Community Pocket Folder - Prom

PROM NIGHT
TALK TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT ALCOHOL
Provide a safe environment for your child’s party...
1. Know your child’s plans and
where they plan to be before and
after prom.
2. Make sure your child knows you
do not support underage drinking.
2. Make sure alcohol is not
provided to minors at your
home or on your property.
3. Create alcohol-free
activities and drinks in your
home during the party.
3. Ensure the party will be alcohol
free. Talk to other parents.
Parents always
remember:
1. Be at home when your
child has a party.
4. Remind everyone to
never accept a ride from
someone who has been
drinking.
Don’t provide
alcohol or
encourage
drinking under
21.
Minors and alcohol
don’t mix. It is against
the law to make alcohol
available to those under
21.
4. Remind your child to never get in
the car with someone who has been
drinking.
Parents remember:
Minors and alcohol
don’t mix..
• A fine up to $4,000 and/or,
• Confinement in jail for up to a year;
• Automatic suspension of driver’s license for 180 days upon conviction.
The punishment for making alcoholic beverages available to a minor is a Class A
Misdemeanor punishable by:
It is legal to provide alcohol to your own child; however, it is against the law to
make alcohol available to attendees younger than 21 in your residence, even
with their parent’s permission. If it happens in your home, you’ll pay for what
happens outside your home.