SERVSAFE ALCOHOL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
T/F You may be charged with a crime simply for serving a guest who appears to be intoxicated. -
ANS True
T/F It is illegal to serve alcohol to a pregnant woman. - ANS False
T/F Dram shop laws protect the server from being sued in the event that an intoxicated guest
injures another individual. - ANS False
T/F The state liquor authority can suspend an establishment's liquor license for allowing a minor
to enter the establishment with a fake ID. - ANS True
T/F All guests must be 21 years old to purchase alcohol. - ANS True
What is the difference between Criminal Law and Civil Law? - ANS Criminal Law - May face
criminal charges if you break state, county, or municipal alcohol laws. (Criminal court)
Civil Law - Can be sued to pay damages to an injured guest if you contributed to the guest's
injury or did nothing to prevent it. (Civil court)
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,Dram Shop Laws - ANS - Allow a third party to sue for injuries caused by a guest who was
drinking there.
- Allow third parties to sue business, employees, etc.
- Provide limits on money damages that can be awarded to third parties.
What are the three types of damages awarded? - ANS Actual Damages
Compensatory Damages
Punitive Damages
How old do you need to be to purchase alcohol in all 50 states? - ANS 21 years old
Who is alcohol authority? - ANS State or municipal agency that enforces alcohol regulations
and licensing laws.
- Often called ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control)
When are you allowed to serve alcohol? - ANS 9AM - 2AM
How old do you have to be to serve alcohol? - ANS 18 Years Old
State or municipal liquor authorities can issue citations for
a) drunk driving
b) serving a pregnant woman
c) serving alcohol to a minor
d) fighting in the establishment - ANS C
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, Which is a role of the liquor authority?
a) issue liquor licenses
b) initiate law suits against drunk drivers
c) issue citations to minors for presenting fake IDs
d) initiate criminal charges against establishments who serve minors - ANS A
Which is a criminal violation related to the sale and service of alcohol?
a) serving alcohol to a minor
b) failing to fill out an incident report
c) firing a server who over-served a guest
d) refusing to serve a guest who arrived intoxicated - ANS A
Which situation best describes dram shop liability?
a) a manager is fined for allowing the sale of drugs on the premises
b) a server is fined by the liquor authority for serving alcohol to a minor
c) a bartender is given jail time for serving a guest who appeared intoxicated
d) a person sues the bartender who served the intoxicated guest who injured him - ANS D
Which is a possible consequence for violating the liquor code?
a) jail time
b) probation
c) misdemeanor
d) liquor - license suspension - ANS D
List three alcohol-law violations that most states will hold you criminally liable for. - ANS 1.
Serving alcohol to a minor
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
T/F You may be charged with a crime simply for serving a guest who appears to be intoxicated. -
ANS True
T/F It is illegal to serve alcohol to a pregnant woman. - ANS False
T/F Dram shop laws protect the server from being sued in the event that an intoxicated guest
injures another individual. - ANS False
T/F The state liquor authority can suspend an establishment's liquor license for allowing a minor
to enter the establishment with a fake ID. - ANS True
T/F All guests must be 21 years old to purchase alcohol. - ANS True
What is the difference between Criminal Law and Civil Law? - ANS Criminal Law - May face
criminal charges if you break state, county, or municipal alcohol laws. (Criminal court)
Civil Law - Can be sued to pay damages to an injured guest if you contributed to the guest's
injury or did nothing to prevent it. (Civil court)
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Dram Shop Laws - ANS - Allow a third party to sue for injuries caused by a guest who was
drinking there.
- Allow third parties to sue business, employees, etc.
- Provide limits on money damages that can be awarded to third parties.
What are the three types of damages awarded? - ANS Actual Damages
Compensatory Damages
Punitive Damages
How old do you need to be to purchase alcohol in all 50 states? - ANS 21 years old
Who is alcohol authority? - ANS State or municipal agency that enforces alcohol regulations
and licensing laws.
- Often called ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control)
When are you allowed to serve alcohol? - ANS 9AM - 2AM
How old do you have to be to serve alcohol? - ANS 18 Years Old
State or municipal liquor authorities can issue citations for
a) drunk driving
b) serving a pregnant woman
c) serving alcohol to a minor
d) fighting in the establishment - ANS C
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, Which is a role of the liquor authority?
a) issue liquor licenses
b) initiate law suits against drunk drivers
c) issue citations to minors for presenting fake IDs
d) initiate criminal charges against establishments who serve minors - ANS A
Which is a criminal violation related to the sale and service of alcohol?
a) serving alcohol to a minor
b) failing to fill out an incident report
c) firing a server who over-served a guest
d) refusing to serve a guest who arrived intoxicated - ANS A
Which situation best describes dram shop liability?
a) a manager is fined for allowing the sale of drugs on the premises
b) a server is fined by the liquor authority for serving alcohol to a minor
c) a bartender is given jail time for serving a guest who appeared intoxicated
d) a person sues the bartender who served the intoxicated guest who injured him - ANS D
Which is a possible consequence for violating the liquor code?
a) jail time
b) probation
c) misdemeanor
d) liquor - license suspension - ANS D
List three alcohol-law violations that most states will hold you criminally liable for. - ANS 1.
Serving alcohol to a minor
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