[Added 8-21-2001 by Ord. No. 1265]
Any person under the legal age to purchase alcoholic
beverages who knowingly possesses or consumes any alcoholic beverage
in or on any school property, public conveyance, public place or place
of public assembly or on private property shall be in violation of
this article.
Upon conviction, such underage person shall
be subject to a fine of $250 for a first offense and $350 for any
subsequent offense; perform community service for a period not to
exceed 180 days; at the discretion of the court, have a New Jersey
driving privilege suspended or postponed for six months; and if considered
necessary by the court, be referred to an alcohol treatment program
at the defendant's expense.
This article shall not apply to persons under
the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages who possess or consume
alcoholic beverages in the presence of any with the permission of
the parent or legal guardian of said person, provided that said guardian
is of the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages, or if alcoholic
beverage is being consumed in any religious observance, ceremony or
rite. This article shall not apply to possession of an alcoholic beverage
by an underage person employed by an alcoholic beverage licensee in
the course of performing employment duties.
