LD 903
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Page 1 of 2 An Act To Strengthen the Penalties for Sales to Minors or Purchases by Minors o... LD 903 Title Page
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(4) A person who violates this paragraph after having
been previously convicted of violating this paragraph
or paragraph B 2 or more times within a 6-year period
commits a Class D crime for which the fine may not be
less than $1,000 and may not be suspended.

 
(5) A person who violates this paragraph commits a
Class C crime if the consumption of liquor by the minor
in fact causes serious bodily injury to or death of the
minor or any other individual. For purposes of this
subsection, "serious bodily injury" has the same
meaning as set out in Title 17-A, section 2, subsection
23;.

 
(6)__The court shall suspend the operator's license of
a person found in violation of this paragraph for 30
days for the first offense, 90 days for the 2nd offense
and one year for the 3rd or a subsequent offense.__A
court may grant an operator whose license is suspended
under this subparagraph a restricted license to enable
the operator to drive to work, school or a court-
ordered counseling program for certain hours of the day
and days of the week;

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill requires that a minor who purchases alcohol and an
adult who furnishes a minor with the alcohol each receive
suspensions of their operator's licenses and allows a court to
grant an operator suspended by these provisions a restricted
license in order to go to work, school or a court-ordered
counseling program.


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