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NEW MOBILE AP HELPS SPOT FAKE IDS IN IOWA

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A new mobile app created by the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division helps retailers determine the age of customers attempting to purchase alcohol, tobacco, and vapor products.

A-B-D spokesman, Jake Holmes, says the app replaces the low-tech device that was once the common tool.

OC……….smartphone app” ;11

The smartphone app does the work for retailers that the calendar didn’t do.

OC…….real I-D” :10

Holmes says they work with the Iowa D-O-T and others to build in security features to help the app determine if the I-D is real.

OC……ask for another form of I-D” :17

He says the app is another tool retailers can use in preventing the sale to underage customers.

The Iowa A-B-D “Age to Purchase App” is available to download for free from the App Store and Google Play Store.

Radio Iowa