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The 19 year-old should not have a forged ID in his/her possession to begin with, and should not be breaking the law by drinking when under age 21. If the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe you have violated the law by drinking underage, the officer may ask for your ID. If you don’t produce one, you may find yourself detained until such time as the officer can verify your age. That could take hours. Producing a false ID risks adding that to the under age drinking charge. And lying about having lost the ID and trying to blame the bar for failing to check IDs is not only a scummy thing to do to the bar, if the lie is discovered you may face charges for obstruction or a similar charge. Don’t carry a false ID, don’t drink underage, and you won’t need to worry about legal problems for doing it. Order a soda or something. It is really not that hard to wait the two years to drink, and if your friends cannot accept your decision not to drink they aren't very good friends to begin with.

I certainly agree and appreciate your input on the subject.

However, if you are someone in this situation, couldn't you state your fifth amendment right to remain silent and walk away? If questioned ask if you are under official criminal investigation and if they say no then leave? Would it be smarter to produce your real ID or claim you don't have ID on you? And if the underage person had been drinking, how could they possibly be charged for it unless they admitted guilt, when they can always refuse a breathalyzer?

This is also a question regarding learning my rights in general.