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City of Charleston Partners with Intellicheck to Equip King Street Area Businesses with ID Scanning App to Address Underage Drinking
MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intellicheck, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDN), and the city of Charleston today announced the launch of a new pilot program aimed at
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[{"type":"text","content":" MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nIntellicheck, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDN), and the city of Charleston today announced the launch of a new pilot program aimed at tackling the problem of underage drinking. The six-month pilot will allow up to 31 King Street area bars and restaurants to use Intellicheck’s identity verification mobile technology application. Intellicheck’s ID verification technology has proven to be more than 99% accurate in authenticating IDs in under a second using existing mobile devices or point-of-sale scanners.\n\nThe program is being underwritten by the city of Charleston and Explore Charleston with Intellicheck contributing the state-of-the-art technology solution at a sharply reduced cost. Participating area businesses will use the same tool currently being used by the city of Charleston Police Department and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, in addition to other law enforcement agencies across the country. The goal of the program is to eliminate underage drinking in the King Street area.\n\nWHAT THEY’RE SAYING:\n\nCharleston Mayor John Tecklenburg: “As mayor, I'd like to thank Intellicheck, Explore Charleston and all the participating local businesses. This is a remarkably promising initiative, and a powerful example of what we can achieve when we work in partnership with our residents and small business owners to help keep our city safe.”\n\nCharleston City Councilmember Mike Seekings: “We've looked into several options to help our King Street bars and restaurants meet the fake ID challenge, and Intellicheck was clearly the winner. This is a proven-effective technology, and I'm proud that Charleston is leading the way with this pilot program to make it available to our local businesses.”\n\nCharleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds: “Putting a stop to underage drinking is a critical component of our larger King Street safety plan. Like SLED and many other law enforcement agencies, CPD already uses the Intellicheck system, and I look forward to working with our area businesses to put these scanners in the hands of the bar and restaurant employees who need them most.”\n\nEl Jefe owner Roy Neal: “Preventing underage drinking is a shared responsibility. And thanks to this program, our local small business owners will soon be able to play a major role in keeping our kids, and our streets, safe.”\n\nIntelli...