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171.171 SUSPENSION; ILLEGAL PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO.
The commissioner shall suspend for a period of 90 days the license of a person who:
(1) is under the age of 21 years and is convicted of purchasing or attempting to purchase
an alcoholic beverage in violation of section 340A.503 if the person used a license, Minnesota
identification card, or any type of false identification to purchase or attempt to purchase the
alcoholic beverage;
(2) is convicted under section 171.22, subdivision 1, clause (2), or 340A.503, subdivision
2
, clause (3), of lending or knowingly permitting a person under the age of 21 years to use the
person's license, Minnesota identification card, or other type of identification to purchase or
attempt to purchase an alcoholic beverage;
(3) is under the age of 18 years and is found by a court to have committed a petty
misdemeanor under section 609.685, subdivision 3, if the person used a license, Minnesota
identification card, or any type of false identification to purchase or attempt to purchase the
tobacco product; or
(4) is convicted under section 171.22, subdivision 1, clause (2), of lending or knowingly
permitting a person under the age of 18 years to use the person's license, Minnesota identification
card, or other type of identification to purchase or attempt to purchase a tobacco product.
History: 1985 c 305 art 1 s 1; 1989 c 301 s 9; 1997 c 227 s 1; 1998 c 388 s 23; 2000 c 472 s 1

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