Maine § 28-A §2052 Illegal transportation by minors

Maine Statutes

§ 28-A §2052 — Illegal transportation by minors

Maine § 28-A §2052

Title 28-ALIQUORS

Part 6PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES

Ch. 81PROHIBITED ACTS BY MINORS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 28-A, § 28-A §2052 (2026).

Text

1.Minor may not transport liquor; exception. 1-A. Minor may not transport liquor. Except as provided in subsection 1‑B, a minor may not knowingly transport or knowingly permit to be transported liquor in a motor vehicle under the minor's control. The following penalties apply to violations of this subsection. 1-B. Permitted transportation. A minor may transport liquor or permit liquor to be transported in a motor vehicle if in the scope of the minor's employment or at the request of the minor's parent, guardian or custodian, as defined in Title 22, section 4002.

2.No conviction if liquor not within minor's section. A minor may not be found in violation of any offense under this section if liquor is found outside the passenger's or driver's section of a motor vehicle under the minor's con

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1.
Minor may not transport liquor; exception.
1-A.
Minor may not transport liquor.
Except as provided in subsection 1‑B, a minor may not knowingly transport or knowingly permit to be transported liquor in a motor vehicle under the minor's control. The following penalties apply to violations of this subsection.
1-B.
Permitted transportation.
A minor may transport liquor or permit liquor to be transported in a motor vehicle if in the scope of the minor's employment or at the request of the minor's parent, guardian or custodian, as defined in Title 22, section 4002.
2.
No conviction if liquor not within minor's section.
A minor may not be found in violation of any offense under this section if liquor is found outside the passenger's or driver's section of a motor vehicle under the minor's control, unless the minor has actual knowledge of the presence of the liquor. The trunk or locked glove compartment of any vehicle may not be construed under this section to be within the passenger's or driver's section of the motor vehicle.
3.
Violation.
4.
Minor may not be charged with both illegal transportation and illegal possession.
A minor charged with illegal transportation under this section may not be charged with illegal possession under section 2051. A minor who possesses or consumes liquor in a motor vehicle under the terms of this section must be charged under this section, rather than under section 2051. This subsection does not preclude charges, when appropriate, for a juvenile crime under Title 15, section 3103, subsection 1, paragraph A for conduct that, if committed by an adult, would be considered criminal under Title 29‑A.

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 337, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 549, §8 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 549, §17 (AFF). PL 1993, c. 93, §3 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 373, §§148,149 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §P5 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). PL 2025, c. 431, §23 (AMD).