Utah TIPS Alcohol Certification - Utah Approved Training Only $40
Every individual who sells or furnishes alcoholic beverages to the public in Utah, must complete an Alcoholic Beverage Server Training and Education Seminar if that person is furnishing the alcohol for consumption on the business premises.
Anyone who serves alcohol in the State of Utah should take this training and receive their certificaion. By Utah law, servers of alcohol must complete the training within 30 days of commencing employment.
Read the Utah Mandatory Training Law here.....
Who Should Take The Utah Alcoholic Beverage Server Training Course?
- Bartenders
- Bar Backs
- Servers
- Managers
What this means to you as a liquor-serving employee is that you not only receive protection in the event of an alcohol-involved incident, but you will become more hirable by these quality companies since you will already be certified by a program that is approved through the Utah Department of Human Services program.
TIPS (T.I.P.S. - Training and Intervention Procedures for Servers of alcohol) Certification - If you've been told you must have your TIPS card or Utah Alcohol Beverage Server Certification to be hired at a liquor serving establishment, this is the training and card required. TIPS is a Utah Department of Human Services approved training program.
See the official Utah list of approved Beverage Server Training providers by clicking on the image to the right 
TIPS Alcohol Training Online is accepted statewide for use in Utah. Now Only $40.00! Sign up for the TIPS Utah Beverage Server Certification course by clicking on the appropriate course button below.
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.
Utah Alcohol Laws
Visit the Utah Department of Human Services - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Website by clicking on their logo below:
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 by clicking on their logo above.
Last update: 02/22/2008
| Age to Consume |
21 |
| Age to Pour |
21 |
| Age to Sell |
21 unsupervised. Persons 16 or older can sell beer in an off-premise licensed establishment as long as they are directly supervised by someone 21 years or older who has also been trained. |
| Age to Serve |
21 |
| Notes on Selling/Serving |
A person may not sell, offer to sell, or otherwise furnish any alcoholic beverage to any minor or to any person who is actually or apparently intoxicated, or to any know interdicted person.
A person is guilty of intoxication if the person is (a) significantly impaired as to the person's mental or physical functions as a result of the use of an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, a substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors, or a combination of these, and (b) exhibits plain and easily observed outward manifestations of behavior or physical signs produced by the over consumption of an alcoholic beverage.
It is unlawful for a minor to gain or attempt to gain admittance to the premises of tavern or Class D private club (except as allowed by law). A minor who violates this law is guilty of a Class C midemeanor. If the violation is the minor's first violation of this law the court may suspend the minor's driving privileges. If the violation is the minor's second or third violation of this law the court shall suspend the minor's driving privileges. |
| DUI/DWI Limit |
.08 |
| DUI/DWI Under Age 21 |
.00 |
| Maximum Alcohol per Drink |
1.5 oz. of primary liquor per drink. Beer may be sold to an individual patron only in a container that does not exceed 1 liter. Beer may be sold by the pitcher (up to 2 liters) to two or more patrons. A drink may not contain more than 2.50 ounces of liquor (including secondary flavorings). |
| Number of Drinks at One Time |
A patron may have two drinks in front of him/her at a time as follows:
In full service restaurants and at licensed on-premise banquets, only one can be a spirituous beverage;
In a club and in an airport lounge the law allows two spirituous drinks in front of a patron, but not of the same liquor dispensed as a shot-on-the-side. However, the two drinks can not contain a total of more than 2.5 ounces of spirituous liquor at a time before the patron.
At events held under a single event permit, a patron may have only one alcoholic beverages of any kind before him/her at a time.
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| Dram Shop Liability Laws |
Yes. Effective January 1, 2010, alcohol licensees must have a minimum of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and $2,000,000 in the aggregate. |
| Social Host Liability Laws |
Yes |
| Server Training Regulated by State |
Yes. eTIPS is approved. |
| Server Training Notes |
Utah requires server training for all who sell or furnish alcoholic beverages for consumption on premises. Employees, including managers and supervisors, are required to be server trained within thirty (30) days of hire. Currently, the state has approved training programs to be provided by private entities. Trainers are required to register each server who successfully completes their course with the state. eTIPS is an approved provider. |
| Corkage/Merlot Laws |
A customer may bring, subject to the discretion of the licensee, bottled wine onto the premises of any full service restaurant, limited service restaurant, or private club licensee for on-premise consumption.
If bottled wine is carried in by a customer, the customer must deliver the wine to a server or other representative of the licensee upon entering. A wine service may be performed and a service charge assessed.
A patron may remove the unconsumed contents of a bottle of wine if the bottle has been recorked or recapped. |
| ID Confiscation Allowed |
Yes, for the purposes of informing a peace officer of a suspected violation. |
| Recommended age for carding |
Social clubs and restaurants must verify age using an electronic verification device before anyone who appears to be 35 years of age or younger may gain admission to a social club, or obtain an alcoholic beverage in a restaurant. A recommended age for carding is not addresses for other license types. |
Acceptable Forms of ID - Utah
- Valid Driver's License (see note below)
- Valid State ID
- Valid Military ID with Picture
- Valid Passport or US Passport Card
Note: A "Driving Privilege Card" is NOT acceptable proof of age for the purchase/service of alcoholic beverages.
Alien ID cards are NOT accepted as proof of identity for the purchase of alcoholic beverages. Identification is only required to be on someone's person if age is in question by server/retailer.
Polidies Regarding Underage Persons - Utah
It is unlawful to serve or sell alcohol to anyone under the age of 21. Minors are not allowed in taverns where the sale of beer exceeds the sale of food. Minors are not allowed in the lounge or bar area of any private club. Minors are not allowed to consume alcohol except that alcohol may be furnished to a minor for medicinal purposes by the parent or guardian of the minor or by the minor’s physician or dentist.
Police may arrest minors who are intoxicated, whether they are driving or not. Evidence of drinking does not need to be present, just the appearance of intoxication.
It is unlawful for a minor to gain or attempt to gain admittance to the premises of tavern or Class D private club (except as allowed by law). A minor who violates this law is guilty of a Class C midemeanor. If the violation is the minor's first violation of this law the court may suspend the minor's driving privileges. If the violation is the minor's second or third violation of this law the court shall suspend the minor's driving privileges.
Liquor Liability - Utah
Under Utah Dram Shop Laws, a person who provides alcohol beverages to a minor, anyone under the influence of alcohol beverages or drugs, or to anyone whom the person furnishing the alcohol beverages knew or should have known was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and causes the intoxication of that person, is liable for injuries to any third person, spouse, parent or child, resulting from the intoxication. An employer is liable for the actions of its employees. The total amount of damages is limited to $500,000 for one person and $1,000,000 for all persons injured in one occurrence.
Effective January 1, 2010, alcohol licensees must have a minimum of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and $2,000,000 in the aggregate.
Non-Alcoholic Beer & Wine
None
Statue of Limitations
An action must be brought within two years of the injury.
Happy Hour Laws
Licensees and permittees are prohibited from engaging in discounting practices that encourage over-consumption of alcohol (i.e. “happy hours”, “two for ones”, “all you can drink” for a set price, free alcohol, selling at less than cost, etc.). Licensees may not buy a patron a drink. Advertising may not encourage over-consumption or intoxication, promote the intoxicating effects of alcohol, or overtly promote increased consumption of alcoholic products. Utah does not allow the licensee to offer a food and drink combination for a special price.
Register for TIPS Alcohol Online Training Here!
On Premise is for: Bars, Restaurants, Hotels & Night Clubs. Liquor by the Drink.
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