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Committee fixes alcohol ID rules, allows reliable scanning and limited confiscation of suspected fake IDs
Summary
Lawmakers unanimously advanced a cleanup bill restoring intended restaurant ID rules, requiring ID checks for curbside beer pickups, and allowing licensees to use 'highly reliable' ID‑scanning tech and temporarily hold suspected fake IDs while notifying law enforcement; sponsor said field tests showed modern scanners are highly accurate.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Business and Labor Interim Committee unanimously moved forward a bill to fix alcohol‑sale drafting errors from the prior session, clarify when restaurants must verify age, require ID checks for curbside beer pickup, and permit licensees to use reliable ID‑scanning technology and to retain suspected fake IDs while contacting law enforcement.
Representative Eliason said earlier session language inadvertently required restaurants to verify IDs in broader circumstances; the draft restores the prior approach: retail bars must verify ID but restaurants need not card patrons who appear 35 or older. The bill also…
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