Alcohol and House Parties

House Parties

House parties where excessive drinking takes place, impacts everyone and often result in alcohol poisoning, traffic crashes, property damage, sexual assault and drunk drivers!  Underage drinking at parties pose a high risk to young people because of the number of drinkers involved and the large quantities of alcohol consumed.  Read further for more information on the law, what you can do and how you can help.

Social Host Ordinance for underage drinking

On May 26, 2006 amendments were made to the San Diego Municipal Code relating to the prohibition against hosting, permitting, or allowing gatherings where minors are consuming alcoholic beverages.  The ordinance requires party hosts to take reasonable steps to prevent minors from consuming alcohol at their parties; verify their age, control the access and/or quantity of alcohol and to supervise minors.   Violators of the ordinance are subject to criminal, civil and/or administrative charges and recovery of police response costs.

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Reference:  San Diego City 2006 Amended Social Host Ordinance

City_of_San_Diego_2006_amended_Social_Host_Ordinance.pdf

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