Responsible Beverage Service Training

Responsible Beverage Service Training

Stay compliant. Serve responsibly. Protect your business.

Get certified with California’s required RBS training program for alcohol servers and managers.

What is the RBS Training Program?

The passage of Assembly Bill 1221 in 2017 created the Responsible Beverage Service Training Program Act.

This law requires the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to ensure that alcohol servers and their managers are trained on the dangers of serving alcohol to minors and over-serving patrons.

The goal is to reduce alcohol-related harm in local communities.

Responsible Beverage

Service Training

Stay compliant. Serve responsibly. Protect your business.

Get certified with California’s required RBS training program for alcohol servers and managers.

What is the RBS

Training Program?

The passage of Assembly Bill 1221 in 2017 created the Responsible Beverage Service Training Program Act.

This law requires the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to ensure that alcohol servers and their managers are trained on the dangers of serving alcohol to minors and over-serving patrons.

The goal is to reduce alcohol-related harm in local communities.

Comply with New Mandates

This mandate applies to approximately 56,000 ABC licensees with on-premises alcohol sales.

Alcohol servers and managers must:

  • Register with ABC

  • Complete RBS training

  • Pass the official exam

  • Be certified by August 31, 2022, or within 60 days

    of employment

Assembly Bill 82

The passing of Assembly Bill 82 on June 29, 2020, extended the implementation date due

to the financial impact of COVID-19.

Beginning July 1, 2022, all alcohol servers and managers must have valid RBS certification from an ABC-accredited provider and pass the official exam within 60 days of employment.

What is the RBS Training Program?

Community

Relations

Laws

and Liability

Checking Identification

Alcohol

Facts

Intoxication

Minors

Comply with New Mandates

This mandate applies to approximately 56,000 ABC licensees with on-premises alcohol sales.

Alcohol servers and managers must:

  • Register with ABC

  • Complete RBS training

  • Pass the official exam

  • Be certified by August 31, 2022, or within 60 days of employment

Assembly Bill 82

The passing of Assembly Bill 82 on June 29, 2020, extended the implementation date due

to the financial impact of COVID-19.

Beginning July 1, 2022, all alcohol servers and managers must have valid RBS certification from an ABC-accredited provider and pass the official exam within 60 days of employment.

What is the RBS Training Program?

Community

Relations

Laws

and Liability

Checking Identification

Alcohol

Facts

Intoxication

Minors

Get Certified Today

Join our training and stay compliant

with California law.

Get Certified Today

Join our training and stay compliant

with California law.

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