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Home » US Law » 2022 California Code » Business and Professions Code - BPC » DIVISION 9 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES » CHAPTER 16 - Regulatory Provisions » ARTICLE 4 - Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training Program Act of 2017

Section 25680.

25680. For purposes of this article: (a) “Alcohol server” means a person who serves alcoholic beverages for consumption, or a person who manages or supervises that person, on premises licensed to serve alcoholic beverages pursuant to this division, including a designee for alcoholic beverage sales and service pursuant to temporary license. (b) “Alcohol server certification” means a […]

Section 25681.

25681. (a) On or before January 1, 2020, the department shall develop, implement, and administer a curriculum for an RBS training program that will make RBS training courses available, both in person and online, to all persons required to obtain an alcohol server certification pursuant to this article. RBS training courses shall, at a minimum, be […]

Section 25682.

25682. (a) Beginning July 1, 2022, a licensee that is subject to this article shall not employ or continue to employ any alcohol server without a valid alcohol server certification. (1) An alcohol server who was employed by the licensee prior to July 1, 2022, shall obtain an alcohol server certification by August 31, 2022. (2) An alcohol […]

Section 25683.

25683. A person shall not perform duties that include the sale or service of alcoholic beverages for consumption on licensed premises, and shall not manage that person, without a valid alcohol server certification. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 847, Sec. 2. (AB 1221) Effective January 1, 2018.)

Section 25684.

25684. The failure of a licensee to comply with this article shall be grounds for disciplinary action. A violation of this article shall not be grounds for any criminal action, pursuant to this division, against a licensee or an agent or employee of a licensee. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 847, Sec. 2. (AB 1221) […]

Section 25685.

25685. (a) The department may adopt rules that it determines necessary for the administration of the provisions of this article. (b) The department may charge fees as necessary to cover its reasonable costs for administering the program authorized by this article. (c) The department may charge a fee, not to exceed five dollars ($5) per person, for administering […]

Section 25686.

25686. Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand the existing duties of a licensee in connection with the sale and service of alcoholic beverages. An alcohol server shall continue to be subject to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 25602. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 847, Sec. 2. (AB 1221) Effective January 1, […]