More than one customer came in as a group. One of them brings A can of beer and is old enough. Okay to sell?

Question

Working in a grocery store, me and my coworker got into a debate. When a group comes in together and one of them wants to buy single bottle or can of beer. Is it legal for me to only check his ID and sell it to him or her without checking the rest of the group? What if instead of a group, two walks in?

Answer 1

Your legal obligation is to be sure that the buyer is of legal age, that's all. If he/she then attempts, in plain view, to hand the open can to another, then you can ask them to leave the store or call the police.

Answer 2

To be on the safe side, just check "and write down" the ID of the person that came to your register if you have an inkling that he was buying for a minor, then report it to your local Desk Seargant once they leave and document it in a notebook and to be sure to document the control#.

Why?

As a CYA (Cover Your a$$) move. If they bust up a party at the establishment where you sold the beer to, it could be traced back to you via a receipt in their wallet and best to have a pre-emptive strike saying, ok, I already warned you this "might" be happening.

Answer 3

It really depends on the laws in the state you are in. I know some states only ID the person who is purchasing the item, but others have to ID ANY/ALL persons who are standing at the checkout together. You probably should check with someone in your state who would know these laws very well. I would say your store manager should know the answer to this question and if not someone better find out quick. I don't think this law applies to children who are with parents or so forth. It's mainly directed towards teenagers who come in with older friends and have them purchase items for them.


Look people it does not apply to children for some odd reason. We don't make the laws. I lived in New Hampshire and it was STATE LAW there to ID everyone who would be of age to have an ID and if any of them were underage no matter who was purchasing said item then they would refuse to sell to you at all. Now I am in Indiana and they DO NOT have such laws here. Check with someone and find out which law your state practices. BOTH ARE TRUE, IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT STATE YOU ARE IN!!!!!


I lived there for a year and was always told it was state law in every place I went into. I never really investigated it because honestly why would these people lie. If in fact this is not their state law then I have no idea why numerous different places would tell me this for over a year. If in fact this is not their state law then they need to quit telling people that because I was told this everywhere I went to purchase tabacco for over a year. Being as this is what I was told I always believed it.

Answer 4

All of my training has told me that I am to check the ID of the person buying. I am not repsonsible for what they may do after they leave the store. If you are concerned, call the cops. I was also told that I could do that. You cannot refuse to sell to someone because of what they MIGHT do. You can't tell what they might do.

Answer 5

So if I go in to buy a six-pack with my 2 minor children, the clerk should card them and refuse me cos they are minors? At some point, common sense will take over. Then you won't work as a cashier at a mini-mart no more.

UPDATE: Here is a link for the Liquor Laws of NH, which has been identified (sanityisbeyondme) as a state where the law REQUIRES the carding of all individuals accompanying the purchaser. Please update your response to indicate precisely where in the law this requirement exists.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/NHTOC/NHTOC-XIII-179.htm

I'll help you out a wee bit by pointing out that it is NOT in this section, where the requirement for identification rests with the purchaser.

179:8 Statement From Purchaser as to Age. –
I. For the purposes of RSA 179:7, any person making the sale of beverages or liquor to any person whose age is in question shall require the purchaser to furnish any of the following documentation that such person is 21 years of age or over:
(a) A motor vehicle driver's license issued by the state of New Hampshire, or a valid driver's license issued by another state, or province of Canada, which bears the date of birth, name, address and picture of the licensee.
(b) An identification card issued by the director of motor vehicles under the provisions of RSA 260:21, or any picture identification card issued by another state which bears the date of birth, name and address of the individual.
(c) An armed services identification card.
(d) A valid passport from a country with whom the United States maintains diplomatic relations.
II. Photographic identification presented under this section shall be consistent with the appearance of the person, and shall not be expired and shall be correct and free of alteration, erasure, blemish, or other impairment.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Yes, you can legaly sell beer to anyone over 21.

To those who say you are supposed to check everyone's ID.

Are you trying to say that an adult cannot buy beer if their children are with them?

Answer 8

Who paid?
The one buying is responsible. It their I.D. and money. Many people have walked into a grocery store with their children and bought beer. Cigarettes too!

Answer 9

As far as I know, it's legal to sell alcohol to anyone over the age of 21. If that person then transfers it to someone under the legal drinking age, it's his legal trouble, not yours.

Answer 10

In CA, you check the ID of the person paying for the product.