Sentences with phrase «holding intoxicated people»

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If the person who crashed into you was negligently texting while driving, driving while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs or was otherwise distracted, we will make sure they are held accountable under the letter of the law.

These laws extend to restaurant owners, bartenders, and private party hosts who may be held accountable for over-serving individuals, allowing intoxicated people to drive, or allowing a drunk person to assault another individual on their premises.

In an effort to curb the increasing number of Florida drunk driving accidents, Florida lawmakers have passed a law that allows for the victims of a drunk driving accident to hold the person who sold alcohol to the intoxicated person liable for their injuries.

Under Texas statute, a bartender or another person who serves, sells, or provides alcohol to a person when it is apparent that the person is intoxicated to the extent that the person presents a clear danger to themselves and others and the intoxication of the person was the proximate cause of the damages caused then the bartender or other person providing, serving, or selling the alcohol may be held liable.

The 1960 Canadian Bill of Rights affirmed the right to equality before the law and, in the Drybones case, the Supreme Court of Canada held that an Aboriginal person had been unfairly discriminated against on the basis of race by being convicted under an Indian Act provision that made it an offence for an Aboriginal person to be intoxicated off - reserve.

As an example, if you have a party at your apartment and serve alcohol, you can be held liable for any damage or harm your intoxicated guests do to other people or their property.

The person must only be held in custody for so long as it reasonably appears to the officer that the person remains intoxicated (or until 7.30 am if they are in custody after midnight).