Newman Passes Teen Drinking Law

From Modesto Bee. From the Modesto Bee. The Newman City Council voted Tuesday night to adopt a social host ordinance that prohibits adults from knowingly providing alcohol to minors. The ordinance levies fines of $500 for the first offense, $1,000 for the second and $1,500 for the third offense. Newman is following the lead of Modesto and Waterford, which recently passed social host ordinances. After months of delay, the Ceres City Council decided against an ordinance Monday night. Instead, Ceres wants to implement a measure that would include only misdemeanor charges. Read the complete here.