nitrogen wrote:Plenty of restaurants will read the magstripe of your license to comply with the crazy Texas laws on Alcohol, so I'm sure you can find something that'll do what you want.
From the AG opinion above:
In addition, state law limits the kind of information that may be included in the magnetic strip on a driver’s license and requires the DPS to “take necessary steps to ensure that the information is used only for law enforcement or governmental purposes.”
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section 109.61 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code permits use of information on the magnetic strip “for the purpose of complying with this code or a rule of the” Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (the “TABC”).
Since a violation would be a class A misdemeanor, (with all the attendant problems for a CHL holder) I'd strongly advise consulting an attorney before reading another person's DL strip for any reason other than those specifically permitted. So if you see Charles talking to himself, you'll know why.