How to Avoid Selling Alcohol to Someone Illegally

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Apply for the necessary license.. Follow state alcoholic beverage law and all alcoholic beverage control board regulations.. Renew your license as required.

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1

Apply for the necessary license.

Step 1

Apply for the necessary license.

2

Follow state alcoholic beverage law and all alcoholic beverage control board reg

Step 2

Follow state alcoholic beverage law and all alcoholic beverage control board regulations.

3

Renew your license as required.

Step 3

Renew your license as required.

4

Educate employees about penalties for selling alcohol to minors.

Step 4

Educate employees about penalties for selling alcohol to minors.

5

Post signs describing identification policies.

Step 5

Post signs describing identification policies.

6

Restrict access to establishments that serve alcoholic beverages.

Step 6

Restrict access to establishments that serve alcoholic beverages.

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Refuse a sale if you have any questions or suspect the person is underage.

Step 7

Refuse a sale if you have any questions or suspect the person is underage.

8

Require photo identification from every customer who purchases alcohol.

Step 8

Require photo identification from every customer who purchases alcohol.

9

Check birth dates.

Step 9

Check birth dates.

10

Request photo identification from other people accompanying the paying customer.

Step 10

Request photo identification from other people accompanying the paying customer.

11

Tell customers to remove IDs from wallets even if they have a visibility window.

Step 11

Tell customers to remove IDs from wallets even if they have a visibility window.

12

Know how to tell a real ID from a fake ID.

Step 12

Know how to tell a real ID from a fake ID.

13

Have an ID checking guide for other states.

Step 13

Have an ID checking guide for other states.

14

Educate employees about dram shop laws.

Step 14

Educate employees about dram shop laws.

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Monitor customers for signs of intoxication.

Step 15

Monitor customers for signs of intoxication.

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Evaluate new customers as they arrive.

Step 16

Evaluate new customers as they arrive.

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Have security on hand if a customer gets belligerent.

Step 17

Have security on hand if a customer gets belligerent.

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Write up a formal report any time there is an incident.

Step 18

Write up a formal report any time there is an incident.

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