In my quest for answers I've spoken to a number of people who have gotten tickets for MIP and they have not lost their licenses. If it's mandatory, seems like they would have. IF the ticket doesn't specifically cite 13202.5 is it left to judicial discretion?
Makes sense, but the girl with the bottle in her purse did claim it and did get cited for the same offense. Doesn't that absolve the driver? Is that a defense if she goes to court and admits it was her bottle?
So in this case any kid within arms reach is equally subject to a ticket because they could have grabbed the bottle away? So one bottle could be the basis for several tickets? The person sitting in the driver's seat would have a hard time reaching into the back seat and grabbing a bottle but I...
I know how it sounds, but in this case he was actually hired to drive the girls to a birthday dinner and show. I believe the girls would go and testify to this but will they then all be charged? If the one girl who was also charged speaks up is that enough? I'm still wondering why he was...
So if the car is not relevant to possession of the alcohol, can the police cite a person under 21 who is the one in possession of a vehicle in which alcohol is found? Not a moving vehicle. A parked car with kids in and out of it. Alcohol is found in the purse of another person sitting in the...
I'm interested in the answer to this as well. Similar problem in California. When the cops came someone threw the open container into my purse! Thanks!
My son was driving my car with his friends in the car. They stopped, parked, removed the key and were visiting when one of the girls pulled out a bottle of vodka in her purse. Some of the kids took a swig, but NOT my son who was the DD. The bottle was being held by a girl who was standing...