Jon Balliet is a Certified TIPS (Training for Intervention Procedures) Instructor in Colorado, which means it’s his job to ensure servers, bartenders and anyone else who is selling or serving alcohol is trained to prevent underage drinking, drunk driving and intoxication. yet, or someone with friends or family visiting from another state, the system might seem a little unfair, so we decided to ask someone why. Whether you’re a transplant who can’t change your I.D. to prove she is 21 years of age or older, it looks like you might be staying in. She assures you it’s not a fake, and you believe her, but there’s nothing you can do. Some places won’t even let her in the bar. No one will be serving your friend alcohol tonight. hasn’t expired, but it doesn’t seem to matter.