HB 2293
Initials PRB/LM Page 1 Transmitted
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
House: COM DP 10-0-0-0 | 3
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Read 60-0-0-0
Senate: COM DP 4-1-2-0 | 3
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Read 24-6-0-0
HB2293: liquor; purchase; identification
Sponsor: Representative Cook, LD 7
Transmitted to the Governor
Overview
Allows a valid unexpired border crossing card to be used as valid proof that the person is of legal
drinking age.
History
Current statute stipulates the following written instruments as the only types of identification
acceptable to be demanded if a licensee, an employee of the licensee or any other person
questions or has reason to question that the person ordering, purchasing, attempting to purchase
or otherwise procuring or attempting to procure the serving or delivery of spirituous liquor or
entering a portion of a licensed premises when the primary use is the sale or service of spirituous
liquor is under the legal drinking age:
1) An unexpired driver license issued by this State;
2) An unexpired driver license issued by any other state, the District of Columbia, any territory
of the United States or Canada if the license includes a picture of the person and the
person's date of birth;
3) An unexpired nonoperating identification license;
4) A form of identification license issued by any other state, the District of Columbia, any
territory of the United States or Canada if the license is substantially equivalent to a
nonoperating identification license and includes a picture of the person and the person's
date of birth;
5) An unexpired armed forces identification card that includes the person's picture and date
of birth; and
6) A valid unexpired passport or a valid unexpired resident alien 19 card that includes the
person's picture and date of birth (A.R.S. § 4-421).
A Border Crossing Card (BCC) is both a BCC and a B1/B2 visitor’s visa. A BCC (also referred to
as a DSP-150) is issued by the U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs and has
enhanced graphics and technology, similar to the size of a credit card. It is valid for travel until the
expiration date on the front of the card, usually ten years after issuance. To qualify for a BCC, the
applicant must have a valid Mexican passport and meet the eligibility standards for B1/B2 visas.
Provisions
1. Adds a valid unexpired border crossing card, issued by the US government containing a
photograph of the person and the peron's date of birth, as a valid type of identification as proof
of legal drinking age. (Sec.1)
2. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)
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