Walk It Through: The Graduation Party
A gross misdemeanor to possess, the effects in public, and 0.02 within two hours.
Police come to a graduation party where an underage guest holds a beer.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One party and two ways home. The adult impaired driving limits, licensing consequences, and the premises a host controls 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.
- Gross misdemeanorThe crime level between a misdemeanor and a felony, punishable by up to three hundred sixty four days in jail, a fine up to five thousand dollars, or both.
- Driving under the influenceDriving with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher, or a THC concentration of 5.00 or higher, within two hours after driving, or while under the influence of or affected by liquor, cannabis or any drug.