#APIS - State Profiles of Underage Drinking Laws
- Michigan -
Provision(s) targeting minors:
- Use of a false ID to obtain alcohol is a criminal offense
- Penalty may include driver's license suspension through a judicial procedure
Provision(s) targeting suppliers:
- It is a criminal offense to lend, transfer, or sell a false ID
Prior to July 1, 2003, Michigan's operator's licenses and official state personal identification cards issued to a person who at the time of application was 20-1/2 years of age or less, indicated that the cardholder was less than 21 years of age. Although the authority of a retail licensee to confiscate an allegedly false identification is not explicit, the licensee shall present the alleged fraudulent identification to local law enforcement if it is in the possession of the licensee upon filing a police report concerning the violation. See also Affirmative Defense: Minor Not Charged in the Furnishing Alcohol to Minors policy topic.