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Public Awareness Campaign
Subject: Underage Drinking
Target Audience: Parents of Teens
Objective: Inform parents that:
- It is illegal to make alcohol available to children other
than your own.
- It is illegal to host or allow teen drinking parties in your
home.
- It is illegal, unhealthy and unacceptable for anyone under
age 21 to drink.
- It is unsafe and illegal for teens to drink and drive.
- Parents can be prosecuted under the law.
- Everything associated with a violation, such as personal
property, can be confiscated.
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What parents should know:
- As a parent, you cannot give alcohol to your teen's friends
under the age of 21 under any circumstance, even in your own
home, even with their parent's permission.
- You cannot knowingly allow a person under 21, other than
your own child, to remain in your home or on your property while
consuming or possessing alchohol.
If you break the law:
- You can face a maximum sentence of six months in jail and/or
a $1,000 fine.
- Others can sue you if you give alcohol to anyone under 21
and they, in turn, hurt someone, hurt themselves or damage property.
- Officers can take any alcohol, money or property used in
committing the offence.
Things you can do as a parent:
- Refuse to supply alcohol to children other than your own
in your home or on your property.
- Be at home when your teen has a party.
- Make sure that alcohol is not brought into your home or property
by your teen's friends.
- Talk to other parents about not providing alcohol at other
events your child will be attending.
- Create alcohol-free opportunities and activities in your
home so teens will feel welcome.
- Report underage drinking by calling the anonymous, toll-free
Hotline at 1-877-4-MINORS.
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