NY S06434

Defines "device capable of deciphering any electronically readable format" as a commercial device that reads information encoded on driver's licenses or non-driver identification cards at points of sale or entry

Authorizes the alcoholic beverage authority to order licensees who violate underage sales provisions to purchase and regularly use an ID scanning device as an alternative to other penalties

Permits the authority to reduce or mitigate future civil fines for licensees that purchase scanning devices and provide proof of regular use at their licensed premises

Removes redundant definition of "device" from existing law and clarifies terminology related to transaction scans and card holders

Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with authority to adopt necessary regulations immediately upon passage