Minor In Possession of Alcohol
M…I…P… Those three dreaded letters that no parent wants to hear. MIP stands for Minor in Possession of Alcohol. There are multiple statutes in South Carolina that address the under-age possession/consumption of alcohol including 63-19-2440 (Minor in Possession of Beer), 63-19-2450 (Minor in Possession of Alcohol), 61-4-60 (Giving False Information to Purchase), and 56-1-515 (Altered Driver's License). These offenses are classified as criminal misdemeanors. Although it may no