{"id":213666,"date":"2025-05-12T06:36:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T06:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=213666"},"modified":"2025-05-12T06:36:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T06:36:22","slug":"which-is-not-true-about-a-vertical-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/12\/which-is-not-true-about-a-vertical-id\/","title":{"rendered":"Which is NOT true about a vertical ID"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Which is NOT true about a vertical ID?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ID was issued when he\/she was under age 18 or 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date when he\/she turns 18 or 21 is indicated below the ghost portrait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the licensee turns 21, they must get a new license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Businesses may not accept this ID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer is: Once the licensee turns 21, they must get a new license.<\/strong> (This is NOT true<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Explanation (Approx. 300 words):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In many U.S. states, driver’s licenses or state identification cards are issued in vertical format<\/strong> for individuals who are under the age of 21<\/strong>. This helps businesses and law enforcement easily identify minors who may not legally purchase alcohol, tobacco, or engage in other age-restricted activities. The vertical orientation acts as a visual cue<\/strong> that the individual is not yet of legal drinking age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what is true about vertical IDs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Issued when under 18 or 21<\/strong>: Vertical IDs are specifically issued to individuals under 21<\/strong>, and in some cases even under 18<\/strong>, depending on state laws. This indicates the individual\u2019s age status at the time the ID was issued.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Date of turning 18 or 21 indicated<\/strong>: Most vertical IDs include a printed date showing when the holder will turn 18<\/strong> or 21<\/strong>, usually displayed near or under a \u201cghost\u201d portrait<\/strong> (a faint secondary image of the individual). This further helps clerks or law enforcement quickly assess eligibility for age-restricted activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Businesses may reject the ID<\/strong>: Some businesses, especially those with strict alcohol policies, may choose not to accept<\/strong> vertical IDs\u2014even if the person is now 21 or older. This is often done to avoid the risk of mistakenly serving alcohol to underage individuals.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    What is NOT true<\/strong> is the statement: “Once the licensee turns 21, they must get a new license.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is false because there is no legal requirement<\/strong> in most states that a person must immediately obtain a new horizontal ID upon turning 21. The vertical ID remains valid until its expiration date<\/strong>, even after the individual turns 21. However, many individuals choose to update to a horizontal ID voluntarily, especially if required by certain businesses or if they want to avoid confusio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Which is NOT true about a vertical ID? ID was issued when he\/she was under age 18 or 21. Date when he\/she turns 18 or 21 is indicated below the ghost portrait. Once the licensee turns 21, they must get a new license. Businesses may not accept this ID. The Correct Answer and Explanation is: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-213666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213666\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}