Underage Drinking (S 822, H 6106, S 823, H 6107)

The General Assembly continues to push for harsher penalties around drunk driving in general, but the ACLU was particularly troubled by the punitive nature of bills, part of a package from the City of Providence, addressing underage drinking.

The General Assembly continues to push for harsher penalties around drunk driving in general, but the ACLU was particularly troubled by the punitive nature of bills, part of a package from the City of Providence, addressing underage drinking. The ACLU’s concern is that the bills crack down more on the teenagers and less on those who actually sell the alcohol to them.