{"id":11701,"date":"2023-07-19T11:12:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T15:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jfcy.org\/?post_type=jfcy-right&#038;p=11701"},"modified":"2024-03-22T13:26:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T17:26:22","slug":"provincial-offences-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"jfcy-right","link":"https:\/\/jfcy.org\/en\/rights\/provincial-offences-alcohol\/","title":{"rendered":"Provincial Offences &#8211; Alcohol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-zp4-jump-links\"><div class=\"jump-links\"><button class=\"jump-links-toggle\" id=\"jump-links-header\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-accordion-header=\"true\"><span class=\"jump-links-icon\"><\/span><p class=\"jump-links-intro\">Jump down to a question on this page<\/p><\/button><div class=\"jump-links-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#rules\">What are the rules on alcohol use?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#police\">Police powers to take alcohol<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#arrested\">Being arrested?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"rules\">What are the rules on alcohol use?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Liquor License and Control Act (LLCA)<\/em>&nbsp;makes rules about the use of alcohol in Ontario. Here are some important things to know about the rules in the LLCA:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only people over the age of 19 can legally consume alcohol, subject to the exception described below<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People under the age of 19 can consume alcohol only if it is supplied to them by&nbsp;their parent or legal guardian and it is consumed in their home in the presence of&nbsp;the parent or legal guardian.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The legal age for someone to be employed to sell or serve alcohol is 18.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is illegal to sell alcohol products to someone under age 19.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is illegal to use a fake ID to obtain alcohol. It is also illegal to use someone&nbsp;else\u2019s ID as your own to obtain alcohol.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You cannot have an opened bottle of liquor in a public place.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You cannot be intoxicated in a public place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you break any of the laws, you may receive a ticket. Ticket amounts vary widely&nbsp;depending on the incident, but the general amount for a first offence is $70.00. If you&nbsp;receive a ticket&nbsp;under the<em>&nbsp;Liquor License and Control Act<\/em>&nbsp;and you cannot afford to pay the fine, you&nbsp;can always oppose the fine in court and ask to have it reduced to something you can&nbsp;afford to pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"police\">Police powers to take alcohol<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A police officer may take anything he or she believes to be evidence of a&nbsp;<em>Liquor License and Control Act<\/em>&nbsp;offence,&nbsp;which may include empty bottles and drinking glasses that have been used for drinking&nbsp;alcohol. The officer can also take things used in committing the offence if it is necessary to&nbsp;prevent their further use, for example, alcohol that is being provided to underage&nbsp;persons. Any proceeds gained from the offence, such as money from selling liquor&nbsp;without a licence, can also be taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"arrested\">Being arrested?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can be arrested under the<em>&nbsp;Liquor License and Control Act<\/em>&nbsp;if the police feel that they need to find out your&nbsp;correct name and address, if you are intoxicated in public or a place \u201cused in&nbsp;common by others\u201d, and it is necessary for the safety of any person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If arrested, you should immediately ask to speak to a lawyer or duty counsel. 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