New York S00565 allows the use of biometric identity verification devices to determine age for purchasing alcohol and tobacco products.

New York S00565 amends the alcoholic beverage control law and public health law to allow licensees, agents, or employees to use biometric identity verification devices to determine a person's age for purchasing alcohol or tobacco products. If the device indicates the person is under twenty-one, the purchase is denied. The bill also restricts the information that can be recorded and maintained from these devices, limiting it to name, date of birth, driver's license or non-driver identification number, and expiration date.

New York S00565 allows the use of biometric identity verification devices to determine age for purchasing alcohol and tobacco products.

New York S00565 amends the alcoholic beverage control law and public health law to allow licensees, agents, or employees to use biometric identity verification devices to determine a person's age for purchasing alcohol or tobacco products. If the device indicates the person is under twenty-one, the purchase is denied. The bill also restricts the information that can be recorded and maintained from these devices, limiting it to name, date of birth, driver's license or non-driver identification number, and expiration date.