NEWS
HB2560 by Kuempel was signed by Governor Rick Perry on May 20, 2009, and went into effect immediately.
HB2560 - Relating to delinquent payment of an alcoholic beverage retailer's account for liquor.
Effective May 20, 2009, TABC may not accept the voluntary cancellation or suspension of a permit or allow a permit to be renewed or transferred if the permit holder is delinquent in the payment of an account for liquor. A person whose permit is canceled by TABC or whose permit has expired is not eligible to hold any other TABC permit or license until the person has cured any delinquency of the person under this section.
Age Verification / Checking IDs
Company Policies
Some retailers in Texas have policies requiring that customers provide proof of age for all alcoholic beverage purchases, regardless of the age of the customer.
There are some other retailers in Texas that will only accept a Texas Driver's License or Texas Identification Card as “valid identification” to purchase alcoholic beverages.
Some retailers will insist that everyone in a group show proof that they are 21 or over when anyone in the group is attempting to purchase alcoholic beverages. This is an attempt to prevent adults from illegally providing alcohol to minors.
These are internal company policies and are more strict that what state law requires. However, these establishments have the legal right to insist on proof of age for alcohol purchases.
State Law
Texas state law does not require that a person over 21 provide any identification to purchase alcohol in Texas. There is nothing in the law that declares specific forms of ID as “valid” for an alcohol purchase.
However, the law does provide a statutory defense to the charge of selling an alcoholic beverage to a minor when the seller has asked for and examined an apparently valid DPS issued Texas DL or ID card which contains a physical description consistent with the presenter's appearance and shows the presenter to be 21 years of age of older.
For that reason, since store clerks, wait staff, and bartenders can be held criminally liable for selling alcohol to a minor, they often require a Texas Driver's License or Texas Identification Card issued by the Department of Public Safety, to prove that the person really is 21.
A store, bar or restaurant might or might not sell alcohol to a person with an out-of-state driver's license, military ID, or passport. What's acceptable in any establishment is a matter of that establishment's private business policies.
If the patron is obviously over 21, the establishment may not require any ID at all.
Having Difficulty Purchasing Alcoholic Beverages?
State law dictates that new residents moving into Texas, who have a valid driver license from their home state, have 30 days after entry into the state to secure a Texas driver license. A Texas driver's license costs $24.
Students or military personnel who are living in Texas temporarily may obtain an official Identification Card from the Texas Department of Public Safety without giving up their out-of-state driver's license. They can obtain one for $15.
Visitors to Texas who are not obviously over 21 may have difficulty purchasing alcoholic beverages in some establishments.
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