karz asked:
I was in a driving class, where they told me, if I am at a party where there is drinking, and I offer one of my intoxicated friends home, I could be ticketed and possibly get my license taken away. Is this true? And if so, what happened to the whole designated driver policy everyone preaches?
yes I would be licensed and would not have been drinking
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Are you licensed? In this situation, have you been drinking as well?
If you get pulled over I cannot guarantee that you won’t get in trouble, but as long as you haven’t been drinking youself and you have a valid license to drive, your good intentions will mean something to the officer. Your friend however, will get in trouble. The officer will want to know where you were, where your friend got drunk, who provided, who hosted and lots of other things. Your parents will most likely be called just for safety reasons.
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As the intoxicated underage person has committed a crime, you are an accessory for driving him home. Designated Driver policy is for ADULTS.
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Maybe a sworn Police Officer or Attorney can give you a better answer, but here’s what I know.
You are fine, but may be an accomplice, however I highly doubt, with your good intentions and honesty to the Officer (if caught,) that you’d get charged or be in any trouble.
Your friend may be looking at Public Intoxication, and drinking underage.
You’re fine, and congratulations on doing the right thing. Designated driver, not drinking even a splash while driving (as a minor, that could be DUI,) and helping your friends out.
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Yes you can. and in this case even if the person is the proper age to allow you to drive becuase they are intoxicated they are not in a proper state to allow you to.
The law was made to insure your safety and others.
As for the designated driver That needs to be someone who is legally able to drive with or without another in the car.
and then there is the problem if your friend is underage and intoxicated ( your question mentions this) then you are just compounding the situation even more.
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Yes, if there is a restriction on your license stating that you may not have a passenger under 21 in the car while you are driving, and it can be proven that you violated this restriction … you can be ticketed for the offense.
Your friend can also be cited for minor/consumption of alcohol. Both of you can lose your driving privileges for a period of time determined by your state’s laws.
In practice, these tickets would be issued at the discretion of the officer. The officer might decide to ticket neither of you, just you, or just your friend. The deciding factor might be you or your friend giving up the location of the party!
The designated driver program is for people that are old enough to legally consume alcohol. Your friend would not qualify. Better to just dump the friend into a cab and let the cab take him home.