Automated Identity & Age Verification for California AB 1263 Compliance

Visage Verify is a complete identity and age verification platform for BigCommerce merchants selling age-restricted products — alcohol, tobacco and vape, cannabis accessories, firearms accessories and ammunition, adult products, and online gambling. Scan a customer's driver's license or state ID from any U.S. state in seconds, confirm they're of legal age, and document the transaction with a permanent compliance record. Includes full California AB 1263 compliance for merchants who need it.

How It Works

1. ID Scan — Customer photographs their U.S. driver's license or state ID; our system automatically extracts name, address, date of birth, and expiration.

2. Age Verification — Confirms the customer meets your minimum age requirement (18, 21, or any threshold you configure).

3. Address Matching — Optionally validates the shipping or billing address against the ID.

4. Instant Approval — Verified customers complete checkout immediately. Returning customers are recognized automatically across the network.

Optional Enhanced Security Enable biometric face matching in your settings for additional fraud protection:

• 3-pose liveness detection (center, left, right)

• Automated comparison of ID photo to live selfie

• Anti-spoofing and accessory detection

Key Features

• Two Verification Regimes — Run general age verification (any state, any product), full California AB 1263 compliance, or both side by side. Each regime has its own attestation text, signature requirements, and audit trail.

• All 50 U.S. States — Driver's licenses and state IDs from every U.S. state are supported via PDF417 barcode scanning with AI-OCR fallback.

• Flexible Verification Modes — Choose ID-only for faster checkout or enable biometric face matching for high-risk products.

• Category Targeting — Require verification only for specific product categories so non-restricted purchases pass through untouched.

• Shared Verification Network — Returning customers are recognized across participating stores; repeat verifications within 12 hours are billed once.

• AB 1263 Attestation System — Digital BOF 146 attestations with electronic signatures, printable for DOJ inspections (for California firearms-accessory merchants).

• Express/Wallet Checkout Coverage — Post-order verification intercepts orders placed via Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and other express checkouts that bypass the checkout script.

• Permanent Audit Trail — Cryptographic compliance receipts for every approved transaction.

• Automated Follow-Up Emails — Reminders sent to customers who haven't completed verification.

• Retail Mode — In-store age verification via QR code and staff portal for brick-and-mortar locations.

• Multi-Storefront Support — Per-storefront billing and settings for BigCommerce MSF stores.

• Mobile-Optimized — Seamless experience on any device.

Security

• AES-256-GCM Encryption — All ID images and personally identifiable information encrypted at rest.

• Tokenized Verification URLs — Customer verification links are single-use and expire automatically.

• PII Access Logging — Every access to sensitive data is logged for audit compliance.

• Configurable Data Retention — Automatically purge images and PII on your schedule (90 days to 3 years).

• Biometric Consent — Customers provide explicit consent before any biometric data is collected.

• Multi-State Privacy Compliance — Built to meet CCPA/CPRA (California), BIPA (Illinois), CUBI (Texas), Washington RCW 19.375, and Oregon ORS 646A.604 biometric privacy requirements.

Exemption Support Qualified professionals can submit credentials for streamlined verification:

• Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders

• Ammunition Vendor License (AVL) holders

• Active duty military personnel

• Licensed resellers/wholesalers

• Forensic laboratories

Pricing

3-day free trial, then $20/month + $0.50 per successful verification Failed verifications are free. Returning customers are recognized automatically — repeat checks within 12 hours of their last session are billed once.