SERVSAFE ALCOHOL KEY CONCEPTS AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ what are the business cost.
Answer: loss of liquor license
loss of revenue
increased insurance cost
◉ what are the three types of liability.
Answer: criminal liability
civil liability including dram shop laws
administrative liability
◉ criminal liability can result in.
Answer: jail time
probation
fines
◉ civil liability.
Answer: Responsibility for the provision of monetary or other
compensation awarded to a plaintiff in a civil action.
,◉ What is the cost of not serving alcohol responsibily.
Answer: Human costs
Legal costs
Business costs
◉ dram shop law.
Answer: Made owners and operators of drinking establishments
liable for injuries caused by intoxicated customers
◉ Administrative liability.
Answer: deals with penalties for establishments and employees who
do not follow alcohol laws
-penalties given by liquor authorities
◉ What do liquor authorities do.
Answer: grant liquor licenses
help enforce state and local liquor laws
can penalize establishments and employees who break alcohol laws
◉ what are the penalties from liquor authorities can include but are
not limited to.
, Answer: suspension or loss of the establishment's liquor license
loss of a server's right to serve alcohol
fines against owners and staff
◉ what is the minimum age to buy, possess or drink alcohol.
Answer: 21 years of age
◉ what are the laws to prevent underage drinking are.
Answer: must be 21 or older
use of fake or altered id's
minimum age to enter a bar
minimum age for servers and bartenders
◉ laws on serving intoxicated guests.
Answer: selling and serving alcohol to intoxicated guest you can be
held liable and anyone else serving the intoxicated person can be
held liable
◉ T/F: Servers can't be held criminally liable for violating alcohol
service laws.
Answer: False
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ what are the business cost.
Answer: loss of liquor license
loss of revenue
increased insurance cost
◉ what are the three types of liability.
Answer: criminal liability
civil liability including dram shop laws
administrative liability
◉ criminal liability can result in.
Answer: jail time
probation
fines
◉ civil liability.
Answer: Responsibility for the provision of monetary or other
compensation awarded to a plaintiff in a civil action.
,◉ What is the cost of not serving alcohol responsibily.
Answer: Human costs
Legal costs
Business costs
◉ dram shop law.
Answer: Made owners and operators of drinking establishments
liable for injuries caused by intoxicated customers
◉ Administrative liability.
Answer: deals with penalties for establishments and employees who
do not follow alcohol laws
-penalties given by liquor authorities
◉ What do liquor authorities do.
Answer: grant liquor licenses
help enforce state and local liquor laws
can penalize establishments and employees who break alcohol laws
◉ what are the penalties from liquor authorities can include but are
not limited to.
, Answer: suspension or loss of the establishment's liquor license
loss of a server's right to serve alcohol
fines against owners and staff
◉ what is the minimum age to buy, possess or drink alcohol.
Answer: 21 years of age
◉ what are the laws to prevent underage drinking are.
Answer: must be 21 or older
use of fake or altered id's
minimum age to enter a bar
minimum age for servers and bartenders
◉ laws on serving intoxicated guests.
Answer: selling and serving alcohol to intoxicated guest you can be
held liable and anyone else serving the intoxicated person can be
held liable
◉ T/F: Servers can't be held criminally liable for violating alcohol
service laws.
Answer: False
