If you are underage and drinking at a public place...can an under cover officer arrest you if he believes you are under age? If he can how? and can it be avoided once he confronts you by telling him you forgot your I.D?
2006-08-08 08:15:46 · 11 answers · asked by ramo m 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
By being in public and drinking, you leave yourself open to having to prove your age. He can't arrest you because he believes you are underage, but once you can not prove that you are 21, he can.
If you can not prove to a police officer who you are, he can hold you in custody until you find proof. Otherwise, no criminal would ever carry identification and just go free.
2006-08-08 08:18:49 · answer #1 · answered by FozzieBear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, an undercover officer can arrest you in a public place if you are underage and consuming alcoholic beverages. If he/she believes you are under age, all he/she has to do is produce a badge, identify himself/herself, and ask you for your ID. And no, saying you forgot it isn't going to work because they'll run you through their handy-dandy computer. All they usually have to do to trip someone up is say "OK, since you don't have an ID, I need your name and date of birth," and most people automatically give their true date of birth. Not that it matters; they'll run you in the system and find out the truth anyway, but...
2006-08-08 15:22:30 · answer #2 · answered by sarge927 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he can detain you if he has probable cause. He will then ask you to provide ID. Once it is established that you are under age, the citation is issued.
He will ask several times when you were born. If you have been drinking, you'll screw up. Then you can ad another charge: providing false information...............
2006-08-08 15:23:59 · answer #3 · answered by tallerfella 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
be cool stay outa public .. if you drink for long enough you will be able to handle it .. **** i go to work and i swear im gona pass out sometimes .but no one can tell cops bad ive been arested like four times for drinkin in like three diferent states
2006-08-08 15:22:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No- you need your ID to be out drinking in public.
2006-08-08 15:21:39 · answer #5 · answered by korbbec 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
public drinking in most place is not legal
2006-08-08 15:19:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course - he has probable cause. No, you can't get off by saying yiou don't have an ID.
2006-08-08 15:22:13 · answer #7 · answered by ceprn 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he can, and nope, forgotton id's are a lame excuse older than dirt. they wont fall for it.
2006-08-08 15:19:47 · answer #8 · answered by digital genius 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They can look up your info by your S.S. number.
2006-08-08 15:19:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
resonable doubt
2006-08-08 15:19:30 · answer #10 · answered by John Doe 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋