Overview
- Beginning January 1, 2026, every alcohol purchase statewide will require an ID check at groceries, liquor stores, bars, restaurants, and event venues.
- People convicted of extreme DUI—defined as a 0.16 BAC or alcohol combined with illegal drugs—will be automatically classified as interdicted and blocked from buying alcohol.
- Interdicted individuals must obtain state-issued IDs labeled “no alcohol sale,” and sellers are required to verify that designation before completing a transaction.
- Judges can extend the restriction to other DUI offenders at their discretion, and individuals may opt in to the interdicted status voluntarily.
- Utah Highway Patrol says road enforcement practices are unchanged as troopers increase holiday patrols, noting 2,899 extreme DUI arrests in 2024 and that interdicted IDs begin issuing in January.