Online Alcohol Class offers the most comprehensive online MIP instruction available in Colorado. We offer Level 1 (8 hour), Level 2 (16 hour), and Level 3 (24 hour) web-based Minor in Possession and Minor in Consumption Classes.
Often students call us to inquire about the MIP laws in Colorado. As a courtesy, we've compiled the laws from every U.S. state and listed them below.
Please note that the Colorado MIP laws displayed below are intended to assist help you to learn about your local Colorado laws. While we have tried to show the most up-to-date version of Colorado MIP laws, but we do not guarantee its accuracy. This page is not a substitute for legal advice from an attorney. It is in your best interest that you find a qualified attorney for more information about Colorado minor in possession laws.
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Possession is prohibited WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION(S):
Notes: POSSESSION: Colorado's exception requires the knowledge and consent of the owner of the private property when minors possess alcohol (in addition to the consent and presence of a parent or guardian).
Consumption is prohibited WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION(S):
Notes: CONSUMPTION: Colorado's exception requires the knowledge and consent of the owner of the private property when minors consume alcohol (in addition to the consent and presence of a parent or guardian).
Internal possession is prohibited WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION(S):
Notes: Colorado's exception requires the knowledge and consent of the owner of the private property when minors possess or consume alcohol (in addition to the consent and presence of a parent or guardian).
Purchase is prohibited and there is NO ALLOWANCE for youth purchase for law enforcement purposes.
Furnishing is prohibited WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION(S):
Beer: 18 for both servers and bartenders
Wine: 18 for both servers and bartenders
Spirits: 18 for both servers and bartenders
Condition(s) that must be met in order for an underage person to sell alcoholic beverages:
Notes: Persons under 21 years of age employed to sell or dispense malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors are required to be supervised by another person who is on premise and has attained 21 years of age.
Beer: 21
Wine: 21
Spirits: 21
Notes: Although employees must be at least 21 years of age to sell malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors in a retail liquor store, employees at least 18 years of age may sell fermented malt beverages containing not more than 3.2 percent alcohol by weight in establishments where fermented malt beverages are sold at retail in containers for off-premises consumption.
Provision(s) targeting minors:
Provision(s) targeting suppliers:
Provision(s) targeting retailers:
Notes: In Colorado, the license revocation period for a first conviction of obtaining or attempting to obtain an alcoholic beverage by misrepresentation of age is twenty-four hours of public service, if ordered by the court, or three months.
BAC limit: 0.02 - a BAC level above the limit 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:
Notes: In Colorado, the license revocation period for a first conviction of underage purchase, possession, or consumption is twenty- four hours of public service, if ordered by the court, or three months.
No State-imposed liability for hosting underage drinking parties.