TEASPOON ID CHECK METHOD Sample Clauses

TEASPOON ID CHECK METHOD. The TEASPOON acronym is a helpful tool for remembering the steps of careful carding.: Compare the photo to the person in front of you. Focus on features that don’t change like the eyes and nose. Determine the customer’s age. from Check the expiration date. so, Is the ID expired? If don’t serve this customer. Type, Expiration date, Age, Signature, Photo, Outer surface, Offer questions, and say No ID CHECK TIP CARD Ask questions. Do they know their zip code or address? Hesitations in answers could indicate the person is lying. Feel the ID surface for any irregularities. Are there rough surfaces or does the ID seem to have been tampered with? Find the signature. If you are suspicious of the customer ask for another ID and compare the signatures or ask the customer to sign their name so you can compare signatures. date their birth Subtract today’s date. If it’s over 21, then it’s ok to serve this customer. The ID Check tip card on page 22 is designed to keep the TEASPOON method of ensuring an ID is valid at your fingertips. Cut it out and keep it in your wallet or apron, behind the bar or wherever you will be able to use it when you need it. TYPE OF ID • Must be issued by a government agency • Must have the holder’s signature (except US Military ID, in which an encrypted signature is acceptable) • Contains the holders date of birth, • Contains their photograph • Is currently valid (not expired) If any one of the above is missing, the ID is not legally acceptable. You don’t need to accept it and you should ask the patron to leave. In California, legally acceptable forms of ID are: • A State-issued Driver’s License. • A State-issued ID Card. • Government issued passport (U.S. or foreign), even without a physical description of the ID holder. • A Military ID, that includes a date of birth and photograph of the ID holder, even without a physical description of the holder. In addition, a document issued by a federal, state, county, or municipal government that contains the name, date of birth, description, and picture of the holder may be accepted as a form of ID. Be sure to look at both the front and back of the ID. Most of the time, a customer will present a driver’s license when asked for an ID, and if they’re from a foreign country, perhaps a passport. A student ID, like one for college students, isn’t an acceptable form of ID for purchasing alcohol. With that in mind, the most important way to prevent underage drinking it to always ask for an ID if someone loo...