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Underage Possession of Alcohol: VA Code 4.1-305

a.  No person to whom an alcoholic beverage may not lawfully be sold shall purchase or possess any alcoholic beverage.

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Possession of alcohol by persons under the age of 21 no longer requires that the person be holding the beverage or container in their hand. Recent Virginia Court of Appeals rulings have made it clear that possession included alcohol which had been consumed and is in one's body. The evidence of this is based upon the officer's investigation, not on the existence of a cup, can or other container. If you have consumed any alcoholic beverages illegally and you come into contact with a Law Enforcement Officer, you can be charged with under aged possession.

Purchase Alcohol for Another: VA Code 4.1-306

If any person purchases alcoholic beverages for another person and at the time of the purchase knows or has reason to believe that the person for whom the alcoholic beverage was purchased was (a) less than 21 years of age, (b) interdicted, or (c) intoxicated, he/she shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor (up to 12 months in jail and/or up to $2500 in fines).

Possession of Fictitious Identification: VA Code 18.2-204.2

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It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, advertise for sale, sell or possess any fictitious, facsimile or simulated driver's license issued by any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any foreign country or government; United States Armed Forces identification card; United States passport or foreign government visa; Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles special identification card; official identification issued by any federal, state or foreign government agency; or official university or college student identification card, or in any way reproduce any identification card or facsimile thereof in such a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid license or identification of any type specified in this subsection. Any person manufacturing, advertising for sale, selling or reproducing such card or facsimile thereof shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person possessing any such card or facsimile thereof shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

DUI Penalties: VA Code 18.2-270

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, any person violating any provision of 18.2-266 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum fine of $250. If the person's blood alcohol level as indicated by the chemical test administered as provided in the article was at least 0.15, but not more than 0.20, he shall be confined in jail for an additional minimum, mandatory period of 5 days or, if the level was more than 0.20, for an additional minimum, mandatory period of 10 days. The additional minimum, mandatory period of confinement shall not be suspended by the court.

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  1. Fined an additional minimum of $500 and not more than $1000 and
  2. Sentenced to perform forty hours of community service in a program benefiting children or, for a subsequent offense, eighty hours of community service in such a program.

DUI (Under 21): VA Code 18.2-266.1

a.  It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 21 to operate any motor vehicle after illegally consuming alcohol.

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