Starting this weekend to May 13th, the Riley County Police Department will deploy additional officers on an overtime basis to enforce laws related to underage drinking.
The overtime is being reimbursed from a grant through the Kansas Department of Transportation called the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EDUL) Grant. Officers involved with this grant will focus primarily on alcohol parties in the residential neighborhoods surrounding the campus of Kansas State University. They will also target underage drinking in Aggieville bars.
Other violations typically associated with this grant include hosting underage drinkers, with a minimum fine of $1,000; and using a license/ID that is either fictitious or that belongs to some else, which could result in a fine of up to $500 and $79 in court costs.
