Legal Drinking Age in Florida?

[Tiggerfanatic]

Is is 18 or 21? Only reason I want to know, if I want to stop in the hotel lounge for a drink, will there be a problem if DD18 sits with me? Do most of the bars offer non-alcaholic versions of their blended slushy type drinks?
When she was younger, I would just stop at the pool bar for a pina colada and take it back to the room. And, at 8 bucks a pop, I'm not planning to do it every night. But i just thought it would be a nice way to unwind on a couple evenings.

 

[Atta83]

Its 21. But im sure if you are sitting with her it wont be a problem , but then again things have changed, I know my parents would let me drink when i was next to them...

 

[PlaneJane]

she can sit at the bar as long as she doesn't touch/try to order an alcoholic drink. They have soft drinks and slushes without the alcohol

 

[MomofKatie]

Isn't the legal drinking age 21 nationally?

 

[Mr Bill]

Isn't the legal drinking age 21 nationally?

Technically it's a state law, but any state that doesn't have a minimum drinking age of 21 can have federal funding withheld.

 

[lwalker8]

The law in every state is that the drinking age is 21 years old.

 

[Tiggerfanatic]

Just to clarify, I have no intention of letting her drink anything alcoholic until she is of legal age and can make her own decisions.

And, I'm pretty sure you can drink in WV @ 18 - we're only 15 miles from the border, and that's where all the local college kids go to party. WV University has the dubious distinction of being the #1 party school in the nation.

 

[SDav10495]

Even in West Virginia, the age is 21. It's the same across the country. If kids are crossing the border to drink there, it might be because they've discovered a particular spot in West Virginia that's more lenient about underage drinking (not that I know that for sure, but it's a likely possibility).

 

[MissM]

The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 (Title 23 U.S.C. §158) was passed on July 17, 1984 by the United States Congress as a mechanism whereby all states would become thereafter required to legislate and enforce the age of 21 years as a minimum age for purchasing or public possession of alcoholic beverages. Under the Federal Aid Highway Act, a state not enforcing the minimum age would be subjected to a ten percent decrease in its annual federal highway apportionment.

While this act did not outlaw the consumption of alcoholic beverages by those under 21 years of age, some states extended its provisions into an outright ban. However, most states still permit "underage" consumption of alcohol in some circumstances. In some states, no restriction on private consumption is made, while in others, consumption is only allowed in specific locations, in the presence of consenting and supervising family members, and/or during religious occasions

Nationally, no one under 21 is permitted to legally purchase alcohol, but there is some variation among the individual states which permits, under specific circumstances, the consumption of alcohol by those under 21. Such exceptions can include an established religious purpose, in private clubs or establishments, in the course of lawful employment, with consent/presence of parent or guardian, private residences, and educational purposes. Again though, each state is different on whether it allows any exceptions to the law or not and what the extent of the exception is.
-m

 

[Tiggerfanatic]

I know here in PA, you can be 18 to serve, but legally, you can't sit at the bar until you're 21. I just wanted to make sure there wouldn't be a problem with DD sharing a table with me at one of the lounges. Like I said, she won't be consuming anything alcoholic, but she does like to get the non-alcoholic versions of some of the slushy things:slurp: ...thanks to all who replied.

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