State State Highlights Highlights

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State State Highlights Highlights

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OJJDP OJJDP Center for Center for Enforcing Enforcing Underage Underage

Drinking LawsDrinking Laws

OJJDP OJJDP Center for Center for Enforcing Enforcing Underage Underage

Drinking LawsDrinking Laws

AlabamaAlabama Motto: We Dare Defend Our Rights

Statewide Compliance Statewide Compliance working with ABC working with ABC

Statewide RBS Training Statewide RBS Training MADD-Alabama State MADD-Alabama State

Youth Advisory BoardYouth Advisory Board

Alaska Alaska Motto: North to the Future

ABC continues to be a strong force in ABC continues to be a strong force in the statethe state

Alaska legislature finally passed a Alaska legislature finally passed a statewide alcohol excise taxstatewide alcohol excise tax

Coordination between local law Coordination between local law enforcement and the Alaska Alcohol enforcement and the Alaska Alcohol Beverage Control has reduced the Beverage Control has reduced the failure rate on package storesfailure rate on package stores

ArizonaArizona Motto: God Enriches

Law enforcement received two unmarked Law enforcement received two unmarked vehicles with in house video systems to conduct vehicles with in house video systems to conduct additional underage drinking operationsadditional underage drinking operations

Legislation was introduced regarding Legislation was introduced regarding consumption verbiage changes in the MIP laws, consumption verbiage changes in the MIP laws, specifically to address consumption localityspecifically to address consumption locality

Multi-Jurisdictional enforcement cooperation Multi-Jurisdictional enforcement cooperation related highway safetyrelated highway safety

ArkansasArkansas Motto: The People Rule

ABC Enforcement Conducted – ABC Enforcement Conducted – 1295 Compliance Checks in 20011295 Compliance Checks in 2001

Decrease of sales to minors in Decrease of sales to minors in Arkansas County Arkansas County

Coalition for Tobacco Free Coalition for Tobacco Free Arkansas and Arkansas Arkansas and Arkansas Department of Health to conduct Department of Health to conduct Teen Summit on Alcohol and Teen Summit on Alcohol and Tobacco for grades 9-12 Tobacco for grades 9-12

CaliforniaCalifornia Motto: I Have Found It!

Conducted 65 decoy operations at Conducted 65 decoy operations at 265 off-sale locations, resulting in 265 off-sale locations, resulting in 1,279 contacts and 213 arrests1,279 contacts and 213 arrests

Trained 168 enforcement Trained 168 enforcement personnel in deploying decoy personnel in deploying decoy operationsoperations

Trained 75 decoys to assist Trained 75 decoys to assist enforcement and trained 77 youth enforcement and trained 77 youth in media advocacyin media advocacy

Colorado Colorado Motto: Nothing Without

ProvidenceFake Driver License OperationsFake Driver License OperationsLaw Enforcement Officials Law Enforcement Officials

Trainings on Enforcing Trainings on Enforcing Underage Drinking LawsUnderage Drinking Laws

Strengthened Working Strengthened Working Relationship between Local Relationship between Local Police Departments, Sheriff Police Departments, Sheriff Offices and State Liquor ControlOffices and State Liquor Control

ConnecticutConnecticut Motto: He Who Transplanted Still

SustainsFunded 29 Communities to Funded 29 Communities to

Develop Comprehensive Develop Comprehensive Approaches to STOP Underage Approaches to STOP Underage DrinkingDrinking

Over 10 Communities Passed Local Over 10 Communities Passed Local Ordinances to Stop Underage Ordinances to Stop Underage DrinkingDrinking

Over 1,000 youth have Over 1,000 youth have participated in Connecticut participated in Connecticut coalition eventscoalition events

District of District of ColumbiaColumbia

Motto: Justice for AllDeveloped campus/community Developed campus/community ordinancesordinances

Developed a Responsible Developed a Responsible Alcohol Server programAlcohol Server program

Work with law enforcement to Work with law enforcement to resume compliance checksresume compliance checks

Delaware Delaware Motto: Liberty and

Independence Developed Sticker Shock Program-Developed Sticker Shock Program-

Merchant, DABC, Youth, and Media Merchant, DABC, Youth, and Media partnershippartnership

Developed Life Skills Training-4H GroupsDeveloped Life Skills Training-4H Groups Enhanced DE State Police-Enforcement Enhanced DE State Police-Enforcement

EffortsEfforts

FloridaFlorida Motto: In God We Trust

Creation of the Office of Creation of the Office of Drug ControlDrug Control

Publication of the Florida Publication of the Florida Youth SurveyYouth Survey

Prevention Conference Prevention Conference Brings Together 1,500 Brings Together 1,500 Adults and YouthAdults and Youth

GeorgiaGeorgiaMotto: Wisdom, Justice and

Moderation The Cobb Underage TaskForce was The Cobb Underage TaskForce was

successful in introducing successful in introducing amendments to the Cobb County amendments to the Cobb County Code of OrdinancesCode of Ordinances

Passage of Senate Bill #99, Keg Passage of Senate Bill #99, Keg RegistrationRegistration

After January 1, 2002, all licensees After January 1, 2002, all licensees applying for an alcoholic beverage applying for an alcoholic beverage license, must attend an approved license, must attend an approved alcohol sales and service policy alcohol sales and service policy workshopworkshop

HawaiiHawaii Motto: The Life of the Land Is Perpetuated in

Righteousness

Hawaii County received an EUDL Hawaii County received an EUDL discretionary grant in the spring of discretionary grant in the spring of 2001 2001

Hawaii’s Project PAU adopted a Hawaii’s Project PAU adopted a statewide strategic plan to address statewide strategic plan to address some of the following goals some of the following goals

reducing youth access to alcohol reducing youth access to alcohol Increasing enforcement of laws related to Increasing enforcement of laws related to

underage drinking underage drinking conducting education and prevention conducting education and prevention

activities activities creating media advocacy and policiescreating media advocacy and policies

IdahoIdahoMotto: It Is Forever

Working with Local Law Working with Local Law Enforcement to Enforce Enforcement to Enforce Underage Drinking LawsUnderage Drinking Laws

Funding for State Library Funding for State Library VideosVideos

Eleven Different Focus Eleven Different Focus Groups were Held Groups were Held Throughout IdahoThroughout Idaho

IllinoisIllinois Motto: State Sovereignty National Union

Developed Community Tool Developed Community Tool Kit to address underage Kit to address underage alcohol use at local levelalcohol use at local level

Developed an Enforcement Developed an Enforcement Officers Course Officers Course

Funded Illinois State Police Funded Illinois State Police to assist eight local police to assist eight local police districtsdistricts

IndianaIndianaMotto: The Crossroads of

America Keg Tracking was passed into Keg Tracking was passed into

law law Over 300 students from around Over 300 students from around

the state participated in Youth the state participated in Youth Summit – January 2002Summit – January 2002

Over 150 youth participated in a Over 150 youth participated in a Youth Legislative Breakfast at Youth Legislative Breakfast at the Indiana Statehouse the Indiana Statehouse

IowaIowa Motto: Our Liberties We Prize & Our Rights We Will

Maintain

Worked with the Iowa Sate Worked with the Iowa Sate University Office of Public University Office of Public Safety to Establish "Social Safety to Establish "Social Norms" projectsNorms" projects

Get a Grip ProgramGet a Grip ProgramDrivers Education Curriculum Drivers Education Curriculum

and Training Specific to and Training Specific to Drinking and DrivingDrinking and Driving

KansasKansas Motto: To the Stars Through

DifficultiesKansas Department of Kansas Department of

Transportation – Pilot Transportation – Pilot Communities ProgramCommunities Program

CARE-CALL Media CARE-CALL Media CampaignCampaign

Statewide Keg Statewide Keg Registration, July 2002Registration, July 2002

KentuckyKentucky Motto: United We Stand, Divided

We FallDevelopment of an Development of an

Underage Drinking Underage Drinking Program: CHOICESProgram: CHOICES

Cops In Shops ProgramCops In Shops ProgramOperation Zero Tolerance Operation Zero Tolerance

ProgramProgram

LouisianaLouisianaMotto: Union, Justice, and Confidence

Project FOCUS, (Fighting Project FOCUS, (Fighting Off Campus Underage Off Campus Underage Sales)Sales)

Reductions in Statewide Reductions in Statewide Non-Compliance Rates Non-Compliance Rates

Responsible VendorResponsible Vendor

MaineMaine Motto: I Lead

A comprehensive approach A comprehensive approach that involves people from all that involves people from all walks of life working together walks of life working together

First time compliance checks First time compliance checks to begin October 2002 to begin October 2002

Sub-grants funding a Sub-grants funding a statewide task forcestatewide task force

MarylandMarylandMotto: Manly Deeds, Womanly Words

Between 1998 and 2001, underage Between 1998 and 2001, underage drinking among Maryland 6th drinking among Maryland 6th graders decreased 30% graders decreased 30%

Several police academies have Several police academies have incorporated underage drinking incorporated underage drinking enforcement strategies into the enforcement strategies into the curriculum for all studentscurriculum for all students

Implemented a law which allows police Implemented a law which allows police to write citations for retailers who sell to write citations for retailers who sell alcohol to minors alcohol to minors

MassachusettsMassachusetts Motto: By the Sword We Seek Peace, but Peace Only Under

Liberty

Social norms campaign: Social norms campaign: Berkshire County Berkshire County colleges/Western Massachusettscolleges/Western Massachusetts

Developed teens at risk Developed teens at risk intervention/prevention programintervention/prevention program

Developed Cape Cod underage Developed Cape Cod underage drinking program: youth drinking program: youth forum/town meeting May 2002forum/town meeting May 2002

MichiganMichigan Motto: If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look

About You

Special events Special events enforcement programenforcement program

Party Patrol Pilot Party Patrol Pilot ProgramProgram

Look-out, Cops in Shops Look-out, Cops in Shops and Compliance and Compliance operationsoperations

MinnesotaMinnesota Motto: The Star of The North

Communities Requesting Communities Requesting Funds to do Compliance Funds to do Compliance Checks and Other UAD Checks and Other UAD StrategiesStrategies

Technical assistance to Technical assistance to communitiescommunities

Youth Involvement on the Youth Involvement on the Legislative LevelLegislative Level

MississippiMississippi Motto: By Valor and Arms

MS Division of Public Safety Planning  MS Division of Public Safety Planning  & MADD, MS are involved with & MADD, MS are involved with subgrant to provide a Court Monitor subgrant to provide a Court Monitor

MS DPSP and AG's Office have an MS DPSP and AG's Office have an agreement which allows AG's Office to agreement which allows AG's Office to provide compliance checks at retail o provide compliance checks at retail o

MS DPSP and Jackson County MS DPSP and Jackson County Children's Services have subgrant to Children's Services have subgrant to reduce the sale of alcoholic reduce the sale of alcoholic beverages to underage drinkers beverages to underage drinkers

MissouriMissouriMotto: The Welfare of the People Shall Be the

Supreme Law Partners in Environmental Change Partners in Environmental Change

(Campus/community Coalitions to Reduce (Campus/community Coalitions to Reduce Underage Drinking) Underage Drinking)

Expanding graduated sanctions from a city-Expanding graduated sanctions from a city-wide (Springfield) effort to a wide (Springfield) effort to a county-wide (Greene County) effort county-wide (Greene County) effort

Multi-Jurisdictional Task Multi-Jurisdictional Task ForcesForces

MontanaMontana Motto: Gold and Silver

Providing vendor training to Providing vendor training to all licensed alcohol retailers all licensed alcohol retailers

City Ordinances - 1) Keg City Ordinances - 1) Keg Registration and 2) Records Registration and 2) Records kept for six monthskept for six months

A collaborative effort to A collaborative effort to achieve consistency and achieve consistency and unification in MIP citationsunification in MIP citations

NebraskaNebraskaMotto: Equality Before the

Law Statewide compliance check Statewide compliance check

operations through partnership with operations through partnership with Project Extra MileProject Extra Mile

Columbus Community Forum: “Join Columbus Community Forum: “Join Us in Going the Extra Mile: A Us in Going the Extra Mile: A Discussion of How Underage Drinking Discussion of How Underage Drinking is impacting Our Communities”is impacting Our Communities”

Effectively used media and Effectively used media and community advocacy to community advocacy to blockblock a a proposal by the liquor industry and proposal by the liquor industry and the grocer’s associationthe grocer’s association

NevadaNevadaMotto: All for Our Country

Partnered with the Nevada Partnered with the Nevada Interscholastic Athletic Association Interscholastic Athletic Association to develop a standardized statewide to develop a standardized statewide alcohol and drug policy alcohol and drug policy

Implemented a data tracking system Implemented a data tracking system for compliance check outcomes for compliance check outcomes

From 1999 to 2001, across the board From 1999 to 2001, across the board 5% reduction in alcohol related risk 5% reduction in alcohol related risk behaviors as reported in the most behaviors as reported in the most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey

New HampshireNew Hampshire Motto: Live Free or Die

Improved state and local law Improved state and local law enforcement agencies enforcement agencies collaborationcollaboration

Expanded the Coverage Area Expanded the Coverage Area of Law Enforcement of Law Enforcement CoalitionsCoalitions

Enforcing Underage Drinking Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Training to Local Law Laws Training to Local Law Enforcement AgenciesEnforcement Agencies

New JerseyNew JerseyMotto: Liberty and Prosperity

As of May 30, 2002 - 374 Cops in As of May 30, 2002 - 374 Cops in Shops arrests Shops arrests

Implementation of an award Implementation of an award winning 30-second PSA entitled winning 30-second PSA entitled "Down the Shore" "Down the Shore"

Created follow-up series to the Created follow-up series to the "Philly Gold"   award winning "Philly Gold"   award winning comic strip "Over the Limit" comic strip "Over the Limit"

New MexicoNew Mexico Motto: It Grows as it Goes

Developed the New Mexico Department of Developed the New Mexico Department of Public Safety, Special Investigations Division Public Safety, Special Investigations Division

Increased training and technical assistance to Increased training and technical assistance to funded communities funded communities

Enhanced the prevention/education programs Enhanced the prevention/education programs by using training and technical assistance to by using training and technical assistance to strengthen the programs and promote best strengthen the programs and promote best practices practices

New YorkNew York Motto: Ever Upward

First Statewide Prevention First Statewide Prevention ConferenceConference

New Initiative to Increase New Initiative to Increase Sales Compliance at the Local Sales Compliance at the Local LevelLevel

Mandatory Server Training Mandatory Server Training and Keg Registration Lawsand Keg Registration Laws

North CarolinaNorth Carolina Motto: To Be Rather Than To

SeemProject CAMPUS Project CAMPUS

(Collaborative Alcohol (Collaborative Alcohol Management Project for Management Project for University Success)University Success)

Held Community Coalitions Held Community Coalitions Up and Running Up and Running

Secret Shopper Program-Secret Shopper Program-1500 compliance checks1500 compliance checks

North DakotaNorth Dakota Motto: Liberty and Union, Now & Forever, One &

Inseparable

Media CampaignMedia Campaign::– Governor Spouse’s initiativeGovernor Spouse’s initiative– development of an underage development of an underage

drinking video talking about drinking video talking about ND lawsND laws

Law enforcement operationsLaw enforcement operations

Juvenile Drug CourtJuvenile Drug Court

OhioOhioMotto: With God, All Things Are

PossibleParents Who Host Lose The Most Parents Who Host Lose The Most

Media Campaign wonMedia Campaign won the Ohio the Ohio Exemplary Prevention Program for State Exemplary Prevention Program for State Fiscal Year 2002 Fiscal Year 2002

The Ohio Soft Drink Association  donated The Ohio Soft Drink Association  donated funds to produce a PSA funds to produce a PSA

Ohio Parents For Drug Free Youth  issued Ohio Parents For Drug Free Youth  issued a  grant announcement to all 88 counties in a  grant announcement to all 88 counties in Ohio Ohio

OklahomaOklahoma Motto: Labor Conquers All Things

Project Under 21 establishes a Project Under 21 establishes a toll free tip line 1-866-STOP-toll free tip line 1-866-STOP-U21 U21

Project Under 21 trained over Project Under 21 trained over 325 law enforcement officers in 325 law enforcement officers in 4 OJJDP/UDETC Trainings 4 OJJDP/UDETC Trainings

Project Under 21 distributed Project Under 21 distributed over 625,831 promotional over 625,831 promotional itemsitems

OregonOregon Motto: She Flies with Her Own

Wings Sponsored a 1-day summit bringing Sponsored a 1-day summit bringing

together local prevention together local prevention professionals and law enforcement professionals and law enforcement staff staff

College Campus Staff Sponsored College Campus Staff Sponsored with HED a 2-day training for with HED a 2-day training for campus staff campus staff

State and RWJ grantee worked State and RWJ grantee worked closely to sponsor three interactive closely to sponsor three interactive displays at the Oregon Museum of displays at the Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryScience and Industry

PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaMotto: Virtue, Liberty, and

Independence9 Colleges and Universities 9 Colleges and Universities

have Implemented have Implemented Prevention Initiatives in the Prevention Initiatives in the Area of Underage DrinkingArea of Underage Drinking

Partnership with Partnership with Pennsylvanians Against Pennsylvanians Against Underage Drinking Underage Drinking

The Hotline – 1-888-UNDER21The Hotline – 1-888-UNDER21

Rhode IslandRhode Island Motto: The Ocean State

4 new Radio ads one each to target 4 new Radio ads one each to target underage youth, young adults, underage youth, young adults, parents and merchantsparents and merchants

Passage of Keg Registration Bill out Passage of Keg Registration Bill out of Senate Committee. Currently of Senate Committee. Currently awaiting vote in General Assembly.awaiting vote in General Assembly.

New outdoor advertising campaign New outdoor advertising campaign on billboards and transit shelters on billboards and transit shelters throughout the State throughout the State

South CarolinaSouth Carolina Motto: While I Breathe, I

Hope Statewide Press Conference to Statewide Press Conference to

Release SC Task Force on Release SC Task Force on Underage Drinking  Underage Drinking  Recommendations Recommendations

Building Comprehensive Program and Building Comprehensive Program and Relationship with State Law Enforcement Relationship with State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Division (SLED)

South DakotaSouth DakotaMotto: Under God, the People

RuleDiversion ProgramsDiversion ProgramsSafe Community Coalition Safe Community Coalition

effortseffortsLaw Enforcement efforts- high Law Enforcement efforts- high

visibility enforcement through visibility enforcement through OT hours, especially during OT hours, especially during prom and graduation weekprom and graduation week

TennesseeTennessee Motto: Agriculture and

CommerceProvided training to law Provided training to law

enforcement officials enforcement officials Increased compliance Increased compliance

investigations investigations Developing Youth in Action Developing Youth in Action

groups throughout the state groups throughout the state

TexasTexas Motto: Friendship

CJD Awarded Funds for a Comprehensive CJD Awarded Funds for a Comprehensive Partnership to Reduce Underage Partnership to Reduce Underage Drinking Through Prevention, Drinking Through Prevention, Intervention, and Interdiction Intervention, and Interdiction

A Statewide Project Awarded That A Statewide Project Awarded That Targets Retailer Education and Technical Targets Retailer Education and Technical AssistanceAssistance

Awards were made to the cities of Awards were made to the cities of Brownsville and El Paso to combat Brownsville and El Paso to combat underage drinking of youth coming and underage drinking of youth coming and going across the Texas-Mexico border going across the Texas-Mexico border

UtahUtah Motto: Industry

Youth Court Convention - 335 Youth Leaders and Adult Advisors, Representing 44 Courts Statewide

Enforcement Drinking Enforcement - The Little Sahara Sand Dunes

Peer Prevention Training - High School Peer Leader Programs

VermontVermontMotto: Freedom & Unity

START (Stop Teen Alcohol Risk START (Stop Teen Alcohol Risk Teams) DoubledTeams) Doubled

Increased Enforcement has Created Increased Enforcement has Created an Increased Demand for Adolescent an Increased Demand for Adolescent Specific Intervention/Assessment Specific Intervention/Assessment ServicesServices

The Development of Tools Which The Development of Tools Which Support Those Who Sell Alcohol Support Those Who Sell Alcohol to Better Assure that Youth are to Better Assure that Youth are Not ServedNot Served

VirginiaVirginia Motto: Thus Always to Tyrants

Development of training for Development of training for local law enforcement on the local law enforcement on the ABC LawsABC Laws

Held Policy Option training Held Policy Option training facilitated by PIRE for 23 facilitated by PIRE for 23 communities communities

Implementation of a Social Implementation of a Social Norms Campaign in the Norms Campaign in the Community College SystemCommunity College System

WashingtonWashington Motto: Alki (Chinook for “Bye and

Bye”)

Washington Prevention Washington Prevention Summit – 125 Law Summit – 125 Law Enforcement Officials & 800 Enforcement Officials & 800 ParticipantsParticipants

Increased Enforcement Increased Enforcement ActivitiesActivities

Launched a Statewide Youth Launched a Statewide Youth Initiative – Washington Allied Initiative – Washington Allied Youth in ActionYouth in Action

West Virginia West Virginia Motto: Mountaineers Are

Always Free Created a partnership with ABC; Created a partnership with ABC;

developing regional training(s) and developing regional training(s) and subgrantee coordinationsubgrantee coordination

Implemented a new scanning Implemented a new scanning technology enabling better technology enabling better enforcement enforcement

Sponsored an Alcohol Enforcement Sponsored an Alcohol Enforcement Specialist training which included Specialist training which included the the sobriety obstacle course for sobriety obstacle course for community members community members

Wisconsin Wisconsin Motto: Forward

Project ForwardProject ForwardGoal for Youth Alcohol Goal for Youth Alcohol

EnforcementEnforcementComprehensive Alcohol Comprehensive Alcohol

Risk Reduction Program:Risk Reduction Program:– COPS IN SHOP & PARTY COPS IN SHOP & PARTY

PATROLPATROL

WyomingWyoming Motto: Equal Rights

School Resource School Resource Officers...three day training Officers...three day training for all SRO's in state on for all SRO's in state on underageunderage drinking issues drinking issues

Training Workshop for Municipal Training Workshop for Municipal Judges around the state Judges around the state

Legislative changes mandating Legislative changes mandating compliance checks compliance checks