Legal Question in DUI Law in New York

Re: Teen-age driving involving alchohol

Im not 100% clear on your question but will attempt to answer it, and will invite you to email me further to clarify the question and answer.

Overall, if the driver of a vehicle is not intoxcated, or drinking then there are extremely limited charges that can be brought depending on what is alleged the driver was doing wrong.

was there a breathalyzer/intoxilyzer test preformed and what were the results?

does the driver have a license?

overall, if a driver loans their vehilce to someone else the owner may still be held liable for any damage to property, or injury to people, that driver causes... this however is the general rule, there are some exceptions...

please feel free to email me directly for further discussion. Hope this helped!

Re: Teen-age driving involving alchohol

There are no penalties for a sober driver under 21 from having as a passenger an intoxicated person under 21. Same for the owner of a car with a passenger under 21 who is drunk.

However, if an individual over the age of 21 gave liquor to a person under 21, he can be charged. If the liquor was obtained somewhere else - no liability.