Alcohol ServSafe Exam
— Michigan questions
with verified solutions
2025-2026(100% pass)
C - answer Can parents and guardians legally serve
alcohol to their underage children?
A. yes
B. No
C. it depends on the state
Human, legal, business - answer Costs of not serving
responsibly:
_____ costs
- injuries, death
_____ costs
- owners and managers may face fines, lawsuits, be
charged with a crime
_____ costs
- liquor license suspended or permanently revoked
- bad publicity can cause people to stop coming in; loss of
revenue, jobs cut
,- insurance premiums will be higher or may have trouble
getting insured
B - answer What does it mean to be liable for something?
a. being licensed to do something
b. being responsible for something
A - answer What are you responsible for when selling or
serving alcohol?
a. your actions
b. your customer's actions
criminal - answer _____ liability ->
states, counties, cities, and towns write laws about how
alcohol is supposed to be served; if you break them, you
can be charged with a crime
a - answer Can you go to jail for breaking alcohol laws?
a. yes
b. no
civil - answer _____ liability ->
- focuses on compensating people who were hurt by
someone who was negligent (someone who didn't serve
alcohol responsibly)
- if you break alcohol laws and somebody gets hurt, you
can be sued in court and forced to pay damages; this can
happen if your actions contributed to the person's injury
,or if you didn't do anything to prevent them from getting
hurt
Dram shop - answer _____ _____ law is a special kind of civil
liability in some states for people who sell alcohol; allows
a person who wasn't even at the business to sue for
injuries caused by a guest who was drinking there
A, B, C - answer Who might be sued if an intoxicated guest
killed another driver on the way home?
A. the owner of the establishment
B. the manager
C. the bartender or server
administrative, liquor authority - answer _____ liability
deals with penalizing establishments and employees who
don't follow alcohol laws
Each state and many municipalities have a _____ _____.
These agencies grant liquor licenses and help enforce
state and local liquor laws
An establishment can be punished if owners, operators, or
employees have broken liquor laws
C - answer What type of penalties can be given by the
liquor authority?
A. jail time
B. probation
, C. loss of server's right to serve alcohol
Other penalties can include suspending or revoking the
establishment's liquor license and imposing fines against
owners and staff
C - answer An establishment's liquor license was revoked
for serving intoxicated guests. Which type of liability
applies?
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative
A - answer A pedestrian hit by a drunk driver sues the
restaurant that served him. Which type of liability applies?
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative
B - answer A server is sentenced to 60 days of probation
for serving alcohol to an underage guest. Which type of
liability applies?
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative
— Michigan questions
with verified solutions
2025-2026(100% pass)
C - answer Can parents and guardians legally serve
alcohol to their underage children?
A. yes
B. No
C. it depends on the state
Human, legal, business - answer Costs of not serving
responsibly:
_____ costs
- injuries, death
_____ costs
- owners and managers may face fines, lawsuits, be
charged with a crime
_____ costs
- liquor license suspended or permanently revoked
- bad publicity can cause people to stop coming in; loss of
revenue, jobs cut
,- insurance premiums will be higher or may have trouble
getting insured
B - answer What does it mean to be liable for something?
a. being licensed to do something
b. being responsible for something
A - answer What are you responsible for when selling or
serving alcohol?
a. your actions
b. your customer's actions
criminal - answer _____ liability ->
states, counties, cities, and towns write laws about how
alcohol is supposed to be served; if you break them, you
can be charged with a crime
a - answer Can you go to jail for breaking alcohol laws?
a. yes
b. no
civil - answer _____ liability ->
- focuses on compensating people who were hurt by
someone who was negligent (someone who didn't serve
alcohol responsibly)
- if you break alcohol laws and somebody gets hurt, you
can be sued in court and forced to pay damages; this can
happen if your actions contributed to the person's injury
,or if you didn't do anything to prevent them from getting
hurt
Dram shop - answer _____ _____ law is a special kind of civil
liability in some states for people who sell alcohol; allows
a person who wasn't even at the business to sue for
injuries caused by a guest who was drinking there
A, B, C - answer Who might be sued if an intoxicated guest
killed another driver on the way home?
A. the owner of the establishment
B. the manager
C. the bartender or server
administrative, liquor authority - answer _____ liability
deals with penalizing establishments and employees who
don't follow alcohol laws
Each state and many municipalities have a _____ _____.
These agencies grant liquor licenses and help enforce
state and local liquor laws
An establishment can be punished if owners, operators, or
employees have broken liquor laws
C - answer What type of penalties can be given by the
liquor authority?
A. jail time
B. probation
, C. loss of server's right to serve alcohol
Other penalties can include suspending or revoking the
establishment's liquor license and imposing fines against
owners and staff
C - answer An establishment's liquor license was revoked
for serving intoxicated guests. Which type of liability
applies?
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative
A - answer A pedestrian hit by a drunk driver sues the
restaurant that served him. Which type of liability applies?
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative
B - answer A server is sentenced to 60 days of probation
for serving alcohol to an underage guest. Which type of
liability applies?
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative
