HB0122 • 2013

Alcoholic beverages purchases-acceptable identification.

AN ACT relating to alcohol; providing that identification cards issued by other jurisdictions are prima facie evidence of age and identity for purchase of alcohol; providing for recording of the identification card number from other jurisdictions for sales of keg beer; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Petroff
Last action: 2013-03-14
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2013

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Amendments

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HB0122HS001

Standing Committee • H06

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H06

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HB0122SS001

Standing Committee • BURNS

Adopted

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Bill History

2013-03-14 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-03-13 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0070
2013-02-22 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0070
2013-02-21 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0070
2013-02-20 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0070
2013-02-20 House
H Did Concur
2013-02-19 House
H Received for Concurrence
2013-02-19 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-15 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-14 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-02-14 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2013-02-14 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2013-02-07 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-02-07 Senate
S06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2013-01-24 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S06
2013-01-24 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2013-01-23 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-01-22 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-21 House
H Passed CoW
2013-01-21 House
H Amendments Adopted
2013-01-21 House
Amendment Adopted
2013-01-18 House
H Placed on General File
2013-01-18 House
H06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2013-01-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H06
2013-01-10 House
H Received for Introduction
2013-01-08 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

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 drivers 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 drivers 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.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0122

ENROLLED ACT NO. 70, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to alcohol; providing that valid picture identification cards issued by other jurisdictions are prima facie evidence of age and identity for purchase of alcohol; providing for recording of the identification card number from other jurisdictions for sales of keg beer; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 12
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2
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503(a)(i)(E) and 12
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6
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101(h) are amended to read:

12
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2
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503.

Licensee to keep records.

(a)

A licensee at the time of selling any beer keg shall record:

(i)

The number on the purchaser's:

(E)

An
Valid picture

identification card issued by
the department of transportation

any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia
or
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
.

12
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6
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101.

Sale
or possession prohibited; when possession unlawful; public drunkenness; falsification of identification; penalty; prima facie identification as defense.

(h)

A motor vehicle driver's license

or
valid picture
identification card
issued by any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia
,

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
,

or by an official governmental agency of Canada or Mexico,
a permanent resident card issued by the United States citizenship and immigration services,
an
a valid picture

identification card issued to a member of the armed forces
,

or
an internationally accepted passport document with a discernible date of birth and photograph
or an identification card issued by the department of
transportation
is prima facie evidence of the age and identity of a person. Proof that a licensee or his employee or agent demanded, was shown and acted in reasonable reliance upon the information contained in any one (1) of the above documents as identification is a
defense to any criminal prosecution or action for the suspension or revocation of a license.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2013.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk