Underage drinking has many consequences that are costly that younger people don’t think about when making the decision to drink. One of those costly effects would have to be your criminal record that will never go away, unless you’re lucky enough to be under the age of eighteen. Having a criminal record is crucial to you when you are applying for jobs, employers might hinder your application and instead give the job to someone else who has a clean record. Other issues you might have are the penalties you receive during your court appearances. Depending on the way they punish you, punishments include: expensive fines, probation, community service hours, driver’s license revocation, and if the crime is committed several times you will then have