Serving alcohol at a party comes with a great deal of responsibility. Many hosts do not realize they may face legal consequences if a guest drives while inebriated and injures or kills someone, or if any guest is under the legal drinking age of 21.<\/p>\n
If you are going to throw a party for whatever reason, make sure you are aware of the laws in your state relating to serving alcohol to guests. <\/p>\n
Some states have laws on the books that confer criminal or civil liability if a host serves alcoholic beverages to underage guests or to guests that are clearly drunk. Some states do not. The rationale behind the existence of laws of this nature is to put a lid on underage drinking at parties and to mandate that hosts not allow drunken guests to drive. Some states impose liability on a host or hostess for injuries or damages caused after (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Serving alcohol at a party comes with a great deal of responsibility. Many hosts do not realize they may face legal consequences if a guest drives while inebriated and injures or kills someone, or if any guest is under the…<\/span><\/p>\n