NY: DMV issues over 300 tickets in crackdown on underage drinking

My Twin Tiers
By Sara Rizzo
October 17, 2021

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced that over 300 people have received citations for the use of fake identification to purchase alcohol. DMV also seized nearly 300 fake IDs.

DMV said the Operation Prevent enforcement campaign largely focused on concert venues, where young people often try to use a fake ID to buy beer. DMV investigators work with the venues and local law enforcement to deter underage drinking and the potential for impaired driving.

Investigators use equipment to scan and detect fraudulent IDs. During the summer enforcement campaign, 291 fake documents were seized. A total of 292 tickets were issued for attempting to use fake IDs, and another 48 tickets were issued for violating of the Alcohol Beverage and Control Law.

In the Capital Region, DMV gave out 16 citations and seized 20 fake IDs. Here’s the breakdown by region: