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1. The purchase and consumption of alcohol is a right extended by the State of New Jersey. The legal age to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages in the State of New Jersey is twenty-one (N.J.S.A. 9:17b-1).
2. Possession or Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages in Public Places by persons under legal age (NJ.S.A. 2C:33-15) Any person under the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages who knowingly possesses without legal authority or who knowingly consumes any alcoholic beverage in any school, public conveyance, public place, place of public assembly, or motor vehicle is guilty of a disorderly persons offense and shall be fined not less than $500.
3. Purchase of Alcohol by/for the Under-aged (N.J.S.A. 2C:33:1-81) An under-aged person who purchases or attempts to purchase alcohol, or who misstates his/her age, or a person of legal age who purchases alcohol for an under aged person faces a conviction of a disorderly persons offense, which incurs a fine of not less than $500 and loss of license for six months. In addition, under aged persons may be required to participate in a state-sponsored alcohol education program.
4. Offering Alcoholic Beverages to Underage Person (N.J.S.A. 2C:33-17) Anyone who purposely or knowingly offers or serves or makes available an alcoholic beverage to a person under the legal age for consuming alcoholic beverages or entices that person to drink an alcoholic beverage is a disorderly person. This provision does not apply to certain close relatives, certain activities confined to the home, or if the consumption is part of a religious observance.
5. Transfer of ID (N.J.S.A. 33:1-81.7) Someone who is under aged and uses another person's ID card to obtain alcohol, or someone of legal age who gives his/her ID card to an under aged person so that he/she can obtain alcohol, faces a fine of up to $300 or up to 60 days in jail.
6. False ID (N.J.S.A. 2C:21) A person who knowingly possesses a document or other writing which falsely purports to be a driver's license or other document issued by a governmental agency and which could be used as a means of verifying a person's identity or age or any other personal identifying information is guilty of a crime in the fourth degree.
7. Social Host Liability (N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.6.) A social host who willingly and knowingly provides alcoholic beverages to a person who the host should reasonably foresee will soon be driving, may be held liable for injuries suffered by a third party as a result of a motor vehicle accident caused by that person.
8. Driving While Intoxicated
   1. Operating Motor Vehicles While under the Influence of Intoxicants (N.J.S.A. 39:4-50) A person is said to be legally drunk in New Jersey if his/her blood alcohol concentration is at or above .08%
   2. PENALTIES: All persons convicted of DWI must pay an insurance surcharge. In addition:
      1. For the first offense, there are additional fines and charges of at least $470 (bringing the total minimum charges for a first offense to $3,470); loss of license for 7-12 months; and a requirement to spend 12-48 hours in an Intoxicated Driver Resource A first-time offender also faces a possible 30- day jail term.
      2. For a second offense, there are additional fines and charges of at least $720; loss of license for 2 years; a requirement to perform 30 days of community service and to spend 48 hours in an Intoxicated Driver Resource Center or jail. Also, there is a possible 90-day jail term.
      3. For a third offense, additional fines and charges of at least $1,220; loss of license for 10 years; and a 180-day jail term. The insurance surcharge for a third-time offender is $1,500 per year for three years. These fines and charges do not include court and legal fees.
9. Driving While License Is Suspended Due to DWI (N.J.S.A. 39.3- 40). If a person is found driving while his/her license is suspended due to a conviction for Driving While Intoxicated, that person upon conviction again shall be fined $500, shall have his license to operate a motor vehicle suspended for an additional period of not less than one year nor more than two years, and may be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 90 days.
10. Refusal to Take the Breathalyzer Test (N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a). Refusal to take the breathalyzer test where there is probable cause for arrest for DWI will result in up to 10 year loss of license, a fine of $300-$1000, and an obligation to satisfy the requirements of an alcohol education or rehabilitation program. A person can also be convicted of DWI without the results of a breathalyzer test. In that case, he/she will suffer all the additional fines and penalties specified for the DWI conviction.

Local Ordinances

Glassboro Ordinances (http://ecode360.com/GL0316) 

1. 150-26Unlawful acts for underage persons.
   [Added 12-8-1998 by Ord. No. 98-26]
   It shall be unlawful for a person under the legal age to consume, to have consumed, to purchase, attempt to purchase or have purchased for him or her or have in his or her possession any alcoholic beverage. For purposes of this section, "consume" or "consumed" excludes those instances where a person under the legal age, in the home, apartment or rental unit of his or her own parent or parents, or an adult in loco parentis, under the supervision and control of his or her own parent or parents, consumes or has consumed any alcoholic beverage.^[1]
2. 150-27Violations and penalties.
   [Amended 12-8-1998 by Ord. No. 98-26; 8-23-2011 by Ord. No. 11-34; 12-29-2016 by Ord. No. 16-60]
   Each and every person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, may, in addition to other penalties noted, upon the conviction thereof, be punished by one or more of the following: a fine not less than $400 and not more than $2,000; or by imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or by a period of community service not to exceed 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the Court.
3. 150-29Underage drinking. 
   It shall be unlawful for any person under the legal age who, without legal authority, knowingly possesses or knowingly consumes an alcoholic beverage on private property.
4. 150-30Violations and penalties.
5. Any person violating the provisions of this article shall, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-1, as amended, be punished by a fine of $250 for a first offense and $350 for any subsequent offense.
6. 5. 354-5Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public and quasi-public places. 
   [Added 8-26-1975 by Ord. No. 75-20]
   1. It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage or to possess any alcoholic beverage in an open container with intent to consume the same on any sidewalk, street, avenue, highway, public parking lot or other public place, or in any motor vehicle not on private property, within the Borough of Glassboro at any time.
   2. It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage or to possess any alcoholic beverage in an open container with intent to consume the same on any parking lot, yard or other open area which is open to the public or to which the public is invited at any time.
   3. It shall be unlawful for the owner or any other person in control of any such parking lot, yard or other open area which is open to the public or to which the public is invited as described in Subsection Babove to knowingly permit or suffer the consumption or possession in an open container with intent to consume of any alcoholic beverage on said premises by any person at any time.
   4. Violations and penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by one or more of the following, in the discretion of the Court:
      [Added 8-23-2011 by Ord. No. 11-35; amended 6-26-2018 by Ord. No. 18-30]
      1. A mandatory fine of not less than $150 and not more than $2,000;
      2. Imprisonment not to exceed 90 days;
      3. A period of community service not to exceed 90 days.

Stratford Ordinances (https://www.municode.com/library/#!/nj/stratford_borough/codes/code_of_ordinances)

1. 9.04.010 - Prohibited acts generally.
   1. No person shall consume any liquor, wine, beer or any other alcoholic beverage, or have access to or in his or her possession, any open bottle, can, jar or any other vessel containing liquor, wine, beer or any alcoholic beverage:
   2. While in or on a public street, lane, sidewalk, public parking lot or quasi-public parking lot or any other public or quasi-public place, or in any public conveyance; or
   3. In a private conveyance while such conveyance is in motion, stopped or parked in or on a public street, lane, public parking lot or quasi-public parking lot; or
   4. While in or upon private property, not his or her own, without having the express permission of the owner or any person authorized to grant such permission; or
   5. In a private conveyance while such conveyance is in motion, stopped or parked in or on private property without having the express permission of the owner or any person authorized to grant such permission.
   6. No person shall discard any bottle, can, jar or other vessel used to contain liquor, wine, beer or any other alcoholic beverage upon any public street, lane, sidewalk, public parking lot, quasi-public place, or upon any private property not his or her own, without the express permission of the owner or any person having authority to grant such permission.
   7. The prohibitions contained in subsection A. shall not apply to any conveyance or place specifically licensed for the consumption of alcoholic beverages in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq.
   8. Any individual, firm or corporation, who or which suffers, aids, abets or permits any person to violate any provision of this section shall also be deemed in violation of this section.
   9. Any individual, firm or corporation, which or who shall violate this section upon conviction thereof, shall pay a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days or both, for each offense in the discretion of the court.
      (Ord. No. 98:13, §§ 1—4, 7, 1998)
2. City of Camden Ordinances (http://ecode360.com/CA1078)
   1. 129-22Places restricted. Any person who shall consume an alcoholic beverage or possess an alcoholic beverage with intent to consume in the following places shall be in violation of this article:
      1. While in or on a public street, lane, sidewalk, public parking lot, public or quasi-public place, public park or in any public conveyance.
         [Amended 10-13-2005 by Ord. No. MC-4111]
      2. While in a private motor vehicle, while the same is in motion or parked in any public street, lane or public parking lot.
      3. While upon any private property not his own without the express permission of the owner or other person having authority to grant such permission.
   2. 129-23Determination of intent to consume. For the purposes of § 129-22, any person who has possession of an open container, of any kind whatsoever, containing an alcoholic beverage in any place or location set forth in § 129-22shall be presumed to have possession of an alcoholic beverage with intent to consume in violation of § 129-22 hereof.
   3. 129-24Violations and penalties..
      [Amended 4-9-1987 by Ord. No. MC-2289] The violation of any such provisions shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both.
   4. 129-31Prohibitions.. It shall be unlawful for any underage person to, without legal authority, knowingly possesses or knowingly consume an alcoholic beverage on any private property within the City of Camden.
   5. 129-33Violations and penalties..
      1. Any violation under this article shall be punishable by a fine of $250 for a first offense and $350 for any subsequent offense.

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