2006 Utah Code - 32A-12-209 — Unlawful purchase, possession, consumption by minors -- Measurable amounts in body.

     32A-12-209.   Unlawful purchase, possession, consumption by minors -- Measurable amounts in body.
     (1) Unless specifically authorized by this title, it is unlawful for any minor to:
     (a) purchase any alcoholic beverage or product;
     (b) attempt to purchase any alcoholic beverage or product;
     (c) solicit another person to purchase any alcoholic beverage or product;
     (d) possess any alcoholic beverage or product;
     (e) consume any alcoholic beverage or product; or
     (f) have measurable blood, breath, or urine alcohol concentration in the minor's body.
     (2) It is unlawful for the purpose of purchasing or otherwise obtaining an alcoholic beverage or product for a minor for:
     (a) any minor to misrepresent the minor's age; or
     (b) any other person to misrepresent the age of a minor.
     (3) It is unlawful for a minor to possess or consume any alcoholic beverage while riding in a limousine or chartered bus.
     (4) When a person who is at least 13 years old, but younger than 18 years old, is found by the court to have violated this section, the provisions regarding suspension of the driver's license under Section 78-3a-506 apply to the violation.
     (5) When the court has issued an order suspending a person's driving privileges for a violation of this section, the Driver License Division shall suspend the person's license under the provisions of Section 53-3-219.
     (6) When the Department of Public Safety receives the arrest or conviction record of a person for a driving offense committed while the person's license is suspended pursuant to this section, the department shall extend the suspension for an additional like period of time.
     (7) This section does not apply to a minor's consumption of an alcoholic beverage or product in accordance with this title:
     (a) for medicinal purposes if the alcoholic beverage or product is furnished by:
     (i) the parent or guardian of the minor; or
     (ii) the minor's physician or dentist; or
     (b) as part of a church's or religious organization's religious services.

Amended by Chapter 218, 2004 General Session