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.Young people and college kids aged 15 to 24 make up more than a quarter million people in Philly, and every Friday and Saturday when they on the way to the club with bae, of the underage ones are carrying around fake IDs.Believe it or not, by state officials have made it easier to spot fake Pennsylvania driver’s licenses — that were probably made in some backroom printing lab near a college campus. AKA Kinko’s.And the warriors on the front lines? The hardworking men and women serving as bartenders and bouncers — some of whom told Billy Penn that, on average, on any given night, bust more than 20 people trying to get their drink on while underage.“It gets old,” said Mike Ryan, a bartender and bouncer at Smokey Joe’s in University City. “You get some people and they say, ‘oh, you got me,’ and they walk away. And then you get other people who give you a real hard time about it.”Some people are just downright cocky. Ryan said last spring, he was dealing with a drunk guy (probably a student; the bar is known as the “Pennstitution”) who was trying to get in with what was clearly a fake ID from the perspective of the bouncers.But the guy was so confident in his fake that he called 911 and asked the police the come inspect it. They did, immediately told the overly-audacious patron it wasn’t real, and said, “Now we’re going to arrest you.”Others, according to Ryan, apparently feel entitled to enter the bar even if they’re carrying a Connecticut license and can’t tell the bouncer what the capital of Connecticut is (it’s Hartford).
They often say to him, “Um, do you know who my dad is?”. Out of state? Having an ID from a different state isn’t as hard for bartenders to figure out as you may think. Most bars have guidebooks that show them the right look, feel and coloring of every driver’s license in the country.A bartender at Cavanaugh’s West told us she will almost always ask for a second form of ID if someone tries to get in with an out-of-state license. And Ryan said some states he just won’t accept without a second form of ID. For awhile, the popular fake was Connecticut, he said.
Nowadays, it’s Illinois, Ohio and Rhode Island.If you’re carrying around a real ID from one of these places, please make sure you know the capital. Ryan said he once asked a woman what the capital was of the state indicated on the ID she was carrying. (ICYMI, Wyoming is not a capital.)3.
The signature. Ryan said one of the first things he looks at when he checks an ID is the signature. No one’s signature looks good on their real driver’s license, but he can tell if you stupidly selected Zapfino font on Word and tried to make it look like a real signature. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board also provides guidelines for liquor licensees to detect underagers that are attempting to enter bars, mostly to help them avoid what could be thousands of dollars in fines if anyone slips through.The state’s Responsible Alcohol Management Program tells bartenders to use the FEAR method (lol):Feel for glue lines, bumpy surfaces or pin holes.Examine for holograms or lettering on the reverse side.Ask about basic information on the card.Return it and let the person in if you’re satisfied they meet the requirements. But what the PLCB doesn’t offer clear guidance on is what bars and restaurants are supposed to do with the ID card once they catch someone carrying around a fake one. Sure, it’d be nice if bars collected up the fake IDs and turned them into local police. But it’s not that simple.PLCB spokeswoman Stacy Kriedeman said the State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement has stated previously that forms of identification, even fake ones, are technically the property of the person who owns it and can’t be confiscated.However, the bar can say that they aren’t sure about the ID and call the police.
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Usually the person leaves without the ID, and the PLCB staff encourage bars to then turn the abandoned ID’s over to law enforcement.The bartenders and establishment workers we talked to all said they typically just hand the ID back to the person and send them on their way.McGillin’s manager Leflar said he has no reason to keep a drawer full of dozens of fake IDs. Ryan, from the bar near Penn, said the philosophy at Smokey Joe’s is to treat underagers well. After all, they’re future customers.“So once they turn 21,” Ryan said, “maybe they’ll remember us as that bar that was nice that time we caught them underage.”This story was updated to include a comment from PLCB spokeswoman Stacy Kriedeman.Want some more? Explore otherstories.