CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1621

Chapter 102, Laws of 2005

59th Legislature
2005 Regular Session



LIQUOR PURCHASES--IDENTIFICATION CARDS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/24/05

Passed by the House March 8, 2005
  Yeas 95   Nays 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 11, 2005
  Yeas 46   Nays 0


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
 
CERTIFICATE

I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1621 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


RICHARD NAFZIGER
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Chief Clerk
Approved April 21, 2005.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
April 21, 2005 - 3:07 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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HOUSE BILL 1621
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Passed Legislature - 2005 Regular Session
State of Washington59th Legislature2005 Regular Session

By Representative McDonald

Read first time 01/31/2005.   Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.



     AN ACT Relating to acceptable forms of identification for liquor purchases; and amending RCW 66.16.040.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 66.16.040 and 2004 c 61 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     Except as otherwise provided by law, an employee in a state liquor store or agency may sell liquor to any person of legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages and may also sell to holders of permits such liquor as may be purchased under such permits.
     Where there may be a question of a person's right to purchase liquor by reason of age, such person shall be required to present any one of the following officially issued cards of identification which shows his/her correct age and bears his/her signature and photograph:
     (1) ((Liquor control authority card of identification of any state or province of Canada.
     (2)
)) Driver's license, instruction permit or identification card of any state or province of Canada, or "identicard" issued by the Washington state department of licensing pursuant to RCW 46.20.117.
     (((3))) (2) United States armed forces identification card issued to active duty, reserve, and retired personnel and the personnel's dependents, which may include an imbedded, digital signature in lieu of a visible signature.
     (((4))) (3) Passport.
     (((5))) (4) Merchant Marine identification card issued by the United States Coast Guard.
     The board may adopt such regulations as it deems proper covering the cards of identification listed in this section.
     No liquor sold under this section shall be delivered until the purchaser has paid for the liquor in cash, except as allowed under RCW 66.16.041. The use of a personal credit card does not rely upon the credit of the state as prohibited by Article VIII, section 5 of the state Constitution.


         Passed by the House March 8, 2005.
         Passed by the Senate April 11, 2005.
         Approved by the Governor April 21, 2005.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 21, 2005.