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HB 1720 Alcoholic beverages; person not requiring evidence of legal age guilty of Class 3 misdemeanor, etc.

Introduced by: Christopher T. Head | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Alcoholic beverage control; proof of legal age required. Provides that it is a Class 3 misdemeanor to sell alcoholic beverages to an individual under 21 years of age if the seller does not require the individual to present bona fide evidence of legal age indicating that the individual is 21 years of age or older. Bona fide evidence of legal age is limited to any evidence that is or reasonably appears to be an unexpired driver's license, military identification card, United States passport or foreign government visa, unexpired special identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, or any other valid government-issued identification card bearing the individual's photograph, signature, height, weight, and date of birth, or which bears a photograph that reasonably appears to match the appearance of the purchaser. The bill excludes student identification cards as bona fide evidence of legal age.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Alcoholic beverage control; proof of legal age required. Provides that any person selling alcoholic beverages to an individual shall require the individual to present a photo identification form issued by a governmental agency that contains the individual's complete name, height, weight, and date of birth indicating that the individual is 21 years of age or older. The bill excludes student identification cards as bona fide evidence of legal age. Failure to require identification is punished as a Class 3 misdemeanor.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Alcoholic beverage control; proof of legal age required. Provides that any person selling alcoholic beverages to an individual who the seller knows or has reason to believe is younger than 21 years of age shall require the individual to present a photo identification form issued by a governmental agency that contains the individual's complete name, height, weight, and date of birth indicating that the individual is 21 years of age or older. The bill excludes student identification cards as bona fide evidence of legal age. The bill provides that failure to require identification shall be deemed a violation.