If your ID has been confiscated by a security guard (crowd controller/bouncer) or bar staff because they believe it is a fake or does not belong to you, it will be sent to the Compliance Unit of the Liquor Licensing Division or the closest regional office.
A letter will then be sent to the owner of the ID requesting that they contact an investigator regarding the confiscation.
If your ID is real and you have not borrowed one from a friend, it will be given back to you. But if it is a fake, or you lent it to a friend, an infringement notice or complaint and summons may be issued and the ID will be kept as evidence for court purposes.
Four forms of identification are acceptable in licensed venues:
It is illegal to use someone else’s ID. You are both breaking the law if you do so. You can be fined $225 on the spot and your friend up to $375 while the ID may be confiscated.
It is also against the law to alter an ID or to make a false ID.
For more information, contact the Liquor Licensing Division.
Last reviewed 24 September 2007.
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