Tools to Prevent Underage Sales

Acceptable Forms of Identification

To have a defense to the charge of delivering or selling alcoholic beverages to an underage person, a licensee must reasonably rely on one of four types of identification:

(1) Massachusetts driver's license,
(2) Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles liquor identification card,
(3) Passport issued by the United States or a country recognized by the United States,
(4) Valid military identification card.

Identification must be checked on the day of service, even if the licensee has checked an individual's identification on previous occasions.