How to avoid legal ramifications for selling to minors at a house party?
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Stephen H asked:
I would like to have a keg as well as other alcohol and charge a price for a cup. This is my college graduation party. I would not like to be liable for selling. Is selling a cup considered selling alcohol when they have the option of what they put into it? I spoke to many of the neighbors and they are ok w/ me having a party.
HERMAN
I would like to have a keg as well as other alcohol and charge a price for a cup. This is my college graduation party. I would not like to be liable for selling. Is selling a cup considered selling alcohol when they have the option of what they put into it? I spoke to many of the neighbors and they are ok w/ me having a party.
HERMAN
November 11th, 2009 at 5:20 am
BENNY
Simple, no minors or no booze. Anyone that drinks at your house and later gets hurt or causes trouble while under the influence leaves you open to legal action. Not to mention, who ever heard of anyone so darn cheap that they want to charge for drinks at a party.
November 12th, 2009 at 2:35 am
JUSTIN
You would be criminally and civilly liable for providing alcohol to minors and maybe selling liquor without a license. Don’t do it.
November 12th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
FREDRICK
First of all, you can sell a cup, but you can’t tell them its for beer, unless you have a liquor license. Second you need to make sure that no minor drinks, but as soon as they do you are legal liable for them, because you purchased the keg.
November 14th, 2009 at 10:50 am
LUKE
All that education and you still didn’t learn anything.
Having minors at a party where alcohol is served is all the violation needed to get you cited for contributing. Not to mention that you are responsible for everything that happens at your party. Including some drunk ******* driving home and killing someone in an accident.
To avoid the problems with minors, either not have the party or check ID’s at the door.
November 15th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
OTIS
You would be responsible for giving alcohol to minors weather or not you charged them for the cup. Simply having minors consume alcohol at your party would be a crime
November 18th, 2009 at 7:32 am
FEDERICO
Welcome to college. I would certainly be careful about who you give drinks to. I don’t think you can do anything to get you out of trouble if a minor gets drunk and does something stupid during or after the party. The real question is, why are you worried about this now after 4 years of college?
One option is to charge for entry and hand out cups. If you see someone really young or someone you don’t know, ask for an ID if you are that worried. You can also just ask for Tips instead of money for entry or alcohol.
If you want to cover your butt, make sure you watch out for people who are getting too wasted and cut them off/ensure they don’t drive. Ensuring you have a place to crash for people who get too wasted is also a good way to stay out of trouble and finally providing some taxi service might help as well to ensure drunks get home safe.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
SHAUN
The cops have seen the old only selling cups routine a 1000 times. Get ready for jail.
Why are you having minors at a college party.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:41 am
CLIFTON
Unless you have a license to sell alcohol, you can get into a lot of trouble for selling alcohol to anyone and even more if that person happens to be a minor.
For example, I do not have a license to sell alcohol; I call you up and say I am on my way over; that I am stopping at the liquor store and I ask if you would like me to get you anything. You ask me to pick up a bottle of vodka, which I do. When I get to your house, you reimburse me for the cost of the vodka. Depending on the state, I could be charged with re-selling alcohol without a license.
Do not sell beer or cups to anyone and do not allow minors to drink. Otherwise you can be charged with a number of crimes.
November 23rd, 2009 at 4:11 am
GARLAND
Also depending on the state, you could be charged for contributing to EVERY minor who is at your party, whether or not they had been drinking.
And you’ll think the neighbors are okay with your party now, until one intoxicated partygoer decides to blow it and someone makes an anonymous phone call to the police or sheriff’s dept.
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:10 pm
STEPHEN
You are providing the Alcohol for them to put in it.