Fines for Selling to Minors Every day there are new stories in local newspapers and online sources of named businesses who have been caught and fined for selling to underage patrons. During underage drinking details, retail establishments are checked using a trooper in plain clothes and one (or several) underaged operatives who cannot lie about their age or give a fake date of birth if asked. When asked for identification, they must show their real ID, and then it's up to the staff members to properly check their ID and approve the sale. There is a simple solution for these...

Ron’s takeaways Enforcement efforts will ramp up in Rhode island This is due to a 80% increase in underage sales rates This follows the industry trends of ramping up enforcement and compliance efforts Minor Decliner is ready to partner with state agencies to reduce the underage sales rates  From the PROVIDENCE Journal RI hospital agency enlisted in fight to ban under-21 smoking, vaping  A new state law has given the state's embattled hospital agency a beefed up role in enforcing a ban on the sale of cigarettes and other nicotine products to anyone under age 21.  The new law passed...

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Adopted from USATODAY  The most famous FAKE ID user ever turned 40 this year. Unfortunately, in the 40 years that have elapsed, Fake ID's are bigger than ever. Everyday the data shows us the problem of underage sales to minors. We can help you solve these  issues, but in the meantime - Happy Birthday McLovin!   Comedy lovers were introduced to McLovin in the 2007 coming-of-age movie "Superbad," and years later, fans and celebrities are celebrating what would be McLovin's 40th birthday. The movie, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg follows friends Seth (Michael Cera) and Evan (Jonah Hill) and their nerdy sidekick Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) as they try to get...

Here’s an example of how a point of sale (POS) system fail for preventing underage sales  A store was fined in 2019 for selling to underage. Since the first infraction, the point of sale has been updated so employees cannot override the birthdate requirement. Identification must be scanned or a date of birth manually entered. Sounds good so far, the store had an issue, and they upgraded their point of sale system to check for underage.  Now the problem - the employee who sold the beverages entered his own birth date rather than check the ID of the agent. This is...