what is the oregon law on underage drinking?
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http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/addiction/underage-drinking/main.shtml#facts
1181709
Yes, the police can enter without consent if they believe a crime has been or is being committed. Underage drinking is a crime.
451365
Not sure I understand your question. Alcohol and cigarettes are legal but use of them under a certain age is not.
113699
Not sure where you are from ... but the drinking laws in Michigan are quite strict... the problem isn't with enough laws it's with the lack of ability to enforce them.
75414
It's primarily about being mature enough to make the right decisions for yourself. In my state, it is 21. Even at 21 I know I made some pretty crappy decisions about drinking, but I can guarantee they were better than the decisions I would have made at 16. We have so many kids that drink and drive. They think they are invincible! \n\nAnother reason could deal with body weight. Your body can tolerate a bit more alcohol depending on your body weight. \n\nAgain, each person is different. Some 16 year olds are a lot more mature than some 30 year olds I know. Some are also a lot LARGER than people that are older. But the law has to find a compromise.....and thus sets an age limit for what they believe is in the public's best interest. Even then.........we still find that it does not alway deter kids from drinking.....driving......destroying their lives and others.
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yes, here is the information I found for the state of Maine. I provided the site in the source section below...\n\nThe Zero Tolerance Law\n\nFurnishing Liquor to a Minor\n\nAny person who furnishes liquor to a minor, or allows a minor under that person's control, or in any place under that person's\ncontrol, to possess or consume liquor, may be fined $2,000.00 and/or sentenced up to one year in jail. If the minor is less than\n14 years of age, or the violation is a second offense within six years, the fine shall not be less than $500.00. For any third or subsequent offense within six years, the minimum penalty is $1,000.00 fine and up to six months in jail.\n\nDrivers under 21 years with a BAC of .08 percent or more can be prosecuted for the criminal offense of OUI, but the license suspension must be for one year.\n\nIllegal Possession\n\nIt is a civil violation for any person under the age of 21 to possess liquor or imitation liquor except if it is within the scope of their employment or in their home in the presence of their parent. Fines for illegal possession are as follows:\n\n1st Offense: $100.00 to $300.00 \n2nd Offense: $200.00 to $500.00 \n3rd or Subsequent Offenses: $500.00 \n\nYouths 17 years or younger are charged with juvenile crime of illegal possession.
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Depends on what you mean by party's underage.  If your talking about bars then you need a decent fake ID and or friends on the inside.  If your talking about underage drinking parties just show up tell them your of age, and if anyone gives you any crap, steal their computer on the way out.
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I say 18 if you ask me, yeah its still young i guess, but by that time, you should be finishing up H.S and have lived under parents law long enough. Just like you said, you can go fight wars and vote, thats a big responsibility right there. If you old enough to (die) and old enough to vote. then I think the legal age should be 18.. As far as drinking, let be real, if someone under age wants to drink they can get liq, its not that hard..
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The United States has a Federal Government, not a National Government.  Each state is responsible for governing itself regarding matters within that state.\n\nAs for the drinking age, the states are free to set it as they please.  About 20 years ago the federal government passed a law that any state that was not age 21 would lose it's share of federal highway maintenance money.  All the states wanted the money so they changed it.
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In Canada, it WAS lowered to 14, the Government is looking to raise it back up again.  There are statutes that allow for 'within a certain number of years'  (for eg, a 15 year old with a 16 year old) \nI think it should be around 16, with 18 being the regular adulthood age.  I think it's silly that in the USA an 18 year old can join the military and potentially kill someone, but can't have a drink legally... now THAT is a weird one.
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You are considered an adult by law at the age of 18.  However, even the government knows that 18 year olds aren't very responsible since that legal drinking age is 21.\nI believe you are considered an adult when you start acting like it.  When you can support yourself on your own, behave responsibly, and own up to your own mistakes.
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Yes, there are statutes of limitations in Oregon, as well as every state in the union. In Oregon, there is no limit for murder, conpiraacy to commit murder, or any degree of manslaughter. Most felony sexual crimes are limited to 6 years or if the victim is under 18, until the child's 30th birthday or 12 years from the first report of the act to an official, whichever is sooner. Misdemeanor sexual crimes are limited to 4 years or the child's 22nd birthday or 4 years from the first notice. Arson is limited to 6 years. All other felonies are limited to 3 years, misdemeanors to 2, and violations to 6 months.\n\nThere are also several exceptions. If fraud is a material part of the offense, the limit is one year from the discovery of the offense. If the offense is committed in office by a public official, it is limited to 2 years from when the official leaves office. Also, rape is limited to 12 years if the attacker is identified by the basis of DNA evidence. In addition, the time does not run when the defendent is out of state or hides in the state to prevent being caught. In no event is the limit extended more than 3 years by any of these means.
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I guess it is against the law. \nThe drinking age state laws are protected by Constitution. The 21st amendment basically gave states free reign for the drinking laws.[1]\nBut for gambling there is no such amendment, and 14th amendment should apply: giving people "equal protection under laws", so people under 21 but over 18 cannot legally be treated differently from everyone else. So there might be a constitutional case against such law.\n\nSo I suggest you bring a law suit to fix it. Then again the law suit will probably take WAY more then 3 years to litigate, so you might as well just wait to hit 21.
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All states with the exception of three or four were 21 by the spring of 1985. In 1986 those last four caved under pressure from President Regan when he threatened to withhold Federal Highway money from them and raised the drinking age to 21.  Not sure which they were but one was Ohio.  I'm sure because I was there and was legally allowed to buy alcohol on my 19th birthday in 1985
426884
Eh, I enjoyed the occasional drink when I was under 21 too.  Why should you be allowed to join the military, but not have a drink the night before you ship out?  It should really be up to parents to enforce the rules anyway, why do we need the government so into our lives for everything anyway?  Anyway, around my area, they send in underage kids who buy smokes or alcohol, and then arrest the clerk and charge them and the business with selling to minors.  So in Ohio, something is occasionally done.
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The wrecking, which has been already mentioned, and this can happen with anyone drinking or otherwise.\n\nDepending on age, you can be charged with contributing to delinquency if you are older and knowingly let them drive, or have your license suspended for allowing an unlawful driver.\n\nAnything they may foolishly do, drinking or not, you become involved in. If they commit a felony, you can become an accessory and be charged with equal penalties.\n\nYour status changes slightly depending on whether you are licensed or unlicensed. A person who holds a license carries a little more responsibility than one who doesn't.
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Michigan\n\n2006  House Bill 6124\nUnder current law, adults caught providing alcohol to minors may do some time in jail and pay light fines. Under the proposed law, adults can also have their driver’s license suspended for 90 days, which is the same penalty for underage drinkers. This has been referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.\n\nA defendant has the right to try to prove that he or she reasonably believed that the minor was of legal age.\n\nAs far as driving with someone under the influence, besides being foolish and dangerous, nothing legal can be held again you. Of course, that is as long as they are not a minor.