Bill No.:                     HB0122                                 Drafter:  LGC

LSO No.:                   13LSO-0332                         Effective Date:  7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:    HEA0070

Chapter No.:            CH0172

Prime Sponsor:       Representative Petroff

Catch Title:              Alcoholic beverages purchases-acceptable identification.

Subject:                     Acceptable identification for alcohol purchases.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Under current law, the following forms of identification are acceptable when purchasing alcohol:

· A driver’s license issued by any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada or Mexico; or

· A permanent resident card issued by the INS;

· An identification card issued to a member of the armed forces; or

· An internationally accepted passport with a date of birth and photo.

· This act eliminates the driver’s license issued from Canada or Mexico from the list.

· This act also requires any form of identification to have a valid picture of the holder.