Quote Originally Posted by wwc-pajio
You don't have to check it physically..
Actually, though I'm not looking at the regs as I write this, I'm near certain that 2257 does actually require that the custodian of records must physically inspect the identification documents in order to be compliant.

Now in practice, if you have your designated employee or photographer or whomever inspect the ID of your models, and you trust him or her enough that you'd stake whether or not you go to jail on his or her diligence in checking the records, then it's probably fine... but you, if you are the custodian, are the one charged with the responsibility of examining the documents, and so there won't be any defense if, for example, the employee gets sloppy and doesn't catch a fake ID.

We created a form that is part of our recordkeeping that goes with each model release. It has the name of the model, the ID number and expiration date, the date the ID was examined, who actually examined it, and what page of the ID verification book (same one banks and bars purchase) we checked when we inspected the ID for authenticity. Not required by any regulations, but it's just part of our process to do everything we can to ensure our models IDs are legitimate.