ederal law requires all states and districts in the US to set their drinking age to 21 if they wish to receive federal highway funding. Unsurprisingly, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have complied with this request.
Underage drinking in DC falls under The District of Columbia Official Code, Division V. (Local Business Affairs), Title 25 (Alcoholic Beverage Regulation), Chapter 10 (Limitations on Consumers): Purchase, possession or consumption by persons under 21; misrepresentation of age; penalties. For short, we’ll refer to this as DC ST Section 25-1002.
This specific statute deals with Misrepresentation of Age, a misdemeanor offense that is usually handed out when someone uses, attempts to use, or simply possesses a fake ID in order to obtain alcohol.