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California was one of the first states that had information strips on the back. Many bars, including Amante's has a machine to read them. This means you can't make a fake one as easily with no information on the back. However i really wonder about people who would want to sneak into Amante's. That place is full of yuppie transplants, and people with more money than sense. There are plenty of other hole in the wall bars that one could go to for a drink while underaged and not be hassled. Perhaps these underage drinkers are calling attention to themselves with obnoxious behavior?
I am well familiar with the area SigKapAlumWSU speaks of, and I can imagine the amount of fake IDs that end up at Valhalla's or Shaker's (mmmm PITA PIT!!!). There are two college towns within 10 minutes of each other, and drinking is a common activity every night of the week. I think however, that there being half the students at UI as compared to WSU, slows down the fake IDs on one side of the border. The attitudes towards students in the two towns differs, as do the local bar owners and locations. Also access can depend on who you know, and how you act. There is one place that has NO PROBLEM whipping out the book of IDs to compare, and using a black light to authenticate.
I still have my Alaska license, and it is just laminated. No info strip, the edges are coming apart, it is bent to hell. My University IDs have been more high tech than this. All my license has is a hologram that says "Alaska" trailing down the front. It is so low tech you get your picture taken, and in a minute they hand over your new ID. I remember waiting 6 weeks for my first CA one to arrive by mail.
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