If you would like to get or renew your liquor license (sometimes also called a bartending license, permit, server permit, or simply 'alcohol training') in California, you can take our California Responsible Serving^® of Alcohol online course. This course teaches everything a responsible bartender or alcohol server or seller needs to know. The course will only take a short while to complete, and when you're done you can print your certificate or request that one be sent to you. Enroll now!

The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

The agency that handles California liquor licensing and/or bartender licensing rules and regulations in California is The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The contact information for The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is listed below. You can contact them to verify that online server certification (bartender license) can be obtained in California. We have also listed that information where applicable.

Bartending regulations for sellers and servers in California

• CA Dram Shop Laws: Yes

• CA Happy Hour Laws: No

California regulations are governed by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Contact Information:
California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Telephone: (916) 419-2500
Website: http://www.abc.ca.gov/