thedrifter
01-12-09, 06:48 AM
Calif. eyeing military IDs for alcohol use
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A California assemblyman says military identification should be accepted as official proof that an armed forces member is old enough for alcohol.
State Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries has proposed legislation in California to have military identification be an accepted form of proving one is above the state's legal drinking age of 21, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Saturday.
The proposal from the Republican lawmaker follows an incident in Temecula in which several U.S. Marines were not allowed to obtain alcohol at a Marine ball by showing their military identification.
Jeffries said the establishment throwing the dance event last fall was only following state law, which does not accept the military cards as legal proof of age when it comes to alcohol use.
"I am sure the establishment wished to serve them, but they were following the letter of the law," the Lake Elsinore official said.
The Union-Tribune said Jeffries' measure, which asks that the military cards be accepted in alcohol transactions, will be discussed by the Assembly next month at the earliest.
Ellie
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A California assemblyman says military identification should be accepted as official proof that an armed forces member is old enough for alcohol.
State Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries has proposed legislation in California to have military identification be an accepted form of proving one is above the state's legal drinking age of 21, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Saturday.
The proposal from the Republican lawmaker follows an incident in Temecula in which several U.S. Marines were not allowed to obtain alcohol at a Marine ball by showing their military identification.
Jeffries said the establishment throwing the dance event last fall was only following state law, which does not accept the military cards as legal proof of age when it comes to alcohol use.
"I am sure the establishment wished to serve them, but they were following the letter of the law," the Lake Elsinore official said.
The Union-Tribune said Jeffries' measure, which asks that the military cards be accepted in alcohol transactions, will be discussed by the Assembly next month at the earliest.
Ellie