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AB-3117 Alcoholic beverages: evidence of majority and identity.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 25660 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

25660.
 (a) Bona fide evidence of majority and identity of the person is any of the following:
(1) (A)  A document issued by a federal, state, county, or municipal government, or subdivision or agency thereof, including, but not limited to, a valid motor vehicle operator’s license, that contains the name, date of birth, description, and picture of the person.
(B) This paragraph includes a digital driver’s license or identification card that validates the holder’s age as being 21 years or older and is issued pursuant to Section 13020 of the Vehicle Code provided that the Department of Motor Vehicles authorizes the use of a digital driver’s license or identification card without possession of a physical driver’s license or state-issued identification card.
(2) A valid passport issued by the United States or by a foreign government.
(3) A valid identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces that includes a date of birth and a picture of the person.
(b) Proof that the defendant-licensee, or his or her  their  employee or agent, demanded, was shown, and acted in reliance upon bona fide evidence in any transaction, employment, use, or permission forbidden by Section 25658, 25663, or 25665 shall be a defense to any criminal prosecution therefor or to any proceedings for the suspension or revocation of any license based thereon.