I just took a trip to New Mexico and not everybody would accept my vertical license, which was issued by the State of Texas. They said that it was the law that you had to have a horizontal license to drink.
Is this a fact? Also, is this gonna be a trend that all states will eventually be this way?
2007-03-23 15:33:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
True, Josie. I got mine on my 18th birthday, over four years ago. I haven't really had the time to go back to Texas and get it changed, since I am busy in college.
2007-03-23 15:54:35 · update #1
In the State of Michigan, vertical drivers licenses are issued to those people under the age of 21 so that they can't drink or purchase alcohol. I am assuming the New Mexico has the same type of license and when they see a vertical license it means minor, no matter what the age says. It is not right that you are not allowed to drink in another state because your state chooses to use a vertical license. It would be nice if all the states would get together and all do the same thing wouldn't it.
2007-03-23 15:44:06 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is true for certain states that issue vertical licesnses only to minors. If texas issues vertical ID to minors and horizontal ID to those over 21, they can indeed turn you away EVEN IF the birthdate on the license says you are over 21. It's a matter of liability, and it isn't law so much as liability.
2007-03-23 15:37:51 · answer #2 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋