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Utah committee advances HB 59 to tighten fake-ID checks, allow temporary ID holds at bars
Summary
A House committee unanimously recommended HB 59, which refocuses enhanced ID screening on bars and taverns, allows establishments to hold suspected fake IDs temporarily while calling police, and clarifies checks for 'interdicted' driver licenses; sponsor said the bill balances public safety and business concerns.
A state House committee on Tuesday voted to favorably recommend the first substitute to House Bill 59, a bill sponsors said will curb underage access to alcohol by sharpening rules for detecting and handling fake identification.
Representative Edelson, the bill’s sponsor, told the committee the measure grew out of last year’s "interdicted persons" law and a State Bureau of Investigation operation that produced large seizures of counterfeit IDs. "If somebody has a serious criminal history related to alcohol — an extreme DUI or automobile homicide — they would be listed as an interdicted person," he said, describing the interdicted license and a requirement that license photos show no-alcohol sales status.
The substitute narrows the scope of the enhanced…
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