Connecticut · Connecticut General Statutes — Title 14, Motor Vehicles

Conn. Gen. Stat. (Title 14) § 14-227g: Operation by person under twenty-one years of age while blood alcohol content exceeds two-hundredths of one per cent

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Persons under age 21 are prohibited from operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 0.02% or higher. Police may not stop a vehicle solely based on the operator's apparent age.

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