Walk It Through: The Graduation Party
A Class 3 misdemeanor to drink, any alcohol remaining at the wheel, and 0.01 for a revocation.
A party is broken up, and an underage guest is found with a beer a friend handed over.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One party and a stop on the way home. Fake identification, a seller's defenses, and the hearing on a revocation 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.
- Implied consentThe rule that anyone who drives on a highway or public vehicular area has consented to a chemical analysis if charged with an implied consent offense. A refusal revokes the license for one year.
- Public vehicular areaOne of the places, besides a highway or street, where impaired driving and the under 21 rules apply.