Online Alcohol Class offers the most comprehensive Minor in Possession classes available in Illinois. We offer Level 1 (8 hour), Level 2 (16 hour), and Level 3 (24 hour) web-based Minor in Possession and Minor in Consumption Courses.
Often students call our offices to inquire about the MIP laws in Illinois. As a courtesy, we've compiled the laws from every U.S. state and listed them below.
Please note that the Illinois minor in possession laws displayed below are intended to help help you to learn about your local Illinois laws. While we have tried to show the most up-to-date version of Illinois MIP laws, but we cannot guarantee its accuracy. This information is not a replacement for legal advice from a lawyer. It is in your best interest that you find an appropriate attorney for more information about Illinois MIP laws.
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Possession is prohibited WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION(S):
Consumption is prohibited WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION(S):
Internal possession is not explicitly prohibited.
Purchase is prohibited, but youth MAY PURCHASE for law enforcement purposes.
Furnishing is prohibited with NO EXCEPTIONS.
Beer: 18 for both servers and bartenders
Wine: 18 for both servers and bartenders
Spirits: 18 for both servers and bartenders
Beer: 18
Wine: 18
Spirits: 18
Provision(s) targeting minors:
Provision(s) targeting suppliers:
Provision(s) targeting retailers:
BAC limit: 0.00 - any detectable alcohol in the blood is per se (conclusive) evidence of a violation
Applies to drivers under age 21
Registration is not required.
Type(s) of violation leading to driver's license suspension, revocation, or denial:
Use/lose penalties apply to minors under age 21
Authority to impose driver's license sanction
Length of suspension/revocation: 180 days
Illinois has two Social Host laws:
Law #1: Social host law is not specifically limited to underage drinking parties.
Property type(s) covered by liability law:
Standard for hosts' knowledge or action regarding the party: KNOWLEDGE - host must have actual knowledge of the occurrence.
Exception(s):
Law #2: Social host law is not specifically limited to underage drinking parties.
Property type(s) covered by liability law:
Standard for hosts' knowledge or action regarding the party: OVERT ACT - host must have actual knowledge and commit an act that contributes to the occurrence
Notes: Illinois had a specific hosting provision, 235 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/6-16(c), that was declared unconstitutional by the Illinois Supreme Court on December 5, 2002. See People v. Law, 782 N.E.2d 247 (Ill. 2002). Other hosting provisions remain in effect.
Until August 31, 2007, under 235 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/6-16(a-1), a person committed a social host offense if one was a parent or guardian and permitted one's residence to be used by an underage invitee of one's child or ward in a manner that violated the statute. An offense under 235 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/6-16(a-1) was deemed to have occurred if a parent or guardian knowingly authorized, enabled, or permitted the prohibited use to occur by failing to control access to either the residence or the alcoholic liquor maintained in the residence. Thus, the "preventive action" provision in Illinois required the prosecution to prove that the host failed to take preventive action. This preventive action provision was eliminated as of August 31, 2007. The prohibition continues to be limited to parents and guardians.
Under 235 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/6-16(d), a person commits a social host offense by renting a hotel or motel room for the purpose of or with the knowledge that such room be used for the consumption of alcoholic liquor by underage persons.