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Issue: | You are verifying an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States by completing Form I-9. The employee has given you his social security card and his state driver’s license, which expired last month. Are these documents acceptable for I-9 purposes? | |||
Answer: | I-9 procedures require an employer to examine: (1) one document from List A; or (2) one document from List B and one document from List C. Because a state driver’s license is a List B document and a social security card is a List C document, they normally would be acceptable for I-9 employment verification purposes. However, the regulations now stipulate that all documents must be unexpired. Therefore, because the driver’s license is expired, it is not acceptable. The employer would need to ask the employee for additional proof of identity and/or employment authorization. Note that a document with no expiration date, such as a social security account number card, is deemed unexpired. Source: 8 CFR Part 274a. |
I.D. checking is one of the most important jobs of a hospitality professional. Checking I.D. keeps patrons safe, and it keeps things legal. Here at the TAM of Nevada office, we often get questions from students about which documents can be used as valid forms of identification for the purpose of selling alcohol. In a town like Las Vegas, full of tourists from around the world, with varying forms of I.D., do you know what you can accept?
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Green Card. Expired WA State ID's If your ID expired on March 1, 2020 or later, PME outlets will accept automatically extended licenses for: Entry into the casino.
Valid identification must be government-issued, contain the person’s photo, contain their birth date, and not be expired. Depending on the type of I.D. being presented, and which state or country it is issued from, it may also contain other information such as signature, mailing address, or gender. Nevada driver licenses, for example, also contain a signature.
Accepted forms of I.D. include:
Forms of I.D. that are NOT acceptable for making alcohol sales include:
When in doubt or if you have questions about I.D. checking, speak with your supervisor and review company policy for acceptable forms of identification. Your establishment may have an identification guide like the I.D. Checking Guide for you to use – this will show you what to look for on various forms of I.D. to confirm authenticity. Additionally, your TAM® alcohol awareness class will teach you how to spot valid and bogus identification. For more information, visit our blog post on I.D. checking.
Questions or feedback? Head to the Comments section below and let us know about your I.D. checking experiences!