POSSESSION AND FAKE ID'S

JEFFERSON COUNTY MISSOURI

Minor in Possession (MIP) and Fake ID LAWYER

Offenses Involving Minors

Hiring an attorney is always important following an arrest. It is especially important when your teen is charged with minor in possession or possessing or creating a fake ID. Although it may seem like an insignificant charge, MIP and fake ID offenses can have a detrimental effect on a person’s future. A conviction for these charges can affect a young adults’ opportunities to obtain employment, limit educational possibilities or even result in the loss of driving privileges.


We will create a defense strategy based on the circumstances surrounding your child’s case to prevent the immediate and future harm resulting from a conviction for minor in possession or fake ID charges in Missouri. These are serious charges that carry up to a year in jail and or a fine of $2000, and in some cases the suspension of your driver’s license.

Jefferson County Missouri Sale of Alcohol to Minor Attorney

We also represent individuals charged with selling alcohol to minors. As any bar or restaurant owner knows, having a liquor license attracts many more customers and increases revenue, however, it also comes with its downfalls. One of the biggest risks is minors ordering drinks and being served by the business’ employees. This also applies to convenience stores, smoke shops or liquor stores. In all of these cases it is the duty of the business owner to serve alcohol in a responsible manner, which means not serving anyone under the age of 21. These are serious charges that carry up to a year in jail and or a fine of $2000, plus potentially the suspension or revocation of your liquor license.


As the owner of a bar or restaurant, having a liquor license can attract additional customers and bring in potentially more revenue. But there are risks, including the problem of minors coming in and ordering a drink. In Texas, it is the business owner’s duty to serve liquor responsibly, and this includes checking whether a customer is 21 years old or older, the legal minimum age required to purchase alcohol.


We represent individuals charged with any of the following Offenses Involving Minors:

  • Manufacturing a False Identification
  • Minor in Possession of Alcohol
  • Misrepresentation of Age to Obtain Liquor
  • Reproduction or Alteration of I.D. Card
  • Sale of Alcohol to a Minor
  • Texting While Operating a Motor Vehicle

With the Lednick Law Firm, you are getting the experience of a former Assistant Prosecuting Attorney who knows how to protect your rights when faced with these types of charges and the hurdles they present.


If you are facing charges of MIP, Fake ID, or Sale of Alcohol to a Minor in Jefferson County, St. Francois County, St. Louis County, Ste. Genevieve County, Washington County or Franklin County Missouri, including the cities of Arnold, Barnhart, Bloomsdale, Byrnes Mill, Cedar Hill, Crystal City, Desloge, DeSoto, Dittmer, Eureka, Farmington, Fenton, Festus, Fredericktown, French Village, Herculaneum, High Ridge, Hillsboro, Horine, House Springs, Imperial, Kimmswick, Mapaville, Mine La Motte, Mineral Point, Morse Mill, Olympian Village, Park Hills, Perryville, Pevely, Potosi, Ste. Genevieve, or Valles Mines, whether as a business owner, employee, or an individual, exercise your right to remain silent and your right to speak to an attorney immediately and then contact the Lednick Law Firm to get a former Jefferson County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney on your side. Contact us at (636) 638-2150 for a free consultation.


See below for more information on Missouri Offenses Involving Minors.


Missouri False ID & MIP Crimes FAQ's

  • Manufacturing a False Identification

    A person commits the offense of manufacturing a false identification if he or she possesses any means of identification for the purpose of manufacturing and providing or selling a false identification card to a person under the age of twenty-one for the purpose of purchasing or obtaining alcohol.

    The offense of manufacturing a false identification is a class A misdemeanor.

  • Minor in Possession of Alcohol

    Any person under the age of twenty-one years, who purchases or attempts to purchase, or has in his or her possession, any intoxicating liquor, or who is visibly in an intoxicated condition, or has a detectable blood alcohol content of more than two-hundredths of one percent or more by weight of alcohol in such person’s blood is guilty of a class D misdemeanor.


  • Misrepresentation of Age by Minor to Obtain Liquor

    Any person of the age of seventeen years and under the age of twenty-one years who shall represent that he has attained the age of twenty-one years for the purpose of purchasing, asking for or in any way receiving any intoxicating liquor, shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

  • Reproduction or Alteration of Identification Card

    Any person who has in his possession a reproduced, modified or altered motor vehicle driver’s license, nondriver’s license issued by any uniformed service of the United States, or any other such identification card which indicates that the person represented on the card is over twenty-one years of age, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

  • Tampering with Computer Users

    A person commits the offense of tampering with computer users if he or she knowingly and without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe that he or she has such authorization: (1) Accesses or causes to be accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network; or (2) Denies or causes the denial of computer system services to an authorized user of such computer system services, which, in whole or in part, is owned by, under contract to, or operated for, or on behalf of, or in conjunction with another.


    The offense of tampering with computer users is a class A misdemeanor.

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