Building on the success of the IDWedge® drivers license scanner, TokenWorks® is introducing IDWedge BT where BT stands for BlueTooth.  IDWedge BT is designed for the mobile device market with a built in battery supply and our embedded drivers license parsing engine.  It scans drivers licenses / state issued ID cards  and sends field data directly to applications (apps) running on Android, iPads, iPhones and Windows Mobile devices.

There are two operational modes.  One is a keyboard wedge mode using the Bluetooth Human Interface Device (HID) keyboard interface.  Like the IDWedge, a user configures the scanner to send a series of ID fields (e.g. first name, address, zip, etc.) and keyboard navigation key strokes (e.g. tab, enter, right arrow, etc.) which moves the cursor between text boxes on an existing applications and autofills the form.  There is no software development which means the scanner can be operational in minutes.   We have already demonstrated to clients using a web based CRM system running on iPads and the response has been – when can I get one?!

The second operational mode is the serial port profile which sends drivers license field data like first name, middle name, last name, title, address, city, state, zip, drivers license number, date of birth, date of expiration, etc in a fixed field order, comma separated string via the Bluetooth serial port.  This mode is used by developers who need only open the Bluetooth port to receive parsed drivers license field data.  There is no System Development Kit (SDK) or software libraries to include with their code.  Just open the communication port, scan an ID and see the parsed ID data in a comma separated fix field order appear.

Like the IDWedge, its fast and just about error free especially when compared to Optical Character Reading (OCR) business card solutions.  IDWedge BT is mobile and does not require an external application to extract drivers license data.  It scans, extracts and send the data to just about any mobile Bluetooth computer.

One note about Apple iOS devices like the iPhone, iPod and iPad.  Apple controls the serial ports (and other interfaces) to its mobile hardware with an authentication chip (iauth chip), but not HID devices like Bluetooth keyboards.  The standard version of IDWedge BT works via HID keyboard interface with iOS devices but can’t pair with iOS devices until create a special version which is planned for later in the year,  once we get this one launched.

Look for a press release in the next week or so.

IDWedge, TokenWorks are registered trademarks of TokenWorks Inc.

PA has added a new black and white hologram (most Holograms are multicolored – this one is black and white).  The hologram has the letters “PA” inside the Keystone symbol surrounded by a circle with some unique features.

The new security feature has two new holograms over both photos on the drivers license or ID card.  Unlike normal Holograms which are rainbow colored, this one is black and white AND if you rotate the card 90 degrees, the black becomes white and the whit becomes black.

To check this new Hologram do the following.

• Ensure it it black and white – no colors or rainbow effect should be present.
• Rotate the card 90 degrees (right or left), the black should become white and white become black.
• If using a flashlight, hold it at a 30 to 60 degree angle to the card surface and the Hologram should appear.  Now rotate card or the flashlight by 90 degree and watch the black become white and white become black.

TokenWorks is announcing its first ID Scanner for the iPhone, iPad and iPod.  This is the first in a series of ID Scanners for mobile devices.  The scanner incorporates our drivers license parsing software, battery and Bluetooth interface.   It leverages he same proven ID Scanning technology used for the last 5 years in our products and scans PDF417 barcodes and magnetic stripes found on all licenses and IDs in North America.

What is significant about this product line is we’ve embedded our drivers license parsing engine and Bluetooth capabilities into the scanner hardware.  There is no need to incorporate parsing software into another application.   Our solution scans the ID, extracts the drivers license data and sends the field data (first, middle, last, title, address, city, state, zip, DL number, expiration date, plus biometric data) via Bluetooth to the Mobile device.

This version works with iPhone, iPad and iPod applications with zero software development.  Like our IDWedge product, simply configure the scanner and it autofills an existing form.  The big difference is this version works with an Apple mobile device instead of a desktop PC.  The scanner pairs using the Bluetooth keyboard interface and literally types the drivers license fields (following a user specified formula) into any existing Apple iOS form.   Instead of entering name and address data using the virtual keyboard, now just scan the drivers license.

Watch this video showing the IDWedge BT (BT stands for Bluetooth) scan drivers license data first into the iPad notes application and then into a web based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application running on the iPad Safari browser.

If you have an application running on a Mobile device (Android, Windows, Apple) and would like to scan drivers licenses WITHOUT redeveloping your software, give us a call.  We expect to be shipping first units out at the end of this month.

The new card looks like the Ontario driver’s license and includes the card holder’s name, photo, signature, address, sex, and date of birth.  It is purple rather than the blue used on  the Ont. driver’s license and the top-right corner is clipped off to help visually impaired find the card in their wallet.

This card is an alternative to having a drivers license and can be uses for all the things that one uses an official ID for such as opening a bank account, travel, buying lottery tickets and purchasing alcohol or tobacco.  It can not be used to cross the US border.

Ontario residents 16 years of age and over who do not hold a driver’s license are eligible but don’t try to use it as a second ID if you have a drivers license because your driver’s license will be cancelled upon application for a photo card.  You cannot hold a valid driver’s license and a photo card at the same time.  The photo card costs $35.00.

ID Scanner Check List

After looking at some of the other ID Scanners from our competitors, we think its a good time to point out some features to look for when purchasing an Advanced ID Scanner.   We will break ID Scanners into two categories.  A basic ID Scanner checks IDs and logs the scans in memory for subsequent download.  A basic ID Scanner may have a separate list of tagged IDs and AntiPassBack features which detect re-scanned IDs.  An

Advanced ID Scanner does everything a basic ID Scanner does but typically has an internal database for more advanced operations.

• Kiosk Mode – no way for bouncer to leave application.   This feature ensures the operator of the ID Scanner can’t exit the program and access other features, settings, applications and/or games present on the handheld computer.
• True Database – Scan lists are one thing – but without a database, the ID scanner doesn’t remember people.  A database allows the creation of customer lists, where each customers information and history are detailed.  A log file will have multiple scans for the same person and a program like Excel eliminate duplicates to get a customer list and its will not have any information like how many times they visited the venue.
• Warnings that require user interaction.  We have POP warnings for rescan and VIP that require the operator to clear by pressing an OK button.  Some systems flash in small text a message like VIP or Banned which can easily be overlooked by the operator.
• Finger ready keyboard – Many ID Scanners accept the default keyboard offered by the operating system.  These keyboards require a stylus to operate and can be very hard to use as the keys are very small and densely packed.   We believe an iPod/iPhone like keyboard, which pops up key confirmation windows makes data entry far far easier.
• Notes display on Tagged IDs.   A really nice feature is to record notes on Tagged IDs  which display when the ID is scanned.   This allows a note like “had knife” or “started fight” or “friend of owner” or “caution – call police” to display when a tagged person’s ID is scanned.
• Search Database on Device – This is a feature only available on ID Scanners with a true database and it lets you Tag or enter a phone number/email address after somebody’s ID is scanned.  ID Scanners without a database typically require an ID be scanned immediately before it can be tagged.  This feature is important when you can’t rescan the ID like when somebody starts a fight in the club.  Its almost impossible to scan their ID as your bouncers are kicking them out.  If you know their name, then you can just look them up and Ban them plus enter a Note like “punched patron and had a knife – call police”
• Customer Visit Count – Display the number of times somebody has visited your club/business.  This lets the bouncer welcome a new visitor and offer a client who has visited 10 times the VIP treatment.
• Scan Count with up/down adjustment.  This lets the bouncer record person count in the venue.  The counter increments when an ID is scanned and on screen buttons decrement the count.

So before you invest in an ID Scanner, considering the above list should help you make an informed decision.

New security features and drops magnetic stripe

The new Iowa Drivers License sports a number of security features with a 2D PDF417 bar code on the back of the ID.  One significant change for those interested is scanning IA licenses is the removal of the magnetic stripe in the new design.  The previous drivers license, first issued in October 2005 had both a magnetic and 2D barcode but the new one does NOT have the magnetic stripe.  So merchants in Iowa who have ID Scanners with just a magnetic card reader will need to add a 2D bar code scanner.

Front and Back of Iowa Drivers License issued March 2010 – Click to Enlarge

Below are some images of the Iowa Drivers License and ID issued in 2005 which will be valid until they all expire.  Iowa Rolls Out New Driver’s License

Features of the 2005 Iowa Drivers License include:

* A Ghost image. The portrait has an issuing office number and the director’s signature overlapping its edge.

* The two-dimensional barcode and magnetic stripe on the back contain all of the data from the front of the card.

* Laminate coating on the front and back increases the card’s durability, security and tamper resistance. On the front there is an “optically variable” pattern that changes color when viewed at an angle

* When appropriate, text will appear on the front to indicate organ donor, hearing impaired or deaf, medical alert, or medical advance directive.

Is was the case with the previous IDs, the current Iowa Drivers License will be valid until expiration.

February 8, 2012 This press release is from PA State Senator Don White.  It details a change to the laws in PA which would allow confiscation of fake IDs.  Amazingly in PA if a merchant thinks an ID is fake, he must give it back to the card holder.  This proposed law would change that.

The Senate approved a bill that now goes to the House of Representatives which would allow bar owners and venues that sever alcohol to take an ID if there is a reasonable belief that it is fake.  This law would apply to all people authorized to sell alcohol including state stores employees, beer distributors, restaurants servers, and bar staff who would be allowed to confiscate an drivers license or ID card when they have a reasonable belief that the card has not be issued by the state authorities.

Here is a link to the Fake ID Confiscation bill Senate Bill 117

The proposed legislation requires the seller to verify the card holders age with an electronic scanner or ID Scanner.   It also stipulates that a confiscated ID card must be given to the police within 48 hours for validation.

The Senator who introduced this bill has been trying since 2006 to get it approved.    Senator White should be congratulated for not giving up.  The next step is for the House of Representatives to consider the bill and if approved, then it would go to the Governor for signature into law.

This law is certainly a step in the right direction.  Many states make it too easy for underage customers to carry and use Fake IDs.  With this law, kids will think twice about presenting a Fake ID with the risk of having it turned over to the police (who may just give their parents a phone call).   Check out other posts we have about Fake IDs

In March of 2011, Michigan finally updated the standard drivers license (they had issued an Enhanced Drivers License but that was a more expensive drivers license which could be used as a passport when driving into the country) .  For the last 10 plus years, Michigan’s standard drivers license had just 3 fields on the magnetic stripe; ID number, date of birth and expiration date.   Every other state put name, address and drivers license information on the magnetic stripe but Michigan, in a misguided attempt to protect the top secret information like the driver’s name, omitted it from the data stripe.

Well Michigan finally got the message and added a PDF417 2D Barcode.  The magnetic stripe hasn’t changed, still only three fields on it, but the barcode has all info printed on the front of the ID.

•  “Under 18 until MM-DD-YYYY” and “Under 21 until MM-DD-YYYY” will continue to be printed as applicable on the new cards.
• The front laminate of the cards includes the current full-color shape of a Great Seal, viewable using a standard off-the-shelf black light, and a new tri-color optically variable image of a bridge and the word “Michigan” that appears and disappears when viewed from different angles.
• The 2D bar code includes the cardholder’s full legal name, date of birth, date of issue, expiration date, address, gender, driver’s license or state ID number, issuing jurisdiction, card design revision date, and an inventory control number.
• The 1D bar code still has the cardholder’s driver’s license or state ID number, date of birth and expiration date. A two-digit manufacturing number is being added.
• The magnetic stripe has not changed. It has the driver’s license or state ID number, date of birth and expiration date.
• The issue date now appears on the front of the of the new cards.
• The card also features the laser-perforated word “MICH,” which can be viewed when held up to a light.
• The cardholder’s photo and date of birth are on the back of the card, viewable under black light.

See pictures of the front and back of the new Michigan Drivers License Below.  These images and information came from the Michigan.gov web site and where posted to help merchants and card holders understand the new Michigan Drivers License.

New York State Also Recommends ID Scanner

In the notice the state also urges the use of a scanning device or ID Scanner which are required to take advantage of New York State’s Affirmative Defense law for ID Scanners.  An ID Scanner or ID Checker is used to quickly calculate the age from the date of birth on an ID and then record the transaction data so a merchant can prove that the ID was check or due diligence.

— Copy of Notice Posted on SLA web site below —–

ENFORCEMENT CHANGES REGARDING SALES TO MINORS

Retail licensees should be aware of certain amendments to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors. These amendments provide licensees with an opportunity to reduce penalties imposed by the Authority. In addition, licensees should know that the Authority has made some changes in its practices regarding the investigation of sales of alcoholic beverages to underage persons.

Penalty reduction

Licensees now have two ways to obtain a reduction of a penalty imposed by the Authority for selling alcoholic beverages to a minor. Both methods involve the licensee taking advantage of the Alcohol Training Awareness Program (“ATAP”) which the Authority oversees. These reductions are only available to licensees who have no prior violations of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law during the five years preceding the sale.

• If the person who sold the alcoholic beverage had a valid certificate of completion (or a renewal of a certificate of completion) of an ATAP course at the time of the sale, the penalty is limited to a claim against the licensee’s surety bond. It is the licensee’s responsibility to bring this to the attention of the Authority’s prosecutor.

•  If the person who sold the alcoholic beverages did not complete an ATAP course before the sale, the licensee can still obtain a 25% reduction of the penalty. This reduction is available to a licensee who provides proof that all of its employees directly involved in the sale or service of alcoholic beverages have successfully completed an ATAP course. The proof must be submitted within 90 days of the penalty being imposed.

The Authority’s website includes information regarding ATAP, including a list of organizations that have been certified by the Authority to provide the courses.

Investigative practices

One of the methods employed by the Authority and other law enforcement agencies to investigate allegations of sales of alcoholic beverages to minors is the use of underage agents. These individuals are often high school and college students who intend to pursue a career in criminal justice. The agents, under the supervision of law enforcement agencies, attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages in licensed premises. Previously, the Authority instructed its underage agents that, if questioned about their age when attempting to make a purchase, they were to provide their true age. This policy has recently been changed. The Authority now advises its underage agents that they may misrepresent their age, if asked, by the person selling the alcoholic beverages.

Some questions have been raised about this change. Licensees should be aware that it is entirely proper and appropriate for what are, in effect, undercover law enforcement agents, not to disclose their true age or that they are associated with law enforcement.

More importantly, licensees should understand that merely asking a patron or customer their age is not an adequate measure to prevent a sale of an alcoholic beverage to a minor. An underage sale is a “strict liability” offense, meaning that the licensee is responsible regardless of intent. A licensee who relies solely on assurances made by the purchaser that he/she is old enough to buy alcoholic beverages bears the risk that the purchaser is not being truthful.

To lessen the risk that a purchaser is underage, licensees should request valid documentary proof of age from customers. The identification offered should be examined to determine if the person offering the identification is the person shown in the document.

Licensees are also encouraged to use scanning devices that verify that the identification being offered is valid.

Finally, whether or not a licensee is the subject of disciplinary action, the Authority recommends that all employees who are involved in the sale or service of alcoholic beverages complete an ATAP course. The cost involved is outweighed by the consequences faced by a licensee when an untrained or inadequately trained employee sells alcoholic beverages to an underage person.

NY state Alcohol Beverage Control law providing affirmative defense protection to merchants using an ID Scanner when selling to a minor.

In the section of NY ABC law provided below, section 7 provides merchants with an affirmative defense when properly using an ID Scanner during the sale of alcohol to a minor.  An ID Scanner reads the data stored on the magnetic stripe and/or 2D barcode of an ID, calculates the age, warns if under age and then records transaction data which is how a merchant can prove an ID Scanner was used during the sale of alcohol.  The most common form of ID in the hands of a minor is a borrowed ID.   If a merchant inadvertently sells to a minor who provides his/her older sibling’s/friend’s drivers license and the photo looks like the person presenting the ID, then with the transaction record stored in an ID Scanner, a merchant would be able to claim an Affirmative Defense.  Without an ID Scanner, the merchant would probably be found guilty of serving a minor and risk loosing their liquor license.   So in states like NY which offer the affirmative defense protection, it really makes sense to invest in the protection an ID Scanner provides.

Its important to note that using a transaction scan device or ID Scanner shall not excuse any licensee under this chapter, or agent or employee of such licensee, from the exercise of reasonable diligence otherwise required by this section.  This means a merchant must still ensure the name printed on the license matches the name displayed on the ID Checker, the photo on the ID matches the person presenting the ID and the drivers licenses has not be obviously tampered.

Below is the NY state ABC law related to ID Scanners.   Note: The state defines an ID Scanner or ID Checker in section 65-b(a) as “A device capable of deciphering any electronically readable format” or “device”  shall mean any commercial device or combination of devices used at a point of sale or entry that is capable of reading the information encoded on the magnetic strip or bar code of a driver’s license or non-driver identification card issued by the commissioner of motor vehicles;”

ID Scanner perfect for Liquor and C-stores

    §  65-b.  Offense for one under age of twenty-one years to purchase or
  attempt to purchase an alcoholic beverage through fraudulent  means.  1.
  As  used  in  this  section:  (a)  "A  device capable of deciphering any
  electronically readable format" or "device" shall  mean  any  commercial
  device  or  combination of devices used at a point of sale or entry that
  is capable of reading the information encoded on the magnetic  strip  or
  bar  code of a driver's license or non-driver identification card issued
  by the commissioner of motor vehicles;
    (b) "Card holder" means any person presenting a  driver's  license  or
  non-driver  identification  card  to  a  licensee,  or  to  the agent or
  employee of such licensee under this chapter; and
    (c) "Transaction scan" means the process involving a device capable of
  deciphering any electronically readable format by which a  licensee,  or
  agent  or  employee  of a licensee under this chapter reviews a driver's
  license or non-driver identification card presented  as  a  precondition
  for the purchase of an alcoholic beverage as required by subdivision two
  of  this  section or as a precondition for admission to an establishment
  licensed for the on-premises sale of alcoholic beverages where admission
  is restricted to persons twenty-one years or older.
    2. (a) No person under the age of twenty-one years  shall  present  or
  offer to any licensee under this chapter, or to the agent or employee of
  such licensee, any written evidence of age which is false, fraudulent or
  not  actually  his  own,  for the purpose of purchasing or attempting to
  purchase any alcoholic beverage.
    (b) No licensee, or agent or employee of such licensee shall accept as
  written evidence of age by any such  person  for  the  purchase  of  any
  alcoholic  beverage,  any documentation other than: (i) a valid driver's
  license or non-driver identification card issued by the commissioner  of
  motor  vehicles,  the  federal  government, any United States territory,
  commonwealth or possession, the District of Columbia, a state government
  within the United States or a provincial government of the  dominion  of
  Canada,  or (ii) a valid passport issued by the United States government
  or any other country, or (iii) an  identification  card  issued  by  the
  armed  forces  of  the  United  States.  Upon  the  presentation of such
  driver's  license  or  non-driver  identification  card  issued   by   a
  governmental  entity,  such  licensee  or  agent or employee thereof may
  perform a transaction  scan  as  a  precondition  to  the  sale  of  any
  alcoholic beverage. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a licensee or
  agent  or employee from performing such a transaction scan on any of the
  other documents listed in this subdivision if such documents  include  a
  bar  code or magnetic strip that that may be scanned by a device capable
  of deciphering any electronically readable format.
    (c) In instances where the information deciphered by  the  transaction
  scan  fails  to match the information printed on the driver's license or
  non-driver identification card presented by the card holder, or  if  the
  transaction  scan indicates that the information is false or fraudulent,
  the attempted purchase of the alcoholic beverage shall be denied.
    3. A person violating the provisions of paragraph (a)  of  subdivision
  two  of  this  section  shall  be  guilty  of  a  violation and shall be
  sentenced in accordance with the following:
    (a) For a first violation, the court shall order payment of a fine  of
  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  and/or  an appropriate amount of
  community service not to exceed thirty hours. In addition, the court may
  order completion of an alcohol awareness program established pursuant to
  section 19.25 of the mental hygiene law.
    (b) For a second violation, the court shall order payment of a fine of
  not less than fifty dollars nor more than three  hundred  fifty  dollars
  and/or  an  appropriate amount of community service not to exceed thirty

  hours. The court also shall order completion  of  an  alcohol  awareness
  program  as  referenced  in  paragraph  (a)  of this subdivision if such
  program has not previously been completed by the  offender,  unless  the
  court  determines that attendance at such program is not feasible due to
  the lack of availability of  such  program  within  a  reasonably  close
  proximity to the locality in which the offender resides or matriculates,
  as appropriate.
    (c) For third and subsequent violations, the court shall order payment
  of  a  fine  of  not less than fifty dollars nor more than seven hundred
  fifty dollars and/or an appropriate amount of community service  not  to
  exceed  thirty hours. The court also shall order that such person submit
  to an evaluation by an appropriate agency certified or licensed  by  the
  office  of  alcoholism and substance abuse services to determine whether
  the person suffers from the disease  of  alcoholism  or  alcohol  abuse,
  unless  the court determines that under the circumstances presented such
  an evaluation is not necessary, in which case the court shall  state  on
  the record the basis for such determination. Payment for such evaluation
  shall  be  made by such person. If, based on such evaluation, a need for
  treatment is indicated, such person  may  choose  to  participate  in  a
  treatment  plan  developed  by  an  agency  certified or licensed by the
  office of alcoholism and substance abuse services. If such person elects
  to participate in recommended treatment,  the  court  shall  order  that
  payment  of  such  fine  and  community service be suspended pending the
  completion of such treatment.
    (d) Evaluation procedures.  For  purposes  of  this  subdivision,  the
  following shall apply:
    (i)  The  contents  of an evaluation pursuant to paragraph (c) of this
  subdivision shall be used for the sole purpose of  determining  if  such
  person suffers from the disease of alcoholism or alcohol abuse.
    (ii)  The  agency  designated  by the court to perform such evaluation
  shall conduct the evaluation and return the results to the court  within
  thirty  days,  subject to any state or federal confidentiality law, rule
  or regulation governing the confidentiality  of  alcohol  and  substance
  abuse treatment records.
    (iii) The office of alcoholism and substance abuse services shall make
  available  to  each  supreme  court law library in this state, or, if no
  supreme court law library is available  in  a  certain  county,  to  the
  county court law library of such county, a list of agencies certified to
  perform  evaluations  as required by subdivision (f) of section 19.07 of
  the mental hygiene law.
    (iv) All evaluations required  under  this  subdivision  shall  be  in
  writing  and the person so evaluated or his or her counsel shall receive
  a copy of such evaluation prior to its use by the court.
    (v) A minor evaluated under this subdivision shall have, and shall  be
  informed by the court of, the right to obtain a second opinion regarding
  his or her need for alcoholism treatment.
    4.  A  person violating the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision
  two of this section shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a  fine
  of  not  more  than one hundred dollars, and/or an appropriate amount of
  community service not to exceed thirty hours. In addition, the court may
  order completion of an alcohol training  awareness  program  established
  pursuant  to  subdivision  twelve  of  section seventeen of this chapter
  where such program is located within a reasonably close proximity to the
  locality in which the offender is employed or resides.
    5. No determination of guilt pursuant to this section shall operate as
  a disqualification of  any  such  person  subsequently  to  hold  public
  office,  public employment, or as a forfeiture of any right or privilege

  or to receive any license granted  by  public  authority;  and  no  such
  person shall be denominated a criminal by reason of such determination.
    6.  In  addition  to  the  penalties otherwise provided in subdivision
  three of this section, if a determination is made sustaining a charge of
  illegally purchasing or attempting to illegally  purchase  an  alcoholic
  beverage,  the  court may suspend such person's license to drive a motor
  vehicle and the privilege of an  unlicensed  person  of  obtaining  such
  license, in accordance with the following and for the following periods,
  if  it is found that a driver's license was used for the purpose of such
  illegal purchase or attempt to illegally  purchase;  provided,  however,
  that  where  a  person  is sentenced pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of
  subdivision three of this section, the court shall impose  such  license
  suspension  if  it  is  found  that  a driver's license was used for the
  purpose of such illegal purchase or attempt to illegally purchase:
    (a) For a first violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of  this
  section, a three month suspension.
    (b) For a second violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of this
  section, a six month suspension.
    (c)   For  a  third  or  subsequent  violation  of  paragraph  (a)  of
  subdivision two of this section, a suspension for one year or until  the
  holder reaches the age of twenty-one, whichever is the greater period of
  time.
    Such  person  may  thereafter apply for and be issued a restricted use
  license in accordance with the provisions of section five hundred thirty
  of the vehicle and traffic law.
    7. (a) In any  proceeding  pursuant  to  subdivision  one  of  section
  sixty-five of this article, it shall be an affirmative defense that such
  person had produced a driver's license or non-driver identification card
  apparently  issued  by a governmental entity, successfully completed the
  transaction scan,  and  that  the  alcoholic  beverage  had  been  sold,
  delivered  or  given  to  such  person  in reasonable reliance upon such
  identification and transaction scan. In evaluating the applicability  of
  such   affirmative   defense,  the  liquor  authority  shall  take  into
  consideration any written policy adopted and implemented by  the  seller
  to  carry  out the provisions of this chapter. Use of a transaction scan
  shall not excuse any licensee under this chapter, or agent  or  employee
  of  such  licensee,  from the exercise of reasonable diligence otherwise
  required by this section. Notwithstanding the above provisions, any such
  affirmative defense shall not  be  applicable  in  any  other  civil  or
  criminal proceeding, or in any other forum.
    (b)  A  licensee or agent or employee of a licensee may electronically
  or  mechanically  record  and  maintain  only  the  information  from  a
  transaction  scan  necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.
  Such information shall be limited to the following: (i) name, (ii)  date
  of  birth,  (iii)  driver's license or non-driver identification number,
  and  (iv)  expiration  date.  The  liquor  authority   and   the   state
  commissioner  of  motor vehicles shall jointly promulgate any regulation
  necessary to govern the recording and maintenance of these records by  a
  licensee  under  this chapter. The liquor authority and the commissioner
  of health shall jointly promulgate any regulations necessary  to  ensure
  quality control in the use of transaction scan devices.
    8. A licensee or agent or employee of such licensee shall only use the
  information  recorded and maintained through the use of such devices for
  the purposes contained in paragraph (a) of  subdivision  seven  of  this
  section,  and  shall only use such devices for the purposes contained in
  subdivision two of this section. No licensee or agent or employee  of  a
  licensee  shall  resell  or  disseminate the information recorded during
  such scan to any third person. Such prohibited resale  or  dissemination

  includes,   but  is  not  limited  to,  any  advertising,  marketing  or
  promotional activities. Notwithstanding the restrictions imposed by this
  subdivision, such records may be released pursuant to  a  court  ordered
  subpoena  or  pursuant to any other statute that specifically authorizes
  the release of such information.  Each  violation  of  this  subdivision
  shall  be  punishable  by  a civil penalty of not more than one thousand
  dollars.

(a) In any  proceeding  pursuant  to  subdivision  one  of  section
  sixty-five of this article, it shall be an affirmative defense that such
  person had produced a driver's license or non-driver identification card
  apparently  issued  by a governmental entity, successfully completed the
  transaction scan,  and  that  the  alcoholic  beverage  had  been  sold,
  delivered  or  given  to  such  person  in reasonable reliance upon such
  identification and transaction scan. In evaluating the applicability  of
  such   affirmative   defense,  the  liquor  authority  shall  take  into
  consideration any written policy adopted and implemented by  the  seller
  to  carry  out the provisions of this chapter. Use of a transaction scan
  shall not excuse any licensee under this chapter, or agent  or  employee
  of  such  licensee,  from the exercise of reasonable diligence otherwise
  required by this section. Notwithstanding the above provisions, any such
  affirmative defense shall not  be  applicable  in  any  other  civil  or
  criminal proceeding, or in any other forum.

Note: The state defines an ID Scanner or ID Checker as “A device capable of deciphering any electronically readable format” or “device”  shall mean any commercial device or combination of devices used at a point of sale or entry that is capable of reading the information encoded on the magnetic strip or bar code of a driver’s license or non-driver identification card issued by the commissioner of motor vehicles;”

So if your a merchant, don’t wait for a ticket to invest in an ID Scanner!