SERVSAFE ALCOHOL EFFECTS AND
SERVICE ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE TEST
PAPER
●● civil liability
Answer: being held responsible for payment of damages for injuring a
person or doing nothing to prevent an injury
●● False
Answer: T/F: Servers can't be held criminally liable for violating alcohol
service laws
●● True
Answer: T/F: Servers can be sued and forced to pay damages if their
actions or lack of care while serving alcohol leads to an injury.
●● dram shop laws
Answer: laws that allow an establishment's owners and employees to be
sued by someone injured by a guest who had been drinking alcohol at
the establishment-LOOK OVER PAGE 1-4!
●● liquor authority
, Answer: state or municipal agency that enforces alcohol regulations and
licensing laws
●● municipality
Answer: city, town, country, or village
●● liable
Answer: have legal responsibilities
●● if liquor laws are broken, what can happen?
Answer: law suits, fines, closure of your establishment, criminal
charges, imprisonment
●● most states will hold you criminally liable if...
Answer: serve alcohol to a minor, serve a guest who is or appears to be
intoxicated, possesses, sells, or allows the sale of drugs on the premises
●● what happens if you are found criminally liable
Answer: probation, fined, or jail time
●● responsibilities of the Alcoholic Beverage Control or Liquor Control
Commission
SERVICE ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE TEST
PAPER
●● civil liability
Answer: being held responsible for payment of damages for injuring a
person or doing nothing to prevent an injury
●● False
Answer: T/F: Servers can't be held criminally liable for violating alcohol
service laws
●● True
Answer: T/F: Servers can be sued and forced to pay damages if their
actions or lack of care while serving alcohol leads to an injury.
●● dram shop laws
Answer: laws that allow an establishment's owners and employees to be
sued by someone injured by a guest who had been drinking alcohol at
the establishment-LOOK OVER PAGE 1-4!
●● liquor authority
, Answer: state or municipal agency that enforces alcohol regulations and
licensing laws
●● municipality
Answer: city, town, country, or village
●● liable
Answer: have legal responsibilities
●● if liquor laws are broken, what can happen?
Answer: law suits, fines, closure of your establishment, criminal
charges, imprisonment
●● most states will hold you criminally liable if...
Answer: serve alcohol to a minor, serve a guest who is or appears to be
intoxicated, possesses, sells, or allows the sale of drugs on the premises
●● what happens if you are found criminally liable
Answer: probation, fined, or jail time
●● responsibilities of the Alcoholic Beverage Control or Liquor Control
Commission
