Arizona § 28-3309 - License suspension and denial; improper use by persons under legal drinking age; improper use by persons under eighteen years of age; providing spirituous liquor to a minor; exceptions

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§ 28-3309. License suspension and denial; improper use by persons under legal drinking age; improper use by persons under eighteen years of age; providing spirituous liquor to a minor; exceptions

A. The department shall promptly suspend a driver license or nonoperating identification license issued to or the driving privilege of a person who is under the legal drinking age and who is convicted of using a false or lawfully issued license of this state or any other jurisdiction in violation of section 4-241, subsection L or N for not more than:

1. Six months for a first conviction.

2. Twelve months for a second or subsequent conviction.

B. The department shall promptly deny the right of an otherwise qualified person to apply for a driver and identification license if the person does not have a valid driver or identification license and the person is convicted of using the driver or identification license of another person in violation of section 4-241, subsection L or N or in violation of section 13-3403.02, subsection C for not more than:

1. Six months for a first conviction.

2. Twelve months for a second or subsequent conviction.

C. The department shall promptly suspend a driver license or nonoperating identification license issued to or the driving privilege of a person who is under eighteen years of age and who is convicted of using a false or lawfully issued license of this state or any other jurisdiction in violation of section 13-3403.02, subsection C for not less than:

1. Six months for a first conviction.

2. Twelve months for a second or subsequent conviction.

D. If a judge orders the suspension of a driver license or driving privilege for a violation of section 4-241, subsection P, the department shall promptly suspend a driver license issued to or the driving privilege of the person for the period of time ordered by the judge.

E. Subsection D of this section does not apply to any of the following:

1. A parent who is over twenty-one years of age and who gives spirituous liquor to the parent's child in a private residence.

2. A guardian who is over twenty-one years of age and who gives spirituous liquor to the guardian's ward in a private residence.

3. A person who gives spirituous liquor to another person who is under twenty-one years of age in conjunction with a religious service or ceremony pursuant to section 4-249 if the spirituous liquor was lawfully purchased.

4. A title 4 licensee and its employees, as long as the licensee is acting within the scope of its license and the employee is acting within the scope of employment.

 

Source: official Arizona text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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