Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Part VII - Alcohol and Tobacco Control › Subpart 1 - Beer and Liquor › Chapter 4 - Alcohol Public Safety Regulations › Section VII-401 - Digitized Identification Acceptance and Education

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. LA Wallet digitized identification shall
				  be the only digital identification that may be accepted by alcohol and tobacco
				  retailers.
B. Alcohol and tobacco
				  retailers may choose to accept digitized identification or they may still
				  require a physical identification when checking identification.
C. Retailers whom the agency has required to
				  utilize scanners shall still be required to request and scan a physical
				  identification and may not accept digitized identification.
D. Digitized identification may be accepted
				  by establishments provided that all employees have been properly trained prior
				  to acceptance. Establishments which intend to accept digital identification
				  shall conduct their own employee training and provide the following information
				  to all employees prior to acceptance:
1.
				  Hands-off/No-touch. Digitized identification was designed so that anyone
				  validating or verifying the information on the holders device may do so without
				  handling the device. All interactive features are to be completed by the holder
				  of the device with the digitized identification application and not by the
				  retailer.
2. Validity of Digitized
				  Identification. The validity of digitized identification may easily be
				  determined by the green or red line across the top of the electronic license.
				  This line will read "VALID" or "INVALID", respectively. If the license has not
				  been suspended, revoked, or been determined invalid for any other reason, the
				  word "VALID" shall be displayed in green.
3. Over 21/Under 21 Orientation. The age of
				  the digitized identification holder may be determined by the orientation of the
				  digital identification. For individuals over the age of 21 years old, the
				  license will be displayed horizontally on the holders electronic device. For
				  individuals under the age of 21 years old, the license will be displayed
				  vertically on the holders electronic device.
4. Refresh Button. The digitized
				  identification application shall contain a "refresh" button which acts as an
				  interactive safeguard. This button enables the holder of the device to contact
				  the Department of Motor Vehicles and re-validate the license, usually in less
				  than three seconds. The time of the last update will be displayed next to the
				  license, above the refresh button. Retailers are encouraged to require the
				  holder of the digitized identification to refresh their identification to aid
				  in determining authenticity.
5.
				  Security Seal. If the retailer requires further validation of the digitized
				  identification, the retailer may ask the holder of the digitized identification
				  to press and hold their finger on the identification displayed on their device
				  screen to reveal the security seal. Retailers are encouraged to require the
				  holder of the digitized identification to display the security seal to aid in
				  determining authenticity.
6. View
				  Button. If the retailer needs to view the date of birth more clearly to verify,
				  the digitized identification application is equipped with a "view" button which
				  may be activated by the holder of the digitized identification. When the holder
				  activates the "view" button, the device application will then display a larger
				  print version of the holders identification number, date of birth,
				  endorsements, and restrictions.
7.
				  All other rules and requirements for physical identification still apply for
				  digitized identification.