1 yr. probation
| Fine up to $100,
Jail up to 10 days | Fine $1,000,
Jail 90 days to 6 mo. | | WI | Fine at least $300,
CS, LS | Fine $250-500,
LS, CS | Fine up to $500,
Jail up to 90 days,
LS 3-30 days | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 6 mo. | | WY | Fine up to $750
and/or jail up to 6 mo. | Fine up to $750,
Jail 6 mo., LS | Fine up to $750,
Jail up to 6 mo. | Fine up to $1,000,
Jail up to 1 yr. |
AE- Alcohol Evaluation, CS- Community Service, LS- License Suspension, SAP-Substance Abuse Program Laws and penalties change and are interpreted and enforced differently even in the same legal jurisdiction. Listed penalties increase with subsequent offenses. Information contained in this report is for informational purposes only. 2001 Special Thanks to Sunanda K. Holmes, Esquire |
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