Sec. 14-111a. Possession of alcoholic liquors in motor vehicles by underage persons. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 14-111a. Possession of alcoholic liquors in motor vehicles by underage persons. Any person under the legal drinking age operating a motor vehicle, unless accompanied by his parent or guardian, in which a police officer finds alcoholic liquor as defined in section 30-1, may be summoned by such officer to appear at a hearing before the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or an agent duly authorized by said commissioner, to show cause why his operator's license should not be revoked. If at such hearing the commissioner or his agent finds that such person knew or had reason to know that alcoholic liquor was in such motor vehicle, he may revoke the operator's license of such person for a period not exceeding sixty days. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person over age eighteen who is engaged in the performance of services for an employer holding a permit under chapter 545 or who holds a permit under said chapter.

      (February, 1965, P.A. 276, S. 1; P.A. 82-68, S. 10, 11.)

      History: P.A. 82-68 added an exception to the prohibition on the possession of liquor in motor vehicles by underage persons for persons over 18 who hold a permit under chapter 545 or who are working for an employer who holds a permit and substituted references to persons under legal drinking age for references to minors.