Ramsey is the latest city in the metro area to consider an ordinance that holds parents criminally liable when minors are allowed to drink alcohol at their homes. At Tuesday night's council work session, council members will discuss the issue and decide if they are interested in enacting an ordinance.
"If you're going to allow under-agers to drink at your residence, then you're going to be held responsible," Way said.
The law originated in Chaska last fall and since then has been adopted mostly by south metro suburbs and outstate cities such as Mankato, Red Wing, Lakeville and Waseca. In Chaska, the city has prosecuted about a half-dozen cases under the so-called social host law.
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