Idaho § 39-5715 - Age verification requirements

Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 39-5715 — Age verification requirements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 39-5715. Age verification requirements

No permittee shall mail or ship tobacco products or electronic smoking devices in connection with a delivery sale order unless, before mailing or shipping such tobacco products or electronic smoking devices, the permittee accepting the delivery sale order first obtains from the prospective customer a certification that includes proof of age that the purchaser is at least twenty-one (21) years old, the credit or debit card used for payment has been issued in the purchaser’s name, and the address to which the tobacco products or electronic smoking devices are being shipped matches the credit card company’s address for the cardholder or employs technology that requires and authenticates independent, third-party age and identity verification services, comparing data against third-party sources.

[39-5715, added 2003, ch. 273, sec. 3, p. 730; am. 2012, ch. 39, sec. 9, p. 122; am. 2020, ch. 318, sec. 13, p. 913; am. 2022, ch. 113, sec. 7, p. 421.]

Frequently Asked Questions About Idaho § 39-5715

What does Idaho Statutes § 39-5715 cover?

Section 39-5715 ("Age verification requirements") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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