TIPS Certification Question and Answer [2026] |
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | Ultimate Study Guide
• 2 Kinds of Law Covering Liability for Servers of Alcohol -✓✓ 1. Common Negligence
Laws
2. Dram Shop Liability Laws
• Common Negligence Laws -✓✓ 1. Not specific to alcohol
2. Can involve illegal alcohol sales
3. Based on Court Cases
4. Sets a standard for what "reasonable person would do"
5. Every jurisdiction
• Dram Shop Liability Laws -✓✓ 1. Specific to alcohol sales.
2. Applies to owners of license and their employees.
3. Explain expectations for preventing illegal alcohol sales
4. Set monetary limits for financial judgements in lawsuits
5. Some jurisdictions
• local liquor board -✓✓ government entity that regulates alcohol sales
• Reasonable Efforts -✓✓ Steps to prevent illegal alcohol sales and their consequences
• Benefits of Using Reasonable Efforts -✓✓ 1. Protect yourself from penalty and liability
• 3 Examples of Reasonable Efforts -✓✓ 1. Follow safe serve guidelines
2. Call a cab
3. Suggest food
4. Get trained
5. Check ID
6. Refuse service
7. Call the police
8. Place a sign
9. Suggest non-alcohol drinks
• ID's that not acceptable -✓✓ Expired ID's for when guests look underage
Any sign that the ID has been altered
• Three steps for properly checking ID -✓✓ 1. Verify the information
2. Check for alteration
3. Establish ID Ownership
• Underage warning behaviors -✓✓ hesitation -- can ask someone else in the group for
the information (first can ask if "you all know each other's names right?)
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | Ultimate Study Guide
• 2 Kinds of Law Covering Liability for Servers of Alcohol -✓✓ 1. Common Negligence
Laws
2. Dram Shop Liability Laws
• Common Negligence Laws -✓✓ 1. Not specific to alcohol
2. Can involve illegal alcohol sales
3. Based on Court Cases
4. Sets a standard for what "reasonable person would do"
5. Every jurisdiction
• Dram Shop Liability Laws -✓✓ 1. Specific to alcohol sales.
2. Applies to owners of license and their employees.
3. Explain expectations for preventing illegal alcohol sales
4. Set monetary limits for financial judgements in lawsuits
5. Some jurisdictions
• local liquor board -✓✓ government entity that regulates alcohol sales
• Reasonable Efforts -✓✓ Steps to prevent illegal alcohol sales and their consequences
• Benefits of Using Reasonable Efforts -✓✓ 1. Protect yourself from penalty and liability
• 3 Examples of Reasonable Efforts -✓✓ 1. Follow safe serve guidelines
2. Call a cab
3. Suggest food
4. Get trained
5. Check ID
6. Refuse service
7. Call the police
8. Place a sign
9. Suggest non-alcohol drinks
• ID's that not acceptable -✓✓ Expired ID's for when guests look underage
Any sign that the ID has been altered
• Three steps for properly checking ID -✓✓ 1. Verify the information
2. Check for alteration
3. Establish ID Ownership
• Underage warning behaviors -✓✓ hesitation -- can ask someone else in the group for
the information (first can ask if "you all know each other's names right?)
