Why do 60 year olds get asked for ID in the US to buy alcohol? Why is my passport sufficient means to prove my identity to enter the US but not to buy alcohol there?
In many states if a store employee sells alcohol to an underage buyer, both the store and the employee can get into legal difficulties. Fines can go into the thousands of dollars, and in some states people can be jailed. Because of this many stores have a policy of requiring ID for anyone who looks younger than some arbitrary age. Other stores have just decided to require ID from everyone. This is why 60 year-olds get asked for ID in some places.In the USA, people are not required to have a passport. And since it is a large country with all sorts of interesting areas to visit, many Americans never get a passport. As a result people serving you in a store are quite likely to have never even seen an American passport, much less a foreign one. When their employer tells them to check ID, they equate that to a driver’s license. Generally a manager should be able to clear up the issue, as long as your passport has a date of birth.Regarding the date of birth, that may also trip up an employee. If they are not aware that the rest of the world uses a different date order they may see a day-month-year date format as an indication of an invalid ID. In the USA we use month-day-year, so we don’t see any number higher than 12 in the first place. If you were born later than the 12th in a given month it could trip up your clerk.If you saw a date like: 3–15–1955, you would probably read it as the third day of the fifteenth month obviously an incorrect date. Whereas an American seeing 15–03–1955 will read that as the third day of the fifteenth month.
Do i have to be 21 to buy margarita mix if it doesnt have any alcohol in it?
no y would you have to be 21, the law is you cant have **alcohol** until Ur 21, not that u cant buy something that u n=might later mix alcohol into, and how should they know what ull do with it, so my answer is no!
Can store refuse to sell alcohol because they don't accept ID..?
In AZ they issue vertical printed ID's for people under 21, and regular horizontal printed ID's for ones over. at a common chain gas station my friend and I went to buy beer, and asked for ID. the License clearly shows age being 23, and he said we don't accept those.. Okay we said, and I preceded to get my ID which is a normal horizontal ID, and said can't sell because I am with him. We left, and had my wife buy it, as I appeared in door way, he looked mad, since I tricked him. Makes sense?
Does non-alcoholic beer have a drinking age?
In the US, sadly, the answer is yes, and it's 21. I know, the alcohol laws make no sense whatsoever here.Even though it is a non-alcoholic beer, it is still beer which is classified and regulated as an alcoholic beverage. Part of this is explained by the fact that “non-alcoholic” does not mean no alcohol. Non-alcoholic means “not more than 0.5% A.B.V. (really it should be called “non-intoxicating” beverage rather than non-alcoholic”). So because there is still some alcohol in non-alcoholic beers, U.S. law still regulates those sales to persons 21 and over only. Sad and stupid, but that's the law.Now I'll tell you a funny personal story related to this. I've enjoyed beer almost all my life, and before I was of lawful US drinking age I used to try and buy some non-alcoholic beers. Even though it is against the law to sell non-alcoholic beer to persons under age 21, not many cashiers know this nor care too much. So when the cash register prompted them to check my ID for alcohol purchase, I would just show them that it was indeed “non-alcoholic” beer, and about 90% of the time, they would say something like “Oh, ok, that's strange" and sell it to me anyway without ID check. One time, clerk was unsure and called the manager for advice, i was very patient and kind and also wanted to know for sure if this practice was leagal or not, they looked up the A.B.C. code which is how we found the answer to your original question. We all agreed that was a stupid law, but nonetheless there was no “non-alcoholic” beer for me that day!Now, where I really pushed this boundary was when I discovered certain beer brands offered non-alcoholic and full strength versions of the same beer, and the bottles looked pretty much the same except for a small “non-alcoholic” label somewhere obscure. What I may have done is replace some of the non-alcoholic bottles with full-strength bottles and showed the cashier the clear “Non-alcoholic” label on the cardboard 6-pack. I won't say whether i got away with that trick, but suffice to say some cashiers are careful and some are not.
Is a medical marijuana card in California a valid ID for buying alcohol?
No, it is not valid for alcohol. According to California medical marijuana laws, patients and their caregivers may possess one ounce of marijuana in usable form and six marijuana plants, with no more than three mature and flowering plants producing usable marijuana at any one time. The state of California does not allow for the purchase or sale of medical cannabis. You can have more information about it on prop 215 card.
Why do restaurants ask for an ID when ordering alcohol even if I look old?
I’m guessing you are a tad over the legal age.The reason I say this is that I don’t care why anyone asks for my ID anymore. I got carded by a checkout girl at the grocery store the other day and I promptly informed her she was my new favorite checker.I’m 43.I got carded at a restaurant this past summer with my dad. It was 2 weeks before my birthday and they were serious.There are some bars and clubs (and some stores) that card anyone who appears under 60, or anyone who walks through their doors. It is to protect them from the extreme fines they are levied if they sell to underage people. And I have to say, in areas where plastic surgery is rampant, you can totally have the 16/60 which confuses people.The 16/60 is 16 from the back, 60 from the front.The reason restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores ask for your ID when you think you “look old” is because they think you fall under the age limit they card for. In my area (Phoenix metro, Arizona), the common age to card is anyone who looks under 40.So take it as a compliment (and you will as you age) and make sure to have your ID with you at all times.
Buying alcohol on 21st birthday?
(I live in the states) I've had a couple (MORE than one person) friends tell me that they have been denied an alcohol sale and told that they have to wait one full day of being 21 before they are allowed to buy drinks. Of course, they went around and got drinks elsewhere. I'm wondering, 1) is this true (according to law)? and 2) if true, how prevalent are these sticklers? (I'm turning 21 two hours from time of post =D )
Can a Circle K employee refuse to sell alcohol to person(s) 21 or older if they have teenagers with them?
I currently am employed at a convenient store in Arizona and had a rough, stressful situation happen while on register. two gentlemen in their 30s with 3 teenaged kids came up and the one guy had 2 tall cans of alcohol, I asked for ID's and they said the younger ones don't have ID's and so I apologized and said I could not sell them the alcohol. The one guy freaked out yelling at me and belittling me. he said the kids live with him nothing about being related nor did they look it. he kept freaking out on me then said he wanted manager who was not there so he said he wanted corps number and hovered at my register for 30 minutes just standing in front of my area saying he will not leave until I sell him the alcohol he also threatened to sue me and kept saying I was discriminating against him? He still wouldn't leave until the assistant manager said to go ahead and just sell it, which I did not agree with. I want to know if their is a law to this and was I in the right to say no? Unfortunately, I cant seem to get ahold of any corp people and everyone else seems to have a diff opinion. I want to know if their is a law or known policies that say I have every right to say no in that situation so I know what to say back to people acting that way. or if I was wrong? please help
Is it legal for US stores to refuse to sell alcohol to persons under 25?
Yes. Anyone selling alcohol—and not just the store, the sales clerk as well—has the right to refuse a sale to anyone, regardless of age. They don’t have to give a reason, other than they’re not comfortable making the sale. But realistically, they will have a reason. Maybe you already appear intoxicated or otherwise impaired. Maybe they suspect you’re buying for a minor or even going to a party with minors. Maybe your ID is expired (or you don’t have one). Maybe they think your ID is invalid, or maybe they haven’t seen a Hawaii license in Louisiana and don’t know its particulars well enough to judge it to be genuine. Maybe you’re just acting like an asshole.As far as having an under-25 hard and fast rule, that’s okay too. While Americans are protected against racial discrimination, sex discrimination, religious discrimination, and others, age discrimination is absolutely legal,* and that store is probably thinking that 24 year olds hang out with 20 year olds. And if that 24 year old brings booze to a party with minors, unjust as it is, the store making the sale can be held liable for selling if they had any reason to suspect that the legal buyer was going to share with minors—insane, I know, but this has happened (that companies were held liable for such sales and usage).Bottom line is, that person making the sale is literally putting their personal property and liberty on the line when they make that sale, because if they make a mistake, their employer can lose their liquor license, the employee and store can each be fined thousands of dollars, and if something really bad happens, the employee can go to jail.*The only exception that I know of is that persons from age 40 to 70 are a protected class in regards to employment discrimination.