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The Act requires all states to either set their minimum age to purchase alcoholic beverages and the minimum age to possess alcoholic beverages in public to no lower than 21 years of age or lose 10% (Changed to 8% in 2012) of their allocated federal highway funding if the minimum age for the aforementioned is lower than 21 years of age.
but de facto age was still 18 until 1995 due to a sale loophole. 1995: De facto age raised to 21 in 1995 when loophole was closed. [44] 1996: In 1996, briefly lowered by Louisiana Supreme Court to 18 until it reversed its decision, raising to 21 three months later. [45] Other exceptions still remain. [46] 21 (Exceptions to state law include): [47]
The age limits are set out by the legislation of each federal state but were harmonized in January 2019. [169] Carinthia also requires 16-18-year-olds to maintain a blood alcohol level below 0.05%. [173] Belarus: None [174] 18 [174] Belgium: None [175] 18 for distilled beverages of higher than 1.2%ABV and fermented beverages of higher than 22%ABV
You can’t drink alcohol in public spaces or outside of a licensed venue under California law, and you can only be drunk in public as long as you aren’t bothering other people.
The state will impose the country's strictest limit for alcohol consumption later this month — just in time for New Year's Eve. One state set to drop blood-alcohol limit to .05, strictest in country
Although the purchase of alcohol by persons under the age of 21 is illegal, people aged 12–20 years old consume 11% of all alcohol consumed in the US. [7] Among the 14 million adults aged 21 or older who were classified as having alcohol dependence or abuse in the past year, more than 13 million had started using alcohol before age 21. [8]
The World Health Organization's (WHO) 2024 global status report on alcohol and substance use disorders garnered attention for noting that most countries have moved to a .05 or lower BAC legal limit.
Pages in category "Alcohol law in the United States by state" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .