Underage Drinking (N.J.S. 2C: 33-15)

Any person, who is under the legal drinking age of 21, can be charged with the disorderly persons offense of underage drinking if caught consuming alcohol. These offenses are usually written at loud house party’s, street festivals, or any place of public assembly. Conviction of the underage drinking offense will result in a fine of no less than $500.00. If the underage person is found with alcohol in a motor vehicle, he or she could have their license either suspended or postponed for up to 6 months.