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Title: Repeat Underage Drinkers


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Repeat Underage Drinkers
  • Face tougher penalties

2
Michigan( old) Law on Drinking
  • Legal drinking age 21
  • Penalties for min
  • ors consuming,possessing alcohol
  • Possibly charged with misdemeanor

3
Beware Underage Drinkers
  • Minors consuming or possessing alcohol
  • Repeatedly caught
  • Fail to complete rehabilitation programs
  • May face jail time.

4
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

5
New Bill signed into Law
  • Gov. Jennifer Granholm singed bill Monday
  • Introduced to give judges flexibility
  • Appropriate punishment for underage drinkers

6
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

8
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
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