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FL Liquor Liability Laws?

Schnoodle500Schnoodle500 member
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in Florida-North Florida
Hi everyone,

We will be having an outdoor reception in FL and plan to have bottled beer available in tubs, a couple bottles of wine on each table, and a frozen magarita machine. All drinks will be self-serve. We plan on having less than 50 guests.

Do you think we may run into a liability issue with this? I'm not familiar with FL's laws.
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Re: FL Liquor Liability Laws?

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    mary1217mary1217 member
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    edited December 2011
    Where are you having the wedding?
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    Schnoodle500Schnoodle500 member
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    edited December 2011
    It is going to be held in the yard of a house.
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    mary1217mary1217 member
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    edited December 2011
    768.125 Liability for injury or damage resulting from intoxication.—A person who sells or furnishes alcoholic beverages to a person of lawful drinking age shall not thereby become liable for injury or damage caused by or resulting from the intoxication of such person, except that a person who willfully and unlawfully sells or furnishes alcoholic beverages to a person who is not of lawful drinking age or who knowingly serves a person habitually addicted to the use of any or all alcoholic beverages may become liable for injury or damage caused by or resulting from the intoxication of such minor or person.
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    KappaUCF20KappaUCF20
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    edited December 2011
    Personally, I would purchase liability insurance (you can buy it as a package deal with wedding insurance or separately).  Our venue actually required us to have liability insurance, and this is one of the reasons why.  Things happen... if someone got really drunk and injured themselves because of it, you could be sued.  Liability insurance should cover that.
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