Albuquerque, NM Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)

The Premise Liability Ordinance, adopted by Ord. 16-2000, targets the adult who controls the property where an underage drinking party happens rather than only the minors drinking. Under § 11-11-4, an OCCUPANT is any person in possession of real property with a right to occupy or exert control over it, whether or not they are the true owner, including an owner, lessee, tenant, renter, or anyone over eighteen entrusted to maintain control over the property. Section 11-11-5 makes it a violation for an occupant who knew or should have known that their property is used to provide, offer, or permit illegal drug use, or whose property (outside the Liquor Control Act, NMSA 60-7B-1 through 60-7B-13) is used to let three or more people under 21 consume intoxicating liquor without a parent's or guardian's knowledge or consent, a physician's order, or as part of a religious ceremony, and who failed to use reasonable control and ordinary care to keep those minors from drinking there.

Section 11-11-6 exempts foster parents from the ordinance and expressly preserves any separate civil claim for guest host liability; a criminal citation under this article does not replace or limit a lawsuit against the host. The stated intent in § 11-11-1 is protecting juveniles from each other, enforcing occupant control over activities on their own premises, and reducing juvenile crime tied to underage drinking gatherings.