Repeat Underage Drinkers

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Repeat Underage Drinkers

• Face tougher penalties

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Michigan( old) Law on Drinking

• Legal drinking age 21
• Penalties for min
• ors consuming,possessing alcohol
• Possibly charged with misdemeanor

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Beware Underage Drinkers

• Minors consuming or possessing alcohol
• Repeatedly caught
• Fail to complete rehabilitation programs
• May face jail time.

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Drinking in Canada

• Must legally show drank in Canada
• In order not to be punished
• Canadian provinces have set drinking age
• Age is either 18 or 19

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New Bill signed into Law

• Gov. Jennifer Granholm singed bill Monday
• Introduced to give judges flexibility
• Appropriate punishment for underage drinkers

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Penalties for repeat offenders

• Second offense
• If violated probation for that conviction
• Face up to 30 days in jail
• Also maybe fined 200
• Subsequent offenses up to 60 days

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Who ?

• Those under the age of 21
• Buying, consuming, or possessing alcohol

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Facts

• 2,662 juveniles arrested for liquor violations
• In the year 2002
• Slightly down from previous year
• In 2001 2,876 were arrested

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Underage drinking violations
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Overall effects

• More penalties for second time offenders
• 1st time offenders placed on probation
• Effects anyone under age of 21