Walk It Through: The Graduation Party
Written warnings, no consent searches, and 30 to 90 days at 0.01%.
Officers respond to a party in a park, and an underage guest is holding a beer.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One party and the drive home. Cannabis under the same section, the drunk driving statute at 0.08%, and the parent notice in detail 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.
- Driving while intoxicatedOperating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor or a narcotic, hallucinogenic or habit producing drug, or with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or more.
- Intoxicated Driver Resource CenterThe program a person convicted of driving while intoxicated attends: for a first offense, 12 to 48 hours.