Identification, acceptable forms
This law lists the forms of ID that count as proof of age when buying or drinking alcohol. Accepted IDs include a driver's license, state ID card, military ID, or passport — as long as it is valid and not expired. When someone shows an ID, the person selling alcohol checks the photo and physical description to make sure it matches. If a seller follows these rules but still accidentally sells to someone underage, they may not be punished if they acted in good faith. Anyone who fakes, changes, or misrepresents a driver's license or ID card can be fined up to $1,000 and/or jailed for up to one year.
311.328. Identification, acceptable forms. — 1. A valid and unexpired 's or issued under the of section 302.177, or a valid and unexpired operator's or chauffeur's license issued under the laws of any state or territory of the United States to residents of those states or territories, or a valid and unexpired or as provided for under section 302.181, or a valid and unexpired nondriver's license issued under the laws of any state or territory of the United States to residents of those states or territories, or a valid and unexpired identification card issued by any of the United States, or a valid and unexpired passport shall be presented by the thereof upon request of any of the or any or the servant, agent or employee thereof for the purpose of aiding the licensee or the servant, agent or employee to determine whether or not the person is at least twenty-one years of age when such person desires to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages procured from a licensee. Upon such presentation the licensee or the servant, agent or employee thereof shall compare the photograph and physical characteristics noted on the , identification card or passport with the physical characteristics of the person presenting the license, identification card or passport.
2. Upon by the licensee of full with the provisions of this section, no shall be imposed if the or the courts are satisfied that the licensee acted .
3. Any person who shall, without from the , reproduce, alter, , or any chauffeur's license, motor vehicle or identification card shall be guilty of a and upon shall be subject to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, and for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1965 p. 503 §§ 1 to 5, A.L. 1971 H.B. 365, A.L. 1972 S.B. 462, A.L. 1982 H.B. 986, A.L. 1987 S.B. 230, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1316, A.L. 1993 H.B. 63, A.L. 2003 S.B. 298, A.L. 2016 S.B. 919)
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