Providing alcohol to minors is illegal

If you provide alcohol to minors or let minors drink on your property (called “social hosting”), you can face jail time and fees in Idaho.

You can also be responsible for injuries and accidents that happen as a result. For example, if you let your child and their friends drink in your home, you can be held liable if one of the friends falls down the stairs and gets hurt, or heads out in a car and injures someone else.

If you provide alcohol to minors or let minors drink on your property (called “social hosting”), you can face jail time and fees in Idaho.

You can also be responsible for injuries and accidents that happen as a result. For example, if you let your child and their friends drink in your home, you can be held liable if one of the friends falls down the stairs and gets hurt, or heads out in a car and injures someone else.

In the video below, Idaho State Police Sgt. Curt Sproat urges Idaho parents to prevent underage drinking and impaired driving.

In a 2019 survey, Idaho teens who reported drinking said they most often consumed alcohol in:

their home

someone else’s home

open areas like parks or campgrounds

Never serve or allow minors to access alcohol in your home or on your property.
Monitor the alcohol levels in your home.
Start a local chapter of SAFE HOMES, a network of parents who take a pledge to prohibit minors from accessing alcohol and other substances on their property. Each group maintains a directory of local parents and caregivers who have taken the pledge, so you can know who is on the same page before letting your child hang out at someone else’s home. The community of Kamiah, Idaho created a SAFE HOMES network. Review this SAFE HOMES toolkit for starting a chapter in your Idaho community.

Never serve or allow minors to access alcohol in your home or on your property.
Monitor the alcohol levels in your home.
Start a local chapter of SAFE HOMES, a network of parents who take a pledge to prohibit minors from accessing alcohol and other substances on their property. Each group maintains a directory of local parents and caregivers who have taken the pledge, so you can know who is on the same page before letting your child hang out at someone else’s home. The community of Kamiah, Idaho created a SAFE HOMES network. Review this SAFE HOMES toolkit for starting a chapter in your Idaho community.