Online Alcohol Class offers the most comprehensive underage consumption course available in Georgia. We offer Level 1 (8 hour), Level 2 (16 hour), and Level 3 (24 hour) online Minor in Possession and Minor in Consumption Classes.
Often students and parents call our offices to ask about the MIP laws in Georgia. As a courtesy, we've compiled the laws from every state and listed them below.
Please note that the Georgia minor in possession laws displayed below are meant to help help you to learn about your local Georgia laws. While we have tried to show the most up-to-date version of Georgia minor in possession 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 an appropriate attorney for more information about Georgia MIP laws.
| Class | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Hour MIP Class | $124 | Register Now |
| 8 Hour (Level 1) MIP Class | $149 | Register Now |
| 12 Hour MIP Class | $199 | Register Now |
| 16 Hour (Level 2) MIP Class | $249 | Register Now |
| 24 Hour (Level 3) MIP Class | $319 | Register Now |
Possession is prohibited WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION(S):
Consumption is not explicitly prohibited.
Internal possession is not explicitly prohibited.
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
Beer: Not Specified
Wine: Not Specified
Spirits: Not Specified
Provision(s) targeting minors:
Provision(s) targeting retailers:
Notes: In Georgia, the prohibition against furnishing to a minor does not apply when a retailer has been provided with “proper identification,” defined as “any document issued by a governmental agency containing a description of the person, such person's photograph, or both, and giving such person's date of birth.” When a reasonable or prudent person could reasonably be in doubt as to whether a customer is of legal drinking age, the retailer has a duty to request to see and to be furnished with proper identification in order to verify the customer’s age, and the failure to make such request and verification in the case of an underage person may be considered by the trier of fact in determining whether the retailer furnishing the alcoholic beverage did so knowingly. See Ga. Code Ann. § 3-3-23(d), (h). APIS has interpreted the “reasonable or prudent person” requirement as providing the retailer a defense for reasonable reliance on an apparently valid ID.
BAC limit: 0.02 - a BAC level above the limit is per se (conclusive) evidence of a violation.
Applies to drivers under age 21.
Keg definition: more than two gallons
Prohibited:
Purchaser information collected:
Warning information to purchaser: active – purchaser action required (e.g., signature)
Deposit: not required
Provisions do not specifically address disposable kegs
Notes: Although Georgia does not require a retailer to record the number of a keg purchaser's ID, it does require the retailer to record the form of identification presented by the purchaser, as well as the purchaser's name, address, and date of birth.
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
Notes: With respect to underage possession, Georgia imposes a license sanction only if the possession occurs while operating a motor vehicle. See Ga. Code Ann. § 40-5-63(e). APIS does not address provisions that apply only when the minor is the operator or passenger of a motor vehicle.
No State-imposed liability for hosting underage drinking parties.