Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-2-164
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ID card verification — Discretion
Official statutory text
Holders of a license issued by the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage
Laws Enforcement Commission pursuant to Title 37A of the Oklahoma
Statutes shall not be required by state law, administrative rule, or
regulation to check identification (ID) cards prior to selling or
serving alcoholic beverages to a person. A license holder, upon
their discretion, may still choose to check and verify a person's ID
prior to selling or serving a person an alcoholic beverage.
Nothing in this section shall absolve the license holder from
the prohibition of selling or serving alcoholic beverages to a
person under twenty-one (21) years of age.
Laws Enforcement Commission pursuant to Title 37A of the Oklahoma
Statutes shall not be required by state law, administrative rule, or
regulation to check identification (ID) cards prior to selling or
serving alcoholic beverages to a person. A license holder, upon
their discretion, may still choose to check and verify a person's ID
prior to selling or serving a person an alcoholic beverage.
Nothing in this section shall absolve the license holder from
the prohibition of selling or serving alcoholic beverages to a
person under twenty-one (21) years of age.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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