Is it legal for Ohio parents to let minors drink alcohol at home? Here’s the law
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In 1984, the U.S. legal drinking age was changed to 21.
However, Ohio didn’t adopt this law until 1987.
In Ohio, anyone 20 and under before 1987 could purchase and consume beer or wine. Of course, 21 was still the legal drinking age for hard liquor.
But why change the drinking age?
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): “A review by the U.S. General Accounting Office, conducted in 1988, found that raising the drinking age reduced youth drinking, youth driving after drinking, and alcohol-related traffic accidents among youth.”
Before the new law, “blood borders,” where the drinking age differed in neighboring states, became an issue. Teenagers would drive to states with lower drinking ages, drink and crash as they went home.
Can minors still drink in Ohio?
There are still some legal ways to drink under 21 in Ohio, but they require parental supervision and permission.
The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) prohibits alcohol consumption by and purchase for people under the age of 21. Still, it has a couple of exceptions to this rule.
Those exceptions include:
- If you are at a private residence of your parent AND
- If your parent is present
This also applies to furnishing alcoholic beverages to minors, which can be done only by the parent in the private residence.
However, the FTC encourages fully abiding by the drinking age: “Injuries from teen drinking are not inevitable and reducing teen access to alcohol is a national priority.”
Does this rule and exception surprise you? Let us know in the comments.
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This story was originally published September 20, 2023 at 1:31 PM with the headline "Is it legal for Ohio parents to let minors drink alcohol at home? Here’s the law."
