Legal Question in Consumer Law in California

Denial To Purchase Alcohol

I was recently in a major supermarket in Los Angeles and I was attempting to buy groceries as well as an alcoholic beverage. The store employee told me my ID was not real and I was not the person on the ID. I was the person on the ID and I am over 21 years of age. Do I have any legal recourse?


Asked on 7/14/08, 6:55 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Benjamin Berger Berger-Harrison, A Professional Corporation

Re: Denial To Purchase Alcohol

based on only that explanation - probably not

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Answered on 7/14/08, 7:07 pm
Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

Re: Denial To Purchase Alcohol

You have to realize that the previously relatively trivial offense of selling alcohol to minors has been hyped and built up to the point where the poor schmo behind the grocery counter reasonably fears that you are an undercover sting operative who is going to get him 1) fired and 2) thrown in jail. I would have called for the store manager and made a big hullabaloo, maybe they would have called the cops!

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Answered on 7/14/08, 8:33 pm


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