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This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Zero Tolerance for Underage Access Act.
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Section 2. {Purchase of alcohol for a minor; furnishing alcohol to a minor
- Suspension of license.}

(A) In addition to any fine, order or punishment currently authorized or imposed by [cite
existing applicable state provisions that: (1) prohibit an adult from knowingly giving,
purchasing, or furnishing alcohol to persons under the age of 21; (2) prohibit adults from
knowingly allowing persons under the age of 21 to use their drivers’ license to obtain
alcohol; and (3) prohibit a person under the age of 21 from unlawfully possessing,
consuming, purchasing or attempting to purchase alcohol, or for misrepresentation of
age by a minor to obtain alcohol] a person’s driver’s license is automatically suspended
on final conviction of an offense under [cite existing applicable state provisions that: (1)
prohibit an adult from knowingly giving, purchasing, or furnishing alcohol to persons
under the age of 21; (2) prohibit adults from knowingly allowing persons under the age of
21 to use their drivers’ license to obtain alcohol; and (3) prohibit a person under the age
of 21 from unlawfully possessing, consuming, purchasing or attempting to purchase
alcohol, or for misrepresentation of age by a minor to obtain alcohol].

(B) The department of motor vehicles may not issue a driver’s license to a person
convicted of an offense under this section who, on the date of the conviction, did not
hold a driver’s license.

(C) The period of suspension under this section is the 180 days after the date of a final
conviction, and the period of license denial is the 180 days after the date the person
applies to the department of motor vehicles form reinstatement or issuance of a driver’s
license, unless the person has previously been denied a license under this section or had
a license suspended, in which event the period of suspension is one year after the date of
a final conviction, and the period of license denial is one year after the date the person
applies to the department of motor vehicles for reinstatement or issuance of a driver’s
license.

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(D) This section does not apply to a business licensed pursuant to [cite applicable state
alcohol beverage law provisions regarding licensing of retail sellers and servers of alcohol
beverages,] or an employee or agent of the business acting in the course and scope of his
or her employment.

Section 3. {Reporting procedure.}

The court shall order the department of motor vehicles to suspend the drivers’ license or
permit of a person convicted of an offense to which this section applies, or if the person
does not have a driver’s license or permit, to deny the issuance of a driver’s license or
permit, for:

(A) 180 days, if the person has not been previously convicted of an offense to which this
section applies; or

(B) one year, if the person has been previously convicted one or more times of an offense
to which this section applies.

Section 4. {Severability clause.}

Section 5. {Repealer clause.}

Section 6. {Effective date.}

Adopted by ALEC’s Criminal Justice Task Force at the 2006 Spring Task Force Summit on
April 22, 2006. Approved by full ALEC Board of Directors May 23, 2006.

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