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SF 1930

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 10/02/2015 02:12pm

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A bill for an act
 relating to alcohol; allowing learner's permits for adults as identification for the
purchase of alcohol; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.503,
subdivision 6.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.503, subdivision 6, is amended to
read:


Subd. 6.

Proof of age; defense; seizure of false identification.

(a) Proof of age
for purchasing or consuming alcoholic beverages may be established only by one of
the following:

(1) a valid driver's license or identification card issued by Minnesota, another state, or
a province of Canada, and including the photograph and date of birth of the licensed person;

(2) a valid military identification card issued by the United States Department of
Defense;

(3) a valid passport issued by the United States;

new text begin (4) a valid instructional permit issued under section 171.05 to an adult of legal
age to purchase alcohol;new text end or

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end in the case of a foreign national, by a valid passport.

(b) In a prosecution under subdivision 2, clause (1), it is a defense for the defendant
to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant reasonably and in good
faith relied upon representations of proof of age authorized in paragraph (a) in selling,
bartering, furnishing, or giving the alcoholic beverage.

(c) A licensed retailer or municipal liquor store may seize a form of identification
listed under paragraph (a) if the retailer or municipal liquor store has reasonable grounds
to believe that the form of identification has been altered or falsified or is being used to
violate any law. A retailer or municipal liquor store that seizes a form of identification as
authorized under this paragraph must deliver it to a law enforcement agency, within 24
hours of seizing it.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2015.
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