Party House

 

5 Ways to Invite the Cops to Your Party:

• Too many people, too little space
• The party moves outside
• Toilets become optional
• You charge at the door (or anywhere else)
• The crowd includes minors

 

Laramie has a Party House Ordinance:

Minors drinking in a dwelling (Party House):

 

City of Laramie 9.12.270

A.

No owner, renter, lessee, or occupant of any residence or apartment within the city shall knowingly permit the unlawful consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons under the age of twenty-one years upon the premises owned, rented, leased or occupied.

B.

It is prima facie evidence of a violation of the ordinance codified in this chapter if the owner, renter, lessee or occupant is present and one person under the age of twenty-one years is present and is in possession of an alcoholic beverage. It is prima facie evidence of a violation of the ordinance codified in this chapter if the owner, renter, lessee or occupant is present, and one person under the age of twenty-one years is present and under the influence of alcohol, and an unsealed container of an alcoholic beverage is present.

C.

Upon conviction under the ordinance codified in this chapter, the violator may be fined as provided in the general penalty section of the Laramie Municipal Code. Each person present under the age of twenty-one years who is in possession of an alcoholic beverage or is under the influence of alcohol is a separate violation.

D.

The ordinance codified in this chapter does not apply to parents who lawfully furnish alcohol to their children when permitted by Wyoming law.