Requisitos para el Programa de Educación sobre Alcohol en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

Si tienes entre 17 y 20 años y te arrestan por cosas relacionadas con alcohol, puedes entrar a un programa educativo. No puedes haber tenido problemas anteriores con alcohol ni delitos importantes en tu pasado.

Es como si te atraparan robando una galleta de la cocina. En lugar de castigarte, tu mamá decide que primero debes aprender a no hacerlo de nuevo y te envía a un curso sobre cómo hacer galletas de manera correcta.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, de 19 años, fue detenido por tener una cerveza en una fiesta. Como es su primera vez y no tiene antecedentes, puede inscribirse en un programa educativo sobre alcohol en lugar de enfrentar un castigo severo. Esto le ayudará a entender las consecuencias del consumo de alcohol.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 17-22-520. Eligibility requirements for consideration for program. (A) A person may be considered for an alcohol education program if he: (1) is at least seventeen years of age but less than twenty-one years of age at the time of arrest; (2) has no prior alcohol-related offenses; and (3) has no significant history of prior delinquency or criminal activity on his record. (B) A person may not participate in an alcohol education program more than once. (C) A person may be considered for an alcohol education program if he is charged with a violation of the following offenses: (1) purchase or possession of beer or wine by a person under the age of twenty-one pursuant to Section 63-19-2440; (2) purchase or possession of alcoholic liquors by a person under the age of twenty-one pursuant to Section 63-19-2450; (3) open container in a motor vehicle pursuant to Section 61-4-110; (4) public disorderly conduct pursuant to Section 16-17-530; (5) littering pursuant to Section 16-11-700; (6) providing false information concerning age to purchase beer or wine pursuant to Section 61-4-60; (7) unlawful purchase of beer or wine for a person who cannot legally buy for consumption on the premises pursuant to Section 61-4-80; (8) transfer of beer or wine for underage person's consumption pursuant to Section 61-4-90; (9) transfer of alcoholic liquors for underage person's consumption pursuant to Section 61-6-4070; (10) possession of an altered driver's license or other false documentation pursuant to Section 56-1-515; and (11) another offense similar in nature and severity to the above-described offenses, as determined by the circuit solicitor. However, the provisions of this item may not be construed to include an offense enumerated in Section 56-5-2930 or Section 56-5-2933. (D) A pe