California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Approved Training
Responsibe Beverage Service (RBS) training is not mandated by the state of California. However many insurance companies have made this training mandatory for their insured establishments.
TIPS Alcohol Training Online is accepted statewide for use in California. TIPS is a California Department of Alcholic Beverager Control approved provider.
See the official Calirfornia list of approved providers by clicking on the image to the right  
Please notice that TIPS is a California ABC Certified Program, not just "Provisional Approval" like TAM, and ServSafe online programs.
Sign up here for the TIPS Alcohol Online Training Course!
On Premise is for Bars, Restaurants, Hotels & Night Clubs.
Any Establishment That Serves Liquor by the Drink.
Bartenders, Barbacks, Servers, Managers, Owners.
If you work in a Liquor Store, Grocery Store, Convenience Store or Gas Station,
please sign up for the off premise TIPS course here.
Visit the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control Website by clicking on the graphic below:
California Alcohol Laws
This information has been provided to us by the regulating agency and is believed to be correct. However, laws and regulations may change at any time, and the information provided should not be relied upon in place of official documents. For more information or clarification, consult the regulatory body for this jurisdiction directly.
Last update: 02/21/2008
| Age to Consume |
21 |
| Age to Pour |
21 |
| Age to Sell |
18 |
| Age to Serve |
21 Effective 01/01/2009 with some exceptions |
| DUI/DWI Limit |
.08 - .04 for CDL |
| DUI/DWI Under Age Limit |
.01 |
| Maximum Alcohol per Drink |
Not Regulated |
| Number of Drinks at One Time |
Not Regulated |
| Dram Shop Liability Laws |
There is no Dram Shop liability in California, except when alcohol is served, sold, or otherwise provided to an obviously intoxicated minor. In such a case the server, seller, or provider may be held liable for damages |
| Social Host Liability Laws |
No, except minors are not allowed to consume alcohol in or out of the presence of their parents or legal guardian under any circumstances, either on or off a licensed premises, except that a very small amount of an alcoholic beverage may be consumed in a bonafide religious service. The prohibition extends to all locations in the state, not only within a licensed premises. Those furnishing alcoholic beverages to minors face a misdemeanor charge regardless of the location (except as described above.)
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| Server Training Required by State |
No |
| ID Confiscation Allowed |
Yes- Under Section 25659, a licensee, or his or her agent or employee, may seize any identification by a person that shows to be under 21 or false, so long as a receipt is given to the person from whom it was seized and the seized identification is given over to the local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the premises within 24 hours. |
| Recommended Age for Carding |
30 - Not Mandated |
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Acceptable Forms of ID - California
ABC recommends that licensees accept only "Bona Fide" identification which are currently valid, issued by a Government Agency and contain the following criteria:
Name of Person, Photograph, Physical Description, Date of Birth, Issued by a Governmental Agency, & Must be Valid (Not Expired) (Note: Since a Passport or Passport Card does not contain a "physical description", it should not be used to comply with the above ABC recommendation.
Polidies Regarding Underage Persons - California
It is unlawful to serve or sell alcohol to anyone under the age of 21. Persons under 21 years of age may not enter and remain in any premises with a green-colored ABC license except on lawful business. These premises are required to post a sign visible from the exterior at each public entrance and another one inside stating that no one under the age of 21 is allowed inside. Minors may enter and remain in any licensed premises which has a pink-colored ABC license. Minors are not allowed to consume alcohol in the presence of their parents or legal guardian under any circumstances, either on or off a licensed premises, except that a very small amount of an alcoholic beverage may be consumed in a bonafide religious service. The prohibition extends to all locations in the state, not only within a licensed premises. Those furnishing alcoholic beverages to minors face a misdemeanor charge regardless of the location (except as described above.)
Liquor Liability - California
Liability for reckless service of liquor. –
(a) A defendant, as defined in § 3-14-5, who recklessly provides liquor to a minor is liable for damages proximately caused by that minor's consumption of the liquor.
(b) A defendant, as defined in § 3-14-5, who recklessly serves liquor to a visibly intoxicated individual is liable for damages proximately caused by that individual's consumption of the liquor.
(c) Service of liquor is reckless if a defendant intentionally serves liquor to an individual when the server knows that the individual being served is a minor or is visibly intoxicated, and the server consciously disregards an obvious and substantial risk that serving liquor to that individual will cause physical harm to the drinker or to others.
(2) For the purposes of this chapter, the disregard of the risk, when viewed in light of the nature and purpose of the server's conduct and the circumstances known to him or her, must involve a gross deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable and prudent person would observe in the same situation.
(d) Specific serving practices that are admissible as evidence of reckless conduct include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Active encouragement of intoxicated individuals to consume substantial amounts of liquor;
(2) Service of liquor to an individual who is under twenty-one (21) years old when the server has actual or constructive knowledge of the individual's age; and
(3) Service of liquor to an individual that is so continuous and excessive that it creates a substantial risk of death by alcohol poisoning.
(RI Statutes 3014-5)
A law enacted in 2006 provides penalties for parents who allow children to drink. A first violation is a misdemeanor that carries a $350 to $1,000 fine and up to 6 months in prison; the fine increases to $750 to $1,000 for a second offense. A third offense would bring a felony charge that carries a fine of up to $2,500 and up to one year in prison. The law allows an exception for parents who provide alcohol to their own children and for minors who consume alcohol as part of a religious observance.
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