Key points in the Social Host Law

■  If you furnish alcohol to anyone under 21, you can go to jail for up to one year and be fined up to $2,000.

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■ You do not have to be 21 to be charged.

■ You have only to allow alcohol to be available.

■ You do not have to be home to be held liable.

■ You are liable whether the drinking is at a home, on a boat or a beach, or in a hotel room.

■ You can be prosecuted whether or not someone is injured.

■ You also may be sued if you allow a guest under age 21 to drink and if he or she becomes ill or dies from alcohol poisoning or other injuries — or if they injure or kill someone.

SOURCE: Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy