Compliance guides
ID scanning laws by state and industry
Published by Apparent Logic, LLC · Updated October 5, 2026
General information, not legal advice. Laws and permit conditions vary; ask your lawyer or regulator what applies. Check ID is a tool for your staff, not a guarantee of compliance or a legal defense. No system can catch every fake ID. Staff must inspect the document and its holder and make the final decision.
Find the guide for your state or type of business.
Each guide lists its sources, with links. The guides don’t cover every state.
By state
If your state isn’t listed, we don’t have a state guide for it.
- Alabama alcohol and vape ID lawsAlcohol ID rules, and Act 2025-403’s entry check for specialty vape retailers.
- California ID scanning lawBusiness and Professions Code §25660, Civil Code §1798.90.1 on scanned data, and server certification.
- Florida ID scanning lawAge-check scanning, consent and restrictions on keeping or sharing personal information.
- New Hampshire ID scanning rulesRSA 263:12 and RSA 179:8 on scanning IDs and storing scan data.
- New York ID scanning lawAlcoholic Beverage Control Law §65-b on transaction scans, and where it applies.
- Ohio ID scanning lawRevised Code 4301.611 on transaction scans, and 4301.61’s limits on which scan data may be kept and how it’s used.
- Pennsylvania alcohol ID lawsAccepted documents, wine and ready-to-drink permit scans, and scan-data restrictions.
- Tennessee alcohol ID lawsPackage-store and grocery-wine carding guidance, staff training, and the limits of the checked sources.
- Texas bar ID scanning lawAlcoholic Beverage Code §109.61 on ID scanners and the data they read.
- Texas SB 650 for convenience storesThe 2025 electronic ID check for off-premise alcohol sales, and its exceptions.
- Utah bar ID scanning lawUtah Code 32B-1-407’s electronic proof-of-age check, and the seven-day rule for scan data.
By type of business
- Bouncers and security contractorsWhat state law says about the person checking IDs at the door.
- Dispensary ID scanningAge and ID checks for cannabis retail, and where they happen.
- Festival and event age verificationAge checks under temporary and special-event alcohol permits.
- Gas station and convenience store age verificationTobacco, vape and alcohol age checks at one register.
- Liquor store age verificationAge checks at the register for off-premise alcohol sales.
- Mobile bartender and event ID checksWhat state law says about the person pouring at private events.
- Vape shop age verificationFederal age rules for vape and e-cigarette sales.
REAL ID and federal rules
Practical Teams workflows
Product instructions to test with your staff, alongside the requirements for your business.
The law and the tool
The guides describe the law. Several of the state laws named on this page limit what a business may keep from a scan. For what Check ID reads, what it keeps and what it can’t tell you, see How verification works and Security and data.
Check ID does not guarantee compliance, document authenticity or a legal defense. No system can catch every fake ID. Your staff make the final call.
How we review sources
Apparent Logic, LLC, the maker of Check ID, publishes these guides. They explain selected public laws and operational questions; they are not legal advice or an attorney’s review of your business.
We link statutes, enacted amendments and regulator guidance so you can check the source. Each guide identifies when its legal sources were checked and notes older or limited references where relevant. An editorial update may change links, wording or product details without rechecking every legal provision.
Guides do not cover every law, permit, local rule or document type. Source dates are not a promise that the law has stayed the same. Confirm the requirements, record retention and any scanner approval with your lawyer or regulator before relying on a workflow.
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