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Source: 2005 Drivers Licenses of U.S. and Canada. Published by Anheiser-Busch, Inc.

Questions can range from what the address on the card is to the social security number or drivers license number, Farha said.

The Wheel also has two booklets that they use to check IDs with, Farha said.

The booklet contains detailed descriptions of every driver’s license from the United States and Canada.

Craig Whalen, a bartender at Henry’s, 11 E. 8th Street, said that they now have someone at the door checking IDs on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

Whalen said that employees also walk around the bar periodically to check if anyone is drinking who they know is underage.

“I’ve turned people down because the ID they gave me was obviously fake,” Whalen said.

Whalen won’t kick them out of the bar if they don’t drink while they’re there.

Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control also works with local law enforcement and the local bars to keep fake ID use to a minimum, ABC director Tom Groneman said. The ABC sends agents out into the bars to do compliance checks. During these checks, agents walk around inside bars to see if anyone appears under 21.

The ABC might send in underage patrons to perform “controlled buys,” where an underage person working with the ABC tries to buy alcohol, Groneman said.

Groneman said that fake ID use in bars was a concern.

“It’s a problem as with all college towns,” Groneman said.

But students don’t think that bar owners’ attempts to curb fake ID use will have an effect on underage people using them.

Anslover said that she knew of many bars where it was very easy to use a fake ID to get inside, especially for women. And even though other entertainment options exist for underage students, Anslover thinks underage people will still try to get into bars.