Convictions in a hotel room

[jjcechva]

Wisconsin
If underage drinking or drugs are found in a hotel room, does the person who rented the room in name get charged with anything extra? Does he get charged if he isn't there? What if he wasn't breaking the law himself, although others were?

[seniorjudge]

Q: If underage drinking or drugs are found in a hotel room, does the person who rented the room in name get charged with anything extra?

A: It's possible.



Q: Does he get charged if he isn't there?

A: It's possible.



Q: What if he wasn't breaking the law himself, although others were?

A: He could be charged with one of those statutes like "keeping a bawdy house" or "creating a nuisance" or some such.