{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-138-34c","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, § 34C","heading":"Minors; operation of motor vehicle containing alcoholic beverage; suspension of driver's license","body":"Section 34C. Whoever, being under twenty-one years of age and not accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, knowingly possesses, transports or carries on his person, any alcohol or alcoholic beverages, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars for the first offense and not more than one hundred and fifty dollars for a second or subsequent offense; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to a person between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one who knowingly possesses, transports or carries on his person, alcohol or alcoholic beverages in the course of his employment. A police officer may arrest without a warrant any person who violates this section. A conviction of a violation of this section shall be reported forthwith to the registrar of motor vehicles by the court, and said registrar shall thereupon suspend for a period of ninety days the license of such person to operate a motor vehicle.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 138"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter138/Section34C","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:15Z","sha256":"2f3f23269cdf2e1a81b40da8b2d8d79c8588e1834cc985fc0e1cb5fec28cd15f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-138-34b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-138-34d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}