Walk It Through: The House Party
Teenagers with beer at a house, a guest who will not wake up, and a call to 9-1-1.
A college sophomore hosts a party at a rented house, and friends under the drinking age bring beer.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A party at a private home with a guest who needs emergency care. Selling or giving alcohol to minors, driving after the party and a lawful search already under way are left to the pages.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.