New Franklin Encouraging or Permitting the Use of Alcohol by Minor ordinance (§ 210.600)
Chapter 210: Offenses · Article XII. Offenses Concerning Minors
A person over the age of twenty-one (21) commits the offense of encouraging or permitting the consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors if that person:
1. While the owner or possessor of a motor vehicle permits or allows or does not prevent the consumption of alcoholic beverages by any occupant of that motor vehicle who is under the age of twenty-one (21).
2. Consumes alcoholic beverages in any motor vehicle in which persons under the age of twenty-one (21) are also consuming alcoholic beverages.
3. It shall be unlawful and an offense under this Section for any person to commit an act of encouraging the use of alcohol by minors.
4. Unless otherwise provided herein, any person guilty of violating any of these provisions of this Section shall be punished as provided in Section 100.220 of the Code of the City of New Franklin.
Official source: New Franklin City Code, page 113 of the city's PDF
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.