‘Fake ID 101’ public info campaign begins at six local establishments Published March 16, 2009 By Staff Sgt Jake Richmond 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- The base has joined a partnership of local state and national organizations to promote the "Fake ID 101" campaign, which started March 12 and will run for two more months. Wednesdays through Saturdays until May 16, patrons at six participating bars will see a variety of posters and sandwich boards highlighting the risks and penalties related to using a fake ID. Tucson Police Department will work with the staff and ownership at the establishment to find and confiscate fake IDs. The "Fake ID 101" campaign itself was developed by a workgroup that included under-21 D-M Airmen. The reasons for its genesis is twofold, according to the release: 1. Penalties are severe. Young people caught trying to enter bars with fake ID cards are subject to a mandatory six-month suspension of their driver's licenses, higher car insurance rates, plus fines and fees that could exceed $1,000. 2. Underage drinking has been identified as the top substance-abuse problem among Tucson youth ages 16-20. According to the Pima Prevention Partnership, the campaign grew out of a three-year collaboration between PPP, TPD, Governor's Office of Highway Safety and D-M, in an effort to reduce underage drinking among Air Force personnel. The project expanded to also include non-military youth after TPD noticed a high number of fake ID cards were being confiscated from civilian youths at six "hot-spot" bars in the Tucson area. After the conclusion of the campaign, the number of fake ID cards confiscated will be compared with results from a three-week test period conducted in November 2008 at five of the same locations. The results will be used by participating officials to improve methods of combating underage drinking in Tucson. The campaign is funded under a three-year federal grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.