The good news is most are obeying the law. The bad news is there are too many out there still selling to underage people.
Pretty much nothing happens when they go to court now. The courts are reluctant to give someone a criminal record because it could hurt them in the future in applying for college or other things.
In Taunton, nine out of 21 establishments did not ask for ID and in Middleboro four out of nine failed to card the buyer.
