Family Attorney

I just recently in a letter to all those High School Principals, in the County of Campbell about the problems of young people, alcohol consumption and the responsibility of prospective parents. I thought it might be useful to make a copy of this letter in this category for all parents of minor children increasingly aware of the potential problems with minors consuming alcohol.

“Dear High School Principals:

I am writing to ask for your help and for trying to send a message to your students and their parents on the problems of drinking water and minors, accountability and responsibility of parents.

At this time of year, a few years, I received a call from a very angry parents whose daughter was intoxicated to a friend. The fact that parents do not want to press any under one charge, but only if something called the Landkreis Crown can be done to warn minors, their parents and school on the the Staff of drinking problem.

First of all, it should be emphasized that, in Kentucky with the law, you must be 21 years of age to purchase or consume alcohol. This office is very good, in fact, the age of people in the consumption of alcohol at parties with friends at home or in other locations and the serious problem of parents or other adults, knowledge and / or relief, that the drink. This office has already, and that the prison time for parents and coaches of sports teams, the parties about the children and allows the consumption of alcohol on the parties.

Most parents know that it is illegal for alcohol to a minor at a party at home. Some parents do not note that, in Kentucky legislative, regulatory and / or local regulations have been in many parts of the province, it is an offence, a minor drinking water occur on their property if the parents knew or should have known, of the drinking water.

An example of the penalty for violation above, are fines of up to $ 250 and imprisonment of up to 90 days for an initial offensive, and fines of up to $ 500 and imprisonment up to one year for each offence.

In the event of injury or property damage occurring from a violation of minors, alcohol consumption on their property, parents have severe civil penalties in addition to criminal penalties.

I know it is tempting, and perhaps something in a few traditional families to throw a party, the burden of a child is a high school senior and alcohol consumption, but the risk of injury or death, students or other citizens, it is not interesting. In addition, this function is aggressive, all offences against the law or local laws Kentucky on this problem to the attention of the object of our attention.

I hope that juveniles and parents of this message is serious and that some family will be spared the heart break of injury or death to avoid an accident related to alcohol and criminal and civil sanctions. This office would like to encourage you this message to your students and their parents through the inclusion in newsletters or other documents, or perhaps on the various topics of the meetings of your parent company, - Boosters, Mother’s Club, ESP, etc. If you think it is useful Would you please feel free to make a copy of this letter to your correspondence with students or parents.

Thank you for your time and concern in this matter, and if I can offer our full support to address the problem of alcohol, please contact me. ”

I hope that this information is interesting and useful. If you have any questions you would like to have in this column, please send me please to 331 York Street, Newport, Kentucky 41071, or by fax to 491-5932 me or by e-mail to our office @ jdvcca fuse.net.