Chapter 6-23 Massachusetts ID Massachusetts ID Cards Used for Purchasing Alcohol A Massachusetts ID Card to be presented as proof that a person purchasing alcohol is 21 years of age or older. Acceptable Identification to Purchase Alcoholic Beverages in Massachusetts State Law (M.G.L. Chapter 138, Section 34B) provides alcohol servers with some legal protection if it is found that the alcohol was served to an underage person and it is also found that the server reasonably relied on any one of the following: 1. A valid Massachusetts Driver's License 2. A valid Massachusetts Liquor ID Card 3. A valid Massachusetts ID Card issued under M.G.L. Chapter 90, Section 8E to a Massachusetts resident 4. A valid passport issued by the Untied States government (including a U.S. Passport Card) or by the government, recognized by the U.S. government, of a foreign country 5. A U.S. Issued Military ID Card Note that out-of-state and out-of-country licenses and ID cards are not listed in the law and alcohol servers may refuse to accept such licenses or ID cards. 10/12 6:94