is a minor in possession a criminal offense
In Michigan, a Minor in Possession of Alcohol, better known as an âMIP,â is a criminal Misdemeanor charge in which a young person (under 21 years of age) is accused of being in âpossessionâ of alcohol.
Minor in possession laws (sometimes called underage drinking laws) target sales of alcohol to minors and public possession of alcohol by minors. Since the passage in 1984 of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act (23 U.S.C.A. Â§ 158), all states have had to raise their minimum drinking age to 21.