2019-09-05 Liquor Adjudication Board Minutes

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it has a date when they turn 21 to minimize that type of human error. Then, like the Director said, now there's a scanner where there's no input involved. You just scan the ID. Those decoys were used in all five of the cases. You can see what the actual ID looks like that they presented to the Licensee, and the various safeguards to ensure that they know that person is under 21. Mukai: I'm assuming that during your liquor classes that is specifically mentioned, about the vertical and the dates at the top. Gonzalez: It is specifically mentioned. We have slides and I pass out actual samples of the ID with the different orientations, so people can actually handle and look at it. Sumera-Lee: There's really no excuse. They take a test also. Takase: This system has been adopted nationwide. All states are doing it. Taniguchi: What do you mean? The vertical and the... Takase: Right. Every state has adopted that mechanism to distinguish between the two and we try to stress that with all of our Licensees. Giffin: Any other comments or questions? There were no other comments or questions from the Board Members. Giffin: Thank you, Mr. Gonzalez. Ms. Schoen? Schoen: The original date of license was December 27, 2012. There have been no violations in the last five years. The previous violation that she's speaking about occurred actually about seven (years ago). Based upon the fact that the Licensee took immediate responsibility, which records you have in your file, and there being no violations in the last five years, the Department is recommending a $2,000 fine with $1,250 suspended for one year from the date of service of the Decision and Order, on the condition that there be no similar violations, and that $750 be paid within 30 days upon receipt of the Decision and Order, made payable to the Department of Liquor Control. Takase: Yes, typically, our fines for selling to minors is $2,000 with $1,000 suspended; but in this case and in the next case, the Licensees came forward and the employees that actually sold came forward and wrote out an explanation of what happened. That's why (we're suspending) the extra $250. I feel like they did something to recognize their mistakes and try to correct it. I wanted to at least give them some credit for that, and to the Licensees as well. That's why it's a little different from what you'll see in the other cases. Giffin: Mr. Director, your comments are well-taken. (To Sumera-Lee) Did you have any further comments that you wanted to make? Sumera-Lee: We're just going to further educate our employees. We're still going to have them take mandatory liquor classes. That's not going to change. As we implemented other tools to try and... SEPTEMBER 5, 2019-LIQUOR ADJUDICATION BOARD MINUTES 9