Who bears responsibility for age-verification compliance at events with minors?

• A. The security team
• B. The minors
• C. The licensee and staff
• D. The venue owners

Answer: (C)

Age-verification compliance is driven by the licensee and the staff. The licensee holds the alcohol license and must ensure policies meet the Alcohol Beverage Code, including training employees to check IDs and to refuse service to anyone under the legal age. The staff who actually handle service are the ones who apply those checks in real time—asking for IDs, validating acceptable forms of identification, and enforcing the rule consistently. The security team is part of the event’s safety operations, but the primary duty to ensure proper age verification rests with the licensee and those who serve the alcohol. Minors have no responsibility for enforcement, and venue owners aren’t automatically responsible for day-to-day compliance unless they also hold the license.