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A Fake ID at the Bar

N.D.C.C. § 5-01-08.1 — misrepresenting age to buy alcohol is a class B misdemeanor

Misstating one's own age or another's, or showing a document claiming legal drinking age, to buy alcohol is a class B misdemeanor. A licensee may ask someone whose age is in question to sign a book recording the ID used.

  • N.D.C.C. § 5-01-08.1
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  • A retailer checks age only by a valid photo driver's license or ID from any state or a Canadian province, a military ID, or a valid passport.
  • A retailer may seize an ID reasonably believed altered, falsified or misused.
  • It notifies law enforcement within twenty-four hours, and the agency takes the ID within twenty-four hours of notice.
Sources for this section (2)
  1. N.D.C.C. § 5-01-08.1 — Misrepresentation of age - Penalty - Licensee may keep book
  2. N.D.C.C. § 5-01-08.3 — Proof of age - Seizure of false identification

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed North Dakota attorney.

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