Sec. 7. (a) Subject to IC 7.1-5-1-6.5, it is a Class C misdemeanor for a minor to knowingly:
(1) possess an alcoholic beverage;
(2) consume an alcoholic beverage; or
(3) transport an alcoholic beverage on a public highway when not accompanied by at least one (1) of the minor's parents or guardians.
(b) If a minor is found to have violated subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) while operating a vehicle, the court may order the minor's driving privileges suspended for up to one (1) year. However, if the minor is less than eighteen (18) years of age, the court shall order the minor's driving privileges suspended for at least sixty (60) days.
(c) The court shall deliver any order suspending a minor's driving privileges under this section to the bureau of motor vehicles, which shall suspend the minor's driving privileges under IC 9-24-18-12.2 for the period ordered by the court.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citations: 7-5-1-1; 7-5-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.710; Acts 1982, P.L.69, SEC.15; P.L.53-1994, SEC.1; P.L.93-2012, SEC.5; P.L.125-2012, SEC.2; P.L.217-2014, SEC.3; P.L.159-2014, SEC.49.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco
Article 5. Crimes and Infractions
7.1-5-7-1. False Statements of Age
7.1-5-7-2. Furnishing False Evidence of Identification
7.1-5-7-3. Possession of False Identity
7.1-5-7-4.5. Permittee Retention of ID Cards
7.1-5-7-5.1. Defenses of Permittee to Charge of Unlawfully Furnishing Alcoholic Beverage to Minor
7.1-5-7-9. Parent Taking Child Into Tavern Prohibited
7.1-5-7-10. Minors in Taverns Prohibited
7.1-5-7-11. Exception for Certain Places
7.1-5-7-12. Employment of Minors Prohibited
7.1-5-7-13. Employment of Minors; Exceptions
7.1-5-7-14. Notice From Parents