§ 42-144. Underaged persons and alcohol.

(a)

Buying, receiving, possessing or consuming. It is unlawful for a person under the legal drinking age, as defined by A.R.S. tit. 4 (A.R.S. § 4-101 et seq.), to buy, receive, have in possession or consume spirituous liquor.

(b)

Evidence in prosecutions for possession and/or consumption. In a prosecution under this section, in which it is necessary to prove possession and/or consumption of spirituous liquor, any breath or blood alcohol testing devise reading is admissible into evidence and on admission is presumed to be evidence of possession and/or consumption. This presumption may be rebutted. Either party may use additional evidence to prove or disprove possession and/or consumption.

(c)

Satisfaction of jurisdictional requirements. Evidence of alcohol content in the breath or blood while in the town is sufficient to satisfy jurisdictional requirements.

(Code 1984, § 10-1-30)

State law reference

Alcohol and underaged persons, A.R.S. §§ 4-241, 8-241.