I just noticed in a store that one has to have a valid driver's license as proof of age to buy cigarettes or alcohol. Why wouldn't a license that is expired be acceppted as proof of age.
2006-08-07 13:23:44 · 8 answers · asked by breeze1 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Because once the document has expired, it is no longer considered valid identification. Realistically, and as common sense would dictate, the document would still optimally function as sufficient proof of age, but very often the law operates outside of common sense.
2006-08-07 13:29:46 · answer #1 · answered by dresdenfirebomb24 2 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Store policy. Technically, the license is not acceptable as a form of ID if it is expired. They only card for cigarettes and alcohol, they're not going to accept an expired ID. Why don't you have a current ID?
2006-08-07 13:34:20 · answer #2 · answered by grrandram 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you aren't any further a authorities company, you are able to settle for it. despite the indisputable fact that the probability is all yours. particularly regularly a teen receives a sparkling drivers license and provides you the former one to a special youngster. So in case you settle for the expired drivers license the probability falls onto you. i surely could in no way settle for an expired something. i could have the want to make certain that even with identification they modern-day is valid.
2016-11-23 15:04:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once a drivers license is expired it is no longer a valid piece of ID, in fact banks wont even take it to verify that you are who you say you are. If they can not take it to compare the pic and see that you are who you say you are, what makes you think they would believe your birthday is correct?
2006-08-07 20:50:39 · answer #4 · answered by Rebecca - 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as a bouncer in a bar i will tell you it is easy to get your hans on an expired dl . cut the pic out with a razor blade or exacto knife. i have personally confiscated dozens of these. if you have an expired dl then you should have a new one. for some reason you lost your dl due to a driving offence you can get a state id or a passport. nj law prohibits a expired or even a duplicate licence without a form of back up such as a passport or military id.
2006-08-07 13:31:26 · answer #5 · answered by rockr86 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The store assumes that a person with an expired license will give it to an underaged shopper. After all, they don't need it anymore, they have the new one.
2006-08-07 13:29:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The fact that it is expired means that the license is not valid. I sure hope you were not driving with that license.
2006-08-07 13:29:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They could accept an expired license, but choose not to, because they are subject to enormous fines if they get caught selling to minors. They don't want to risk their licenses to sell.
2006-08-07 16:53:59 · answer #8 · answered by James 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋