Walk It Through: The Teen Driver After The Game
Two-hundredths for a driver under twenty-one, a roadside breath test, and a friend who drank too much.
A driver under twenty-one drives friends home after a party, having had one beer. A deputy stops the car for a lane violation.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One drive home. A driver at or above the adult limit, selling or giving alcohol to the minors, and the license impoundment hearing are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Actual physical controlBeing in control of a motor vehicle without necessarily driving it. The DUI section makes it unlawful to operate or be in the actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence or at the limit.
- Preliminary breath testA breath test an officer with probable cause may require at the roadside of a driver under twenty-one; a driver who refuses it or fails it is placed under arrest.