House panel OKs tougher penalties for fake ID use
February 9, 2009
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The Salt Lake Tribune (UT)
By the Associated Press
"A Utah House committee has approved a bill that would punish people who use fake IDs to buy alcohol in a bar by revoking their driver's licenses for a year."
"[The bill's sponsor] says he's sponsoring House Bill 129 because state law doesn't punish minors who sneak into bars severely enough..."
"Under [the] bill, the minor would be liable for fines imposed by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Anyone caught using a fake ID also would be charged with a class B misdemeanor on the first offense..."
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