AGO 000004079.

• Case Date: January 24, 1984
• Court: Mississippi

Mississippi Attorney General Opinions 1984. AGO 000004079. January 24, 1984DOCN 000004079DOCK 1984-608AUTH Catherine Walker UnderwoodDATE 19840124RQNM Charles S. Head, EsquireSUBJ Liquor laws / Dept. of Public Safety / Juvenile Ct.SBCD 109 , 89 A , 101TEXT Charles S. Head, EsquireDepartment of Public SafetyPost Office Box 958Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Dear Mr. Head: Attorney General Edwin Lloyd Pittman has received your letter of request dated January 19, 1984, and has assigned it to the undersigned for research and reply. In your letter you state: Pursuant to our telephone conversation of this date, I would appreciate a written opinion from your office in regard to the question of the DUI refusal and whether or not it is handled by the Youth Court as is other DUI offenses. Reconstructing our telephone conversation, you asked whether the following language of Miss. Code Ann. 43-21-159 (Supp. 1983) applies to the administrative suspension of the driver's license of a juvenile who refuses to submit to a chemical breath test (Miss. Code Ann. 63-11-21, 23 (Supp. 1983)) as well as to the criminal offense of operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (Miss. Code Ann. 63-11-30 (Supp. 1983))? We answer your question in the negative. Section 43-21-159 states in part: . . .In cases where the child is charged with a hunting or fishing violation or a traffic...