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604.06   PURCHASES BY PERSONS UNDER TWENTY-ONE.
   No person under the age of twenty-one years shall at any time purchase, offer or attempt to purchase, obtain, consume or bring into any premises within the City, for which a license has been issued to sell intoxicating liquor on the premises, any alcoholic liquor as defined by this chapter. Nor shall any person, in order to procure the sale and furnishing of alcoholic liquor to any person under the age of twenty-one years, make any false representations as to the age of the person for whom said alcoholic liquor is desired. Nor shall any person under the age of twenty-one years furnish any false information regarding his or her age or make any false representations as to his or her age to any law enforcement officer, or to any person in charge of or employed in a place of business where alcoholic liquor is sold, for the purpose of obtaining a sale of any alcoholic liquor to himself or herself; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prohibit the purchase of alcoholic liquor by a minor under the authority of and pursuant to a prescription of a duly licensed physician.
(Ord. 109A. Passed 1-4-79.)
604.07   POSSESSION IN MOTOR VEHICLE BY PERSONS UNDER TWENTY-ONE.
   No person under the age of twenty-one years shall purchase or knowingly possess, transport or have under his or her control in any motor vehicle any alcoholic liquor, unless said person is employed by a licensee of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission and is possessing, transporting or having such alcoholic liquor in a motor vehicle under his or her control during regular working hours and in the course of his or her employment. This section shall not apply to alcoholic liquor possessed by a minor under authority of and pursuant to a prescription of a duly licensed physician.
(Ord. 109A. Passed 1-4-79.)
604.08   POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL BY PERSONS UNDER TWENTY-ONE.
   Except as permitted by state law, a minor shall not consumer or attempt to consume alcoholic liquor, possess or attempt to possess alcoholic liquor, or have any bodily alcohol content greater than 0.02 grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine.
(Ord. 005-10. Passed 5-17-10.)
604.99   PENALTY.
   (EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 202.99 for general Code penalty if no specific penalty is provided.)
   (a)   Any person under the age of seventeen years who shall violate any of the provisions of Sections 604.01 through 604.07 of this chapter shall, upon apprehension, be taken to the Juvenile Division of the Probate Court and dealt with in such manner as prescribed by the laws of the State.
(1981 Code § 9.118)
   (b)   Any minor who violates Section 604.08 shall be punishable as follows:
      (1)   For the first violation, a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and may be ordered to participate in substance abuse prevention services or substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation services, to perform community service and to undergo substance abuse screening and assessment at his or her own expense as described in state law.
      (2)   For a violation following a prior conviction or juvenile adjudication for a violation of Section 604.08 or a substantially corresponding state law, by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) any may be ordered to participate in substance abuse prevention services or substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation services, to perform community service, and to undergo substance abuse screening and assessment at his or her own expense as described in state law.
      (3)   For a violation following two or more prior convictions or juvenile adjudications for a violation of Section 604.08 or a substantially corresponding state law, by imprisonment for not more than sixty (60) days, a fine of nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and may be ordered to participate in substance abuse prevention services or substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation services, to perform community service, and to undergo substance abuse screening and assessment at his or her own expense as described in state law.
      (4)   In accordance with and as provided in state law, when an individual who has not previously been convicted of or received a juvenile adjudication for a violation of Section 604.08 or a substantially corresponding state law pleads guilty to a violation of Section 604.08, the court, without entering a judgement of guilt and with the consent of the accused, may defer further proceeding and place the individual on probation upon terms and conditions as provided in state law. Upon violation of a term or condition of probation of upon finding that the individual is utilizing this subsection in another court, the court may enter an adjudication of guilt and proceed as otherwise provided by law. Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of probation, the court shall discharge the individual and dismiss the proceedings, which shall have the same effect as provided in state law.
(Ord. 005-10. Passed 5-17-10.)