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What is the safest house policy regarding who to card?

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Correct answer

Card anyone who appears under a set age (such as 30 or 40), or card everyone

  1. A Card anyone who appears under a set age (such as 30 or 40), or card everyone
  2. B Card only on weekends
  3. C Card no one
  4. D Card only people who look nervous

Why this is the answer

A common and safe house policy is to card anyone who appears to be under a generous threshold age — such as 30 or 40 — or simply to card every customer regardless of apparent age. Because people's apparent age can be misleading, setting the carding threshold well above 21 reduces the chance of missing a minor. Carding everyone removes guesswork entirely and avoids any appearance of discrimination. Servers should follow their establishment's specific carding policy, which is often stricter than the bare legal minimum.
Source: Responsible Beverage Service — Carding Policy

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Checking identification is the single most tested skill: which IDs are acceptable, how to spot a fake, what to do when an ID is expired, and the birthdate arithmetic for today's date. Every answer here should be something you can do in under thirty seconds at the bar. This is one of 13 Seller-Server questions on checking identification, each with a full explanation on a single study page.

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