SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.2599
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEFARNAN.
5336H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections311.310and311.328,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections
relatingtoidentificationtopurchasealcohol,withpenaltyprovisions.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections311.310and311.328,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections
2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections311.310and311.328,toreadasfollows:
311.310.1.Anylicenseeunderthischapter,orhisemployee,whoshallsell,vend,
2giveawayorotherwisesupplyanyintoxicatingliquorinanyquantitywhatsoevertoany
3personundertheageoftwenty-oneyears,ortoanypersonintoxicatedorappearingtobeina
4stateofintoxication,ortoahabitualdrunkard,andanypersonwhomsoeverexcepthisparent
5orguardianwhoshallprocurefor,sell,giveawayorotherwisesupplyintoxicatingliquorto
6anypersonundertheageoftwenty-oneyears,ortoanyintoxicatedpersonoranyperson
7appearingtobeinastateofintoxication,ortoahabitualdrunkard,shallbedeemedguiltyofa
8misdemeanor,exceptthatthissectionshallnotapplytothesupplyingofintoxicatingliquorto
9apersonundertheageoftwenty-oneyearsformedicalpurposesonly,ortotheadministering
10ofsuchintoxicatingliquortoanypersonbyadulylicensedphysician.Nopersonshallbe
11deniedalicenseorrenewalofalicenseissuedunderthischaptersolelyduetoaconviction
12forunlawfulsaleorsupplytoaminorwhenservinginthecapacityasanemployeeofa
13licensedestablishment.
14 2.Anyowner,occupant,orotherpersonorlegalentitywithalawfulrighttothe
15exclusiveuseandenjoymentofanypropertywhoknowinglyallowsapersonundertheageof
16twenty-onetodrinkorpossessintoxicatingliquororknowinglyfailstostopapersonunder
17theageoftwenty-onefromdrinkingorpossessingintoxicatingliquoronsuchproperty,unless
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18suchpersonallowingthepersonundertheageoftwenty-onetodrinkorpossessintoxicating
19liquorishisorherparentorguardian,isguiltyofaclassBmisdemeanor.Anysecondor
20subsequentviolationofthissubsectionisaclassAmisdemeanor.
21 3.Itshallbeadefensetoprosecutionunderthissectionif:
22 (1)Thedefendantisalicensedretailer,club,drinkingestablishment,orcatereror
23holdsatemporarypermit,oranemployeethereof;
24 (2)Thedefendantsoldtheintoxicatingliquortotheminorwithreasonablecauseto
25believethattheminorwastwenty-oneormoreyearsofage;and
26 (3)Topurchasetheintoxicatingliquor,thepersonexhibitedtothedefendanta
27driver'slicense,Missourinondriver'sidentificationcard,secureidentityverificationthat
28usedavalidgovernment-issuedidentificationcardverifiedthroughacertifiedidentity
29verificationprovider,orotherofficialorapparentlyofficialdocument,containinga
30photographoftheminorandpurportingtoestablishthatsuchminorwastwenty-oneyearsof
31ageandofthelegalageforconsumptionofintoxicatingliquor.
311.328.1.Avalidandunexpiredoperator'sorchauffeur'slicenseissuedunderthe
2provisionsofsection302.177,oravalidandunexpiredoperator'sorchauffeur'slicenseissued
3underthelawsofanystateorterritoryoftheUnitedStatestoresidentsofthosestatesor
4territories,oravalidandunexpiredidentificationcardornondriver'slicenseasprovidedfor
5undersection302.181,oravalidandunexpirednondriver'slicenseissuedunderthelawsof
6anystateorterritoryoftheUnitedStatestoresidentsofthosestatesorterritories,oravalid
7andunexpiredidentificationcardissuedbyanyuniformedserviceoftheUnitedStates,ora
8validandunexpiredpassportshallbepresentedbytheholderthereofuponrequestofany
9agentofthedivisionofalcoholandtobaccocontroloranylicenseeortheservant,agentor
10employeethereofforthepurposeofaidingthelicenseeortheservant,agentoremployeeto
11determinewhetherornotthepersonisatleasttwenty-oneyearsofagewhensuchperson
12desirestopurchaseorconsumealcoholicbeveragesprocuredfromalicensee.Uponsuch
13presentationthelicenseeortheservant,agentoremployeethereofshallcomparethe
14photographandphysicalcharacteristicsnotedonthelicense,identificationcardorpassport
15withthephysicalcharacteristicsofthepersonpresentingthelicense,identificationcardor
16passport.
17 2.Asecureidentityverificationsystemthatusesanelectronicscanofaunique
18physicalcharacteristicidentifiabletotheindividualmaybeusedbyalicenseeforthe
19purposeofaidingthelicenseeortheservant,agent,oremployeetodeterminewhether
20ornotthepersonistwenty-oneyearsofageorolderwhensuchpersondesiresto
21purchaseorconsumealcoholicbeveragesprocuredfromalicenseeifthesystem
22demonstratesthat:
23 (1)Theperson’sageistwenty-oneyearsofageorolder;and
HB2599 2 24 (2)Thepersonhadpreviouslyregisteredwiththelicenseeorlicensee’sagentan
25acceptableformofidentificationassetforthinsubsection1ofthissection.
26 3.Uponproofbythelicenseeoffullcompliancewiththeprovisionsofthissection,
27nopenaltyshallbeimposedifthesupervisorofthedivisionofalcoholandtobaccocontrolor
28thecourtsaresatisfiedthatthelicenseeactedingoodfaith.
29 [3.]4.Anypersonwhoshall,withoutauthorizationfromthedepartmentofrevenue,
30reproduce,alter,modify,ormisrepresentanychauffeur'slicense,motorvehicleoperator's
31licenseoridentificationcardshallbedeemedguiltyofamisdemeanoranduponconviction
32shallbesubjecttoafineofnotmorethanonethousanddollars,andconfinementfornotmore
33thanoneyear,orbybothsuchfineandimprisonment.
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