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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 1136
BY REPRESENTATIVE JIM MORRIS
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Authorizes acceptance of an out-of-state identification card
for purposes of selling or serving alcoholic beverages
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 26:90(A)(1)(a)(vi) and 286(A)(1)(a)(vi), relative to selling or serving2
alcoholic beverages; to authorize the use of certain identification cards from another3
state as acceptable identification for being sold or served alcoholic beverages; and4
to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 26:90(A)(1)(a)(vi) and 286(A)(1)(a)(vi) are hereby enacted to read7
as follows: 8
§90. Acts prohibited on licensed premises; suspension or revocation of permits9
A. No person holding a retail dealer's permit and no agent, associate,10
employee, representative, or servant of any such person shall do or permit any of the11
following acts to be done on or about the licensed premises:12
(1)(a) Sell or serve alcoholic beverages to any person under the age of13
twenty-one years, unless such person submits any one of the following:14
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(vi) A valid, current, special identification card of another state which16
contains a photograph of the person and birth date of the person submitting the17
identification card.18
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§286. Acts prohibited on licensed premises; suspension or revocation of permits1
A. No person holding a retail dealer's permit and no servant, agent, or2
employee of the permittee shall do any of the following acts upon the licensed3
premises:4
(1)(a) Sell or serve beverages of low-alcoholic content to any person under5
the age of twenty-one years, unless such person submits any one of the following:6
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(vi) A valid, current, special identification card of another state which8
contains a photograph of the person and birth date of the person submitting the9
identification card.10
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Jim Morris HB No. 1136
Abstract: Authorizes the acceptance of special identification cards of another state for
purposes of selling or serving alcoholic beverages.
Present law prohibits a person holding a retail dealer's permit or the agent, associate,
employee, representative, or servant of any such person to sell or serve alcoholic beverages
to any person under the age of 21 years, on or about the licensed premises unless such person
submits any one of the following:
(1)A valid, current, Louisiana driver's license which contains a photograph of the person
presenting the driver's license.
(2)A valid, current, driver's license of another state which contains a photograph of the
person and birth date of the person submitting the driver's license.
(3)A valid, current, special identification card issued by La. pursuant to present law
(R.S. 40:1321) containing a photograph of the person submitting the identification
card.
(4)A valid, current, passport or visa issued by the federal government or another
country or nation, that contains a photograph of the person and the date of birth of
the person submitting the passport or visa.
(5)A valid, current, military or federal identification card issued by the federal
government containing a photograph of the person and date of birth of the person
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Proposed law retains present law and adds a valid, current, special identification card issued
by another state as acceptable proof of identification and age.
(Adds R.S. 26:90(A)(1)(a)(vi) and 286(A)(1)(a)(vi))