Skip to contentSkip to Search and the menu

Hosting a Party with Minors

W.S. 6-4-406 — knowingly letting minors drink at a house party, up to six months

No one who owns, rents or controls a residence or premises knowingly lets it be used for a house party where minors possess or consume alcohol or illegal drugs.

Email

Who handles this in Wyoming: Wyoming State Bar, attorney referrals; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Wyoming directory.

  • It does not reach an adult giving alcohol to their own ward, patient or immediate family member.
  • Or prescribed drugs, religious observance, or possession that comes with lawful work.
  • W.S. 6-4-406

A violation is a misdemeanor with up to six months, a fine of up to $750, or both.

  • W.S. 6-4-406
Sources for this section (1)
  1. W.S. 6-4-406 — Permitting house parties where minors are present; exceptions; penalties

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Wyoming attorney.

From here

Walked through

This section is the long version of a step in one walkthrough. Each one takes the same law one decision at a time, with both sides of the moment written out.