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Selling, serving and giving alcohol to a minor is a class 4 felony punishable by up to 18 months in prison, [106] except when "a parent, legal guardian or adult spouse of a minor serves alcoholic beverages to that minor on real property, other than licensed premises, under the control of the parent, legal guardian or adult spouse", [107] or for ...
In California, in Mercer v. DMV (1991) 53 Cal.3d 753, [3] the California State Supreme Court contrasted the term "drive", commonly understood to require volitional movement of the vehicle, with the term "driver", defined in California Vehicle Code § 305 as one who is either driving or in actual physical control. The court pointed out that the ...
Alcohol-free days provide a baseline and help people cut down on problematic drinking. [26] One review showed that among drinkers (not limited to moderate consumption levels), daily drinking in comparison to non-daily drinking was associated with incidence of liver cirrhosis. [68]
Opponents of drinking in public (such as religious organizations or governmental agencies) argue that it encourages overconsumption of alcohol and binge drinking, rowdiness, and violence, and propose that people should instead drink at private businesses such as public houses, bars, or clubs, where a bartender may prevent overconsumption and where rowdiness can be better controlled by the fact ...
Assembly Bill 1775, which goes into effect Jan. 1, gives California cities the option of allowing dispensaries to prepare and serve hot food and nonalcoholic drinks on site, as well as host live ...
Contrary to popular belief, since the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, not all states specifically prohibit minors' and young adults' consumption of alcohol in private settings. That is because the federal law is concerned only with purchase and public possession, not private consumption, and contains several exceptions.
For those older than 65, the prevalence of binge drinking is 12%—a rate that has been increasing over the last decade, while binge drinking rates among young adults 18 to 25 have been going down ...
This was the first season the state prohibited drinking on the Lake Murray island’s beaches. Over the summer, Bundrick Island saw 26 violations cited by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources ...