Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 471 § 471.130 — Requiring statement of age or identification from certain purchasers

Requiring statement of age or identification from certain purchasers. (1) Before selling or serving an alcoholic beverage to any person about whom there is any reasonable doubt of the person’s having reached 21 years of age, a licensee or permittee shall require the person to produce one of the following pieces of identification: (a) The person’s passport issued by the United States or a foreign government. (b) The person’s motor vehicle operator’s license issued by this state or another state of the United States or a province or territory of Canada. (c) An identification card issued under ORS 807.400. (d) A United States military identification card. (e) An identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe. (f) Any other identification card issued by a state or territory of the United States or province or territory of Canada that bears a picture of the person, the name of the person, the person’s date of birth and a physical description of the person. (g) Proof of the person’s participation in the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection program operated by United States Customs and Border Protection, the NEXUS program jointly operated by that agency and the Canada Border Services Agency, or a successor to either of those programs that is recognized by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. (h) Any other form of identification as defined by the commission by rule. (2) If a person does not have identification as described in subsection (1) of this section, the permittee or licensee shall require the person to make a written statement of age and furnish evidence of the person’s true age and identity. The written statement of age shall be on a form furnished or approved by the commission, including but not limited to the following information: ______________________________________________________________________________ Date ______ I am 21 years of age or over. ______ Signature Description of evidence in support of age and identity: ___ Identification No. (if any) ___ ___ Identification No. (if any) ___ (Fill in information pertaining to any two or more pieces of evidence submitted by the person.) I hereby certify that I have accurately recorded identification of the evidence submitted to complete this form. ___________________ Signature of permittee or licensee A person under 21 years of age who knowingly misrepresents the person’s true age with the intent of obtaining alcohol in violation of ORS chapter 471 may be subject to criminal penalties under ORS 165.805. ______________________________________________________________________________ [Amended by 1955 c.525 §1; 1961 c.687 §4; 1967 c.171 §1; 1967 c.577 §7; 1979 c.313 §1; 1983 c.338 §939; 1995 c.44 §1; 1999 c.526 §1; 2001 c.785 §6; 2003 c.225 §1; 2017 c.533 §5; 2019 c.658 §1; 2021 c.180 §5; 2021 c.351 §44a]