It's likely that Arizona DUI attorneys will be getting some calls this week after police officers in Tempe busted 86 individuals for underage drinking. Fox News reports that Tempe and Arizona State University police arrested 85 minors for possession of alcohol and one adult over the age of 21 who allegedly allowed the minors to gather and consume alcoholic beverages.
Most people are aware that it's illegal to consume or posess alcohol under the age of 21 in Arizona, however many people don't realize that there are serious consequences to such an offense. According to FindLaw, underage drinking can actually lead to a two-year driver's license suspension, even if the underage drinker was not operating a motor vehicle at the time of the arrest. For this reason, Arizona DUI attorneys often get involved with minor in posession cases as well.
You don't even have to be drunk or at all impaired under Arizona's MIP law to be convicted of the crime. Simply holding an alcohol container can lead to an MIP arrest.
In the recent Spring Crimes Operation, police officers in Tempe targeted 10 apartment complexes in the area and dressed in plainclotes in order to not blow their cover. The officers had three nights of enforcement, which were reported to be on April 16, 23, and 24. In addition to the 86 drinking-related arrests, law enforcers
Related Resources:
- Underage Drinking Continues to Plague Colleges (Findlaw Knowledgebase)
- Arizona DUI Law (FindLaw)
- See a Phoenix DUI Attorney (FindLaw)
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