Whether you’ve hosted an elaborate bash or an understated get-together, Sunflower Pool and Patio has facilities for your needs. You can rent our compound to suit any occasion while knowing that everyone in attendance will be safe and abiding by the law.

What do we mean by legality? We mean that all things contemplated above and beyond the pool itself will be handled with proper formality. There is, for instance, a wv legal age of consent that applies in West Virginia. This is not an abstract or incidental thing; this refers to the age at which a person can legally consent to sexual activity. As the above link makes clear, in West Virginia, most people will be eighteen years or older when they reach this age. If you’re hosting an event and there will be teenagers (or younger) in attendance, there are laws that apply, and if you are an adult, you must be aware of them or you could end up in trouble. You might be wondering what implications such laws might have for a gathering. Consensual sexual interaction between two 18-year-olds is probably not going to get anyone in trouble. If you are hosting, however, and your 17-year-old nephew is there with his girlfriend, are the two of them going to want to be left alone in a bedroom during the party?

If the answer to this question is yes – as it likely will be – then you must either hire supervision (and pay for it, of course) or ensure that there both supervision and distance in place. The outcome that everyone wants here is for the kids to have a good time without doing anything illegal. If they are locked away in a bedroom, things could get messy, at best, or illegal, at worst. If adults are nearby and see what the teens are up to, they may simply throw the kids out. This, again, could lead to a lot of unnecessary hiccups and people getting upset. The laws outlined throughout the article linked above apply in other states as well, but the ages change based on location. The linked content provides some state-by-state information on this, so it’s worth a read. If you’re a parent who has entrusted your kids to their friends or a party, and they’re gone for a few hours, it’s best to keep the phone handy. If you don’t hear from them in a while, does this mean that they are preoccupied with some illicit activity? Probably not (if they just went downstairs with their friends for a minute, they’re probably ok). But if you hear from them and the circumstances seem a little bit too “wheee, pool party!” for comfort, you should trust your instincts and check on the situation.

There are a couple of things to watch out for. If any partygoer – teen, adult, kid, visitor from out of town – seems inebriated, it’s best to hammer everything down. If any visitor gets sick and begins to vomit, they should be removed from the premises for their own health and hygiene – you don’t want them ruining any carpets or upholstery. Finally, if anything about the goings-on upstairs seems suspicious, the right course of action is clear. To be sure, in the unlikely event that an incident occurs, whomever has been injured or suffered a loss may very well attempt to blame you. If someone was injured as the result of a poorly-maintained heater, they might try to sue. But if you have maintained that heater to the best of your ability and have all records on hand, it’s not likely. In fact, if you’re particularly concerned, you might be able to insure yourself against such an occurrence.

If something goes wrong because a guest is underage, however, then there are grounds for legal recourse. In particular, if guests are yelling and fighting, this shows that the responsibility for managing behavior is lacking, and guests shouldn’t have been acting out along those lines in the first place. If someone is aware of these problems and chooses to let them fester, they are acting irresponsibly. If you have bitten off more than you can chew by not supervising, however, it’s another matter altogether. This is where you want to be careful. The last thing you want is to platform for unprotected teen sex at your house. If you’re going to hold an event, supervise responsibly.

For more information on legal age of consent laws, you can visit Wikipedia.