Minor in possession — Missouri Permit Test

Minor in possession on the Missouri permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A state court may suspend or revoke the license of a driver over 15 and under 21 for purchasing or attempting to purchase intoxicating liquor.

Attempting counts. The offense is complete before anything has been bought.

Purchasing or attempting to purchase any intoxicating liquor;

Missouri Driver Guide, p.69

For a minor, consumption of intoxicating liquor constitutes possession.

You do not have to be holding it. Having drunk it is the same offense.

Possessing any intoxicating liquor (consumption constitutes possession);

Missouri Driver Guide, p.69

A minor with a blood alcohol content of more than .02% may have their license suspended or revoked by a state court.

The same .02 that triggers the roadside action also reaches the court.

Having a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) level of more than .02%.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.69

A state court may suspend or revoke an under-21 driver's license for being visibly intoxicated as defined in Missouri law.

No vehicle and no purchase is needed. Being visibly intoxicated is enough on its own.

Being visibly intoxicated as defined in Section 577.001, RSMo.; or

Missouri Driver Guide, p.69

A second Minor in Possession offense brings a 90-day suspension.

The second offense triples the first, and the third changes the kind of action entirely.

2nd Offense — 90-day suspension

Missouri Driver Guide, p.69

Getting a license back after a Minor in Possession action requires a $45 fee and attendance at a Substance Awareness Traffic Offender Program or comparable program.

Forty-five dollars and a course. The course is the part that is meant to change something.

Pay a $45 fee, and attend a Substance Awareness Traffic Offender Program (SATOP) or comparable program.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.69

On the test

Which of these can cost a Missouri driver under 21 their license?

Attempting to purchase intoxicating liquor. Attempting counts. The offense is complete before anything has been bought. Missouri Driver Guide, p.69: “Purchasing or attempting to purchase any intoxicating liquor;”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Missouri Driver Guide, published by the Missouri Department of Revenue, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.