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from last year, he said
Lisa Kasper, communications director at Kansas Department of Revenue, said the 81 percent compliance rate for liquor purchases was similar to other Kansas counties.
"There's nothing in particular Douglas County should be working on," she said. "Businesses should continue working with the ABC on what to look for and what to do. They need to have an ongoing awareness of that."
A computer program randomly chooses which businesses to attempt control buys. For bar checks, ABC agents consider several factors, including frequency of citations, number of citations and specific complaints.
If a business receives a liquor citation, it must either close operations for one weekday or send all of its employees through a training program within 30 days.
Liquor licensees can receive up to nine citations on separate occasions in a four-year period before ABC issues an order to revoke its liquor license. But when that happens, Bodyk said, usually the next course of action for the business is repealing the
decision, which usually works.
"Almost all of them appeal and cite mitigating circumstances because if they get revoked they can't have a liquor license again," Bodyk said. "The ones who don't appeal will voluntarily give up their license."
The owners of Fatso's, 1016 Massachusetts, and Jerseys Bar & Grill, formerly at 1105 Massachusetts, gave up their liquor licenses in mid-December 2001 as part of a settlement with the ABC, Bodyk said.
The three owners pleaded no contest to numerous counts of permitting minors to possess or drink liquor at the bars.
They paid a combined $6,500 fee and are not allowed obtain a liquor license for three years.
Bodyk suid at the time ABC was compiling paperwork that would have brought the bars up to 26 citations.
The businesses were sold to Brothers of Lawrence, Inc., and reopened in 2002. Jerseys reopened as It's Brothers Bar & Grill and Fatso's kept its name.
Brothers did not receive any liquor citations in the few months it was open before July 2002, but Fatso's received six citations.
not return phone calls from The University Daily Kansan
Both the current owner and former owners of the bars did
Bodyk said in most cases, owners were cooperative with the agents.
"There are times, but it's gotten better over the years," he said. "Our goal isn't to get them. It's to keep kids from drinking. Some say 'Hey, I think he's underage, but he has a good fake.' They kind of work with our agents. They're the ones that are really trying."
Peaches Madl, who co-owns The Sandbar, 17 E. Eighth, with her husband Ted Madl, said she and her husband were committed to deterring underage drinking.
"Just like any business, deterring a crime from happening is just the thing to do," she said.
She said she had worked with the ABC to provide server training for bartenders and management staff and had worked on several task forces to combat underage drinking.
But other businesses don't work as well with the agents. Bodyk said.
"There are still some places out there that don't care," Bodyk said. "They'll sell to anybody and it doesn't matter."
Contact Burhn amburhn@kansen.com. This story was edited by Matt Gehrke
The following retailers received citations from July 2001 to July 2002:
ABC liquor citations
Cadillac Ranch, 2515 W. Sixth, two Violations.
Cartos O'Kelly's Mexican Cafe, 707 W. 23rd, one violation.
Club 508, 508 Locust, one violation.
Duffy's, 2222 W. Sixth, one violation.
Fatso's, 1016 Massachusetts, six violations.
Glass House RLS, 2301 Make sure one violation
The Hawk, 1340 Ohio, three violations.
Henry T's Bar & Grill, 3520 W Sixth, one violation.
Jack Flanigan's Bar & Grill 806 W. 24th, two violations.
806 W, 24th, two violations.
Jazzhaus, 926 1/2
Jack Flanigan's Bar & Grill.
Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts, one violation.
Mississippi and Ohio
Jerseys, 1105 Massachusetts,
one violation.
Jet Lag Lounge, 610 Florida, three violations.
Panda Garden, 1500 W. Sixth one violation.
West Coast Saloon, 2222 Iowa, one violation.
The Wheel, 507 W. 14th, three violations.
The ABC could not release one
violation because it was voided.
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their best to keep alcohol out of the hands of underage drinkers, but sometimes they can't beat technology.
"I've seen a lot of stuff." Blomgren said, "With the technology they're better now than they ever have been."
Blongren used the fake IDs his stores confiscated to train new employees, he said.
"When you work at our registers and see 100 IDs you get pretty good quick," he said.
Jordan Albert said his training at Quinton's Bar & Deli, 615 Massachusetts St., was more intensive than when he worked at Fatso's, 1016 Massachusetts, two years ago.
"It itsees a little more organized at Quinton's," said Albert, Stillwater, Okla., senior. "At Fatso's they just kind of throw you the ID book. At Quinton's they actually showed you what to look for."
"Those are the best points to look at," he said. "That's usually where the discrepancies are."
Albert said when he checked IDs at the door, he looked for differences in the nose and eyes.
Albert also checked for proper resolution and mix of colors; phantom holograms and bubbles in the lamination were flags that the ID was fake.
He said he also looked at the
ID holder's mannerisms. Underage drinkers won't make eye contact, he said, but will turn to look at a friend or the ground.
Albert said he turned away people with fake IDs, but some fakes were undetectable.
"If someone is going to hand me a crappy ID, I'll just throw it out the door or take it from them." he said. "But some people actually have IDs that they paid way too much for and I guess they get by."
Jeff Johnson, manager at Cadillac Ranch, 2515 W. Sixth St., agreed with Albert and said he had to be realistic about underage drinkers.
"No matter what night, if owners are naive enough to think everyone in their bar is over 21 then they're not in touch," Johnson said. "It's hard enough to fight technology and fake IDs now."
Cadillac Ranch received one violation for possession and consumption by a minor and one violation for allowing alcohol to be taken off the premises, according to ABC reports.
Johnson said most of his doormen have been in the business for years, but he can't expect them to catch every fake ID.
"Some people have IDs that are better than mine," he said. "Technology is crazy and I don't know what we can do."
Contact Burhenn at mburhn@kansan.com. This story was edited by Nicole Roche.
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