(A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in R.C. Chapter 4301, no person under the age of 21 years shall order, pay for, share the cost of, or attempt to purchase any beer or intoxicating liquor, or consume any beer or intoxicating liquor, either from a sealed or unsealed container, or by the glass or by the drink, or possess any beer or intoxicating liquor in any public or private place.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. If an offender who violates this section was under the age of 18 years at the time of the offense and the offense occurred while the offender was the operator of or a passenger in a motor vehicle, the court, in addition to any other penalties it imposes upon the offender, shall suspend the offender’s temporary instruction permit or probationary driver’s license for a period of six months. If the offender is 15 years and six months of age or older and has not been issued a temporary instruction permit or probationary driver’s license, the offender shall not be eligible to be issued such a license or permit for a period of six months. If the offender has not attained the age of 15 years and six months, the offender shall not be eligible to be issued a temporary instruction permit until the offender attains the age of 16 years.
(R.C. § 4301.99(C))