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When I heard that my legal Texas driver's license would no longer allow me to purchase alcohol in the great state of Massachusetts, I was disgusted--and a bit distraught. Walk into Christie's and an ominous sign greets all ye who imbibe: "...only valid Massachusetts Driver's Licenses or Massachusetts I.D.s will be accepted..." Should you happen to carry around your passport or military I.D., you can legally buy alcohol until the end of the month. Whoopee...
What the hell is going on here? Who would dare pass a law prohibiting adults over the age of 21 from buying alcohol in Massachusetts, even with a valid out-of-state driver's license? This is, after all, the United States of America...
...course, a less-than-friendly woman at the Registry of Motor Vehicles informed me that she had never heard of the so-called "Liquor" I.D. card. She did know, however, about Massachusetts driver's licenses ($33.75 including a road test) and Massachusetts state I.D. cards...
...October 1st the state alcohol law will revert back to the way it's always been. Yet that still causes confusion, since the long-standing state alcohol policy mandates a Massachusetts driver's license or Massachusetts state 1.1) as the only valid forms of identification for the purchase of alcohol. Hence the sign which appears in Christie's and elsewhere...
...Delvendo made it clear to me that is in fact legal for establishments in Massachusetts to accept out-of-state driver's licenses--they just aren't required to. As Delvendo put it, "they do so at their own peril." If bars, liquor stores, or convenience stores are caught accepting a fake driver's license, they will be prosecuted and can lose their vital liquor license. So businesses must be very careful when accepting out-of-state I.D.s. But that's the way it's always been...