Utah ID Scanner Law
Utah Mandates and Regulates use of ID Scanners in Clubs
In March of 2010, Utah was the first state to mandate the use of ID Scanners.
(See Link at the bottom for the entire act)
| Utah Code |
| Title 32B | Alcoholic Beverage Control Act |
| Chapter 1 | Alcoholic Beverage Control General Provisions |
| Part 4 | Proof of Age Act |
| Section 407 | Verification of proof of age by applicable licensees. (Effective 5/8/2018) |
Affected by 63I-2-232 on 7/1/2022
Effective 5/8/2018
32B-1-407. Verification of proof of age by applicable licensees.
| (1) | As used in this section, “applicable licensee” means: | (d) | a full-service restaurant; | | (e) | a limited-service restaurant; or | | (f) | a beer-only restaurant. | |
| (2) | Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, an applicable licensee shall require that an authorized person for the applicable licensee verify proof of age as provided in this section. |
| (3) | An authorized person is required to verify proof of age under this section before an individual who appears to be 35 years of age or younger: | (a) | gains admittance to the premises of a bar licensee or tavern; | | (b) | procures an alcoholic product on the premises of a dining club licensee; | | (c) | procures an alcoholic product in a dispensing area in the premises of a full-service restaurant licensee, a limited-service restaurant licensee, or a beer-only restaurant licensee; or | | (d) | on or after July 1, 2018, procures an alcoholic product within 10 feet of a grandfathered bar structure. | |
| (4) | To comply with Subsection (3), an authorized person shall: | (a) | request the individual present proof of age; and | | (b) | | (i) | verify the validity of the proof of age electronically under the verification program created in Subsection (5); or | | (ii) | if the proof of age cannot be electronically verified as provided in Subsection (4)(b)(i), request that the individual comply with a process established by the commission by rule. | | |
| (5) | The commission shall establish by rule an electronic verification program that includes the following: | (a) | the specifications for the technology used by the applicable licensee to electronically verify proof of age, including that the technology display to the person described in Subsection (2) no more than the following for the individual who presents the proof of age: | (iii) | the number assigned to the individual’s proof of age by the issuing authority; | | (vi) | the status and expiration date of the individual’s proof of age; and | | | (b) | the security measures that shall be used by an applicable licensee to ensure that information obtained under this section is: | (i) | used by the applicable licensee only for purposes of verifying proof of age in accordance with this section; and | | (ii) | retained by the applicable licensee for seven days after the day on which the applicable licensee obtains the information. | | |
| (6) | | (a) | An applicable licensee may not disclose information obtained under this section except as provided under this title. | |
The act can be found at https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title32B/Chapter1/32B-1-S407.html
Should the link not be active, a hard copy can be of the current act (4/20/2020) can also be uploaded HERE.
Today I went to the liker store and they scanned my ID. I am 61 years old and never was asked to show my ID. Please tell me if there is a new law. before the liker stores was concern about age and check your date of birth. Please let me know why these changes occur and legitimate they are.
It is probably best to contact the store directly.
I don’t know if the scanner you describe is a TokenWorks Scanner but without knowing any details of your situation I’d say stores, restaurants, and bars have different policies on who they will scan and typically scan those who are under 35 or look “young”. However, with COVID-19, some businesses are scanning IDs for occupancy counting or to keep a short term visitor record for contact tracing. For example, if a store clerk tests positive for COVID-19, the state health care department could notify those who came in contact with the store clerk.
In Utah, by state law, the scanner data can only be saved for 7 days and this is automatically deleted for the machine.