Kansas Statutes 21-5608. Unlawfully hosting minors consuming alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage
(a) Unlawfully hosting minors consuming alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage is recklessly permitting a person’s residence or any land, building, structure or room owned, occupied or procured by such person to be used by an invitee of such person or an invitee of such person’s child or ward, in a manner that results in the unlawful possession or consumption therein of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverages by a minor.
(b) Unlawfully hosting minors consuming alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage is a class A person misdemeanor, for which the minimum fine is $1,000. If the court sentences the offender to perform community or public service work as a condition of probation, as described in subsection (b)(10) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6607, and amendments thereto, the court shall consider ordering the offender to serve the community or public service at an alcohol treatment facility.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 21-5608
- Minor: means any person defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Ward: means a person who has a guardian. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(c) As used in this section, terms mean the same as in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 41-102, and amendments thereto.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to create any civil liability for any lodging establishment, as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 36-501, and amendments thereto.