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NC S102

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/14/2023

Primary Sponsor

Todd Johnson

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • Adds tribal enrollment cards issued by federally recognized tribes as acceptable identification for alcohol and tobacco purchases in North Carolina.

  • Amends G.S. 18B-302(d) to include tribal enrollment cards alongside driver's licenses, state ID cards, military ID, and passports as valid age verification for alcohol sales.

  • Amends G.S. 14-313 to recognize tribal enrollment cards as proof of age for tobacco product purchases, requiring the card to include the bearer's date of birth.

  • Updates biometric identification system provisions to allow tribal enrollment cards as previously registered identification documents for age verification in both alcohol and tobacco transactions.

  • Becomes effective July 1, 2023, and applies to all purchases made on or after that date.

Legislative Description

Use Tribal ID for Alcohol & Tobacco Purchase

Agriculture; Alcoholic Beverages; Commerce; Id Systems; Local Government; Minorities; Public; Retailing; Tobacco; Tribes & Triba

Last Action

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

2/15/2023

Committee Referrals

Rules and Operations of the Senate2/15/2023

Full Bill Text

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