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SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's bar and club owners are gearing up for a transition into a new era of liquor laws. After July 1, they'll be required to scan every patron's I.D., and keep a database of those scans for a week. It's part of changes to Utah liquor laws that will usher out the days of so-called private clubs.
At Mountainland Business Systems, establishment owners got a chance on Tuesday to see some of the technology.
The clubs and bars must have technology in place by July to read driver licenses as well as passports.
"The requirement is that they do capture the name, the age, the date of birth and the I.D. number and what type of I.D. was supplied when they came in," said Duane Crabtree, sales manager for Mountainland Business Systems.
His business has picked up a few sales as bars and clubs make the transition. The devices can range in price from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars.
Once the I.D. is scanned, the state will require the names to be stored for seven days before they're destroyed. But Crabtree says the only information saved is the same information that's already on the front of the driver license.
Owners must also have the ability to scan passports from foreign visitors.
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