OAR 845-009-0140: Age Verification Equipment

(1) As used in this rule: "Retail licensee" and "licensee" mean a retail licensee as defined in ORS 471.392; (2) In order to qualify for the credit provided under section (3) or (4) of this rule, age verification equipment must meet all of the following standards: (a) The equipment must trigger an age verification process or the equipment itself must verify the age. In either case, the equipment must indicate to the licensee or employee if the customer is of legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages; (b) The equipment must have a memory function and must be capable of producing a hard copy printout of the results of any verification transaction within the last seven days, either directly from the equipment or through a computer; (c) The equipment must be able to perform the age verification function for identification from all states in the United States, via either the equipment reading the identification automatically or manual entry of the information; and (d) The equipment must have the capacity to be updated or upgraded. (3) For the first or second violation of ORS 471.410(2) or 845-006-0335(1) in a two-year period, the licensee may choose to purchase age verification equipment in lieu of the standard first level Category IIb sanction, not to exceed 10 days of the suspension or $2500 of the civil penalty. The licensee is responsible for paying or serving any portion of the sanction charged in excess of the standard sanction. (4) For the first or second violation of ORS 471.410(2) or 845-006-0335(1) in a two-year period by a member of the Responsible Vendor Program, the licensee may choose to purchase age verification equipment in lieu of the standard Category III(a) sanction. The licensee is responsible for paying or serving any portion of the sanction charged in excess of the standard sanction. (5) A licensee may choose this option only one time per license. If the licensee previously purchased equipment, the Commission may allow the licensee to use the purchase of the equipment in lieu of paying up to $2500 of the civil penalty or serving up to 10 days of the suspension, if the licensee has not previously received this option. (6) In order to receive the credit under this rule, the licensee must be using the age verification equipment within the timeframe specified in either the Request to Exercise Age Verification Equipment Option form or a settlement agreement; otherwise the licensee is responsible for the full sanction. (7) A licensee who has received a credit under this rule for age verification equipment is expected to maintain the equipment in working order and to use the equipment to verify age as OAR 845-006-0335 requires.