Jenna's parents are throwing a party and she can invite her friends. Jenna and her friends are all 18. According to the "Social Host Liability" law, if Jenna or one of her friends is caught drinking alcohol at the party, who would be held responsible?

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Marques Arellano

Social Studies

5 February, 08:13

Jenna's parents are throwing a party and she can invite her friends. Jenna and her friends are all 18. According to the "Social Host Liability" law, if Jenna or one of her friends is caught drinking alcohol at the party, who would be held responsible?

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Cristopher Mitchell · Answer 1

Jenna's parents,

Explanation:

Social host liability is a refers to the action of allowing a host of a party or other event to be held responsible in circumstances where legal rules are broken in the party. It imposes liability on social hosts as a result of their serving alcohol to adults or minors.

Here, jenna's parents would be arrested because they hosted the party, since they are adults and they own the properties.

Jamari · Answer 2

Answer: Jenna's parents

Explanation: if Jenna's parents are throwing a party and either Jenna or one of her get drunk at the party, According to the social host liability it is Jenna's parents that will be liable because the law allow the person or group that host the party to be liable in some certain situation where a guest that was invited to the party got drunk or intoxicated and end up causing damages or injury to a third party.

Though in some states the social host liability law is only applicable to minors, state like Alabama, Arizoma, Florida and some few other states.