California · Business and Professions Code - BPC
BPC §25661: (a) Any person under 21 years of age who presents or offers to any licensee, or agent or employee of a licensee, any written, printed, or photostatic evidence of age and identity which is false, fraud
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A person under 21 who presents false or fraudulent age identification to obtain alcohol, or possesses such false identification, commits a misdemeanor punishable by fines and/or community service.
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