§ 3-7-6.1 Renewal of Class B, Class C,Class D, Class J, Class N and Class P licenses. – (a) The holder of a Class B, Class C, Class D, Class J, Class N or Class Plicense who applies before October 1, in any licensing period, for a license ofthe same class for the next succeeding licensing period shall, prior to filingsaid application, demonstrate that he or she has complied with the AlcoholServer Training Regulations, as promulgated by the department of businessregulation, as set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The department of business regulation shall promulgaterules and regulations requiring that all licenses issued pursuant to thissection meet the following minimum Alcohol Server Training requirements:
(1) All persons who sell or serve alcoholic beverages, anyoneserving in a supervisory capacity over those who sell or serve alcoholicbeverages, anyone whose job description entails the checking of identificationfor the purchase of alcoholic beverages and valet parking staff shall receiveAlcohol Server Training as set forth herein.
(2) Any eligible employee of a licensee shall be required tocomplete certified training within sixty (60) days of the commencement of hisor her employment and must attain a minimum score of seventy-five percent(75%). Individuals certified by an alcohol server training program prior toDecember 31, 2005 are exempt from the certification requirements herein, not toexceed three (3) years.
(3) Licensees shall require servers to be recertified everythree (3) years.
(4) As a condition of license renewal, and as part of thelicense renewal application, each licensee must submit to their municipalityinformation verifying that all persons listed under subsection (b)(1) above andemployed by the licensee for more than sixty (60) days in the past year havecompleted a certified program within the last three (3) years.
(5) All persons identified under subsection (b) above musthave their valid server permits on the premises when engaged in the sale orservice of alcoholic beverages.
(6) Individuals who have been issued a server permit inanother jurisdiction by an approved Rhode Island alcohol server trainingprogram shall be determined to be in compliance with this section subject tothe three (3) year limitation contained herein.
(c) Only alcohol server training programs that meet thefollowing criteria as determined by the department of mental health,retardation and hospitals may be eligible for certification:
(1) Training is provided in all basic information relevant toservers, including, but not limited to:
(i) The physiological effects of alcohol;
(ii) Alcohol's association with social problems;
(iii) Coverage of legal requirements related to alcoholservice;
(iv) How to identify patrons who are impaired; and
(v) Techniques in refusing service to intoxicated patrons.
(2) Training is provided in more than one medium including,but not limited to, video, training manual, and/or role playing related torefusal of service to intoxicated drinkers.
(3) Training in preventing sales to underage drinkers,including training in detection of fraudulent identification;
(4) Training shall entail no less than two (2) hours, and nogreater than four (4) hours in duration, with no absentee certification.
(d) Notwithstanding the criteria established under subsection3-7-6.1(c), an Internet or computer-based alcohol server training program shallbe eligible for certification if the following criteria are met:
(1) Training in all basic information, as outlined insubdivision 3-7-6.1(c)(1), is included in the program;
(2) Training in preventing sales to underage drinkers,including training in detection of fraudulent identification is included in theprogram; and
(3) Training program is designed to periodically verify thata trainee has reviewed and obtained a working knowledge of informationpresented through the Internet or computer training program.
(e) Testing procedures, test content, and grading proceduresshall be approved by the department of mental health, retardation and hospitalsto insure testing integrity and consistency with program requirements containedin subsection (c) herein. The department of mental health, retardation andhospitals is authorized to audit, in a method it shall determine, any approvedserver training program.
(2) Training programs, pursuant to rules and regulationspromulgated by the department of mental health, retardation and hospitals,shall be recertified every three (3) years.
(3) Server permits shall be issued by the server trainingprograms in a form approved by the department of mental health, retardation andhospitals. Said permits shall include, at a minimum, the name of the server,the date of issuance, and the name of the server training program.
(f) The department of business regulation shall promulgateand enforce rules and regulations for non-compliance as follows:
(1) Graduated penalties for licensees for violations within athree (3) year period beginning with an initial written warning for violationswithin a three (3) year period for a first violation, a written warning for asecond (2nd) violation, a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250)for a third (3rd) violation or noncompliance, and a license suspension forsubsequent violations.
(2) For violations within a three (3) year period, graduatedpenalties for training programs beginning with an initial written warning, awritten warning for a second (2nd) violation, and a suspension and/ordecertification for a third (3rd) violation or for repeated noncompliance. Thedepartment of mental health, retardation and hospitals may forward complaintsof violations to the department of business regulation.
(3) For violations within a three (3) year period, graduatedpenalties for servers beginning with an initial written warning, a writtenwarning for a second (2nd) violation, and a loss of server trainingcertification for a third (3rd) violation or noncompliance.
(4) Failure to have a valid server permit on their personshall not constitute a violation, provided, proof of a valid permit is providedwithin ten (10) days thereof.
(g) In order to provide for uniformity, any enactment by anygovernment body relating to alcohol server training programs pertaining toClass B, Class C, Class D, Class J, Class N and P licenses, as provided forherein shall be by statute as enacted by the general assembly.
(h) The respective departments shall promulgate saidregulations no later than October 1, 2005. The department of mental health,retardation and hospitals shall review and certify eligible alcohol servertraining programs no later than January 1, 2006. The department of mentalhealth, retardation and hospitals shall notify applicants of any deficienciesnot later than December 1, 2005. All licensees shall be in compliance with saidregulations within ninety (90) days of January 1, 2006, or be subject to thepenalties set forth herein.
§ 3-7-6.1 Renewal of Class B, Class C,Class D, Class J, Class N and Class P licenses. – (a) The holder of a Class B, Class C, Class D, Class J, Class N or Class Plicense who applies before October 1, in any licensing period, for a license ofthe same class for the next succeeding licensing period shall, prior to filingsaid application, demonstrate that he or she has complied with the AlcoholServer Training Regulations, as promulgated by the department of businessregulation, as set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The department of business regulation shall promulgaterules and regulations requiring that all licenses issued pursuant to thissection meet the following minimum Alcohol Server Training requirements:
(1) All persons who sell or serve alcoholic beverages, anyoneserving in a supervisory capacity over those who sell or serve alcoholicbeverages, anyone whose job description entails the checking of identificationfor the purchase of alcoholic beverages and valet parking staff shall receiveAlcohol Server Training as set forth herein.
(2) Any eligible employee of a licensee shall be required tocomplete certified training within sixty (60) days of the commencement of hisor her employment and must attain a minimum score of seventy-five percent(75%). Individuals certified by an alcohol server training program prior toDecember 31, 2005 are exempt from the certification requirements herein, not toexceed three (3) years.
(3) Licensees shall require servers to be recertified everythree (3) years.
(4) As a condition of license renewal, and as part of thelicense renewal application, each licensee must submit to their municipalityinformation verifying that all persons listed under subsection (b)(1) above andemployed by the licensee for more than sixty (60) days in the past year havecompleted a certified program within the last three (3) years.
(5) All persons identified under subsection (b) above musthave their valid server permits on the premises when engaged in the sale orservice of alcoholic beverages.
(6) Individuals who have been issued a server permit inanother jurisdiction by an approved Rhode Island alcohol server trainingprogram shall be determined to be in compliance with this section subject tothe three (3) year limitation contained herein.
(c) Only alcohol server training programs that meet thefollowing criteria as determined by the department of mental health,retardation and hospitals may be eligible for certification:
(1) Training is provided in all basic information relevant toservers, including, but not limited to:
(i) The physiological effects of alcohol;
(ii) Alcohol's association with social problems;
(iii) Coverage of legal requirements related to alcoholservice;
(iv) How to identify patrons who are impaired; and
(v) Techniques in refusing service to intoxicated patrons.
(2) Training is provided in more than one medium including,but not limited to, video, training manual, and/or role playing related torefusal of service to intoxicated drinkers.
(3) Training in preventing sales to underage drinkers,including training in detection of fraudulent identification;
(4) Training shall entail no less than two (2) hours, and nogreater than four (4) hours in duration, with no absentee certification.
(d) Notwithstanding the criteria established under subsection3-7-6.1(c), an Internet or computer-based alcohol server training program shallbe eligible for certification if the following criteria are met:
(1) Training in all basic information, as outlined insubdivision 3-7-6.1(c)(1), is included in the program;
(2) Training in preventing sales to underage drinkers,including training in detection of fraudulent identification is included in theprogram; and
(3) Training program is designed to periodically verify thata trainee has reviewed and obtained a working knowledge of informationpresented through the Internet or computer training program.
(e) Testing procedures, test content, and grading proceduresshall be approved by the department of mental health, retardation and hospitalsto insure testing integrity and consistency with program requirements containedin subsection (c) herein. The department of mental health, retardation andhospitals is authorized to audit, in a method it shall determine, any approvedserver training program.
(2) Training programs, pursuant to rules and regulationspromulgated by the department of mental health, retardation and hospitals,shall be recertified every three (3) years.
(3) Server permits shall be issued by the server trainingprograms in a form approved by the department of mental health, retardation andhospitals. Said permits shall include, at a minimum, the name of the server,the date of issuance, and the name of the server training program.
(f) The department of business regulation shall promulgateand enforce rules and regulations for non-compliance as follows:
(1) Graduated penalties for licensees for violations within athree (3) year period beginning with an initial written warning for violationswithin a three (3) year period for a first violation, a written warning for asecond (2nd) violation, a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250)for a third (3rd) violation or noncompliance, and a license suspension forsubsequent violations.
(2) For violations within a three (3) year period, graduatedpenalties for training programs beginning with an initial written warning, awritten warning for a second (2nd) violation, and a suspension and/ordecertification for a third (3rd) violation or for repeated noncompliance. Thedepartment of mental health, retardation and hospitals may forward complaintsof violations to the department of business regulation.
(3) For violations within a three (3) year period, graduatedpenalties for servers beginning with an initial written warning, a writtenwarning for a second (2nd) violation, and a loss of server trainingcertification for a third (3rd) violation or noncompliance.
(4) Failure to have a valid server permit on their personshall not constitute a violation, provided, proof of a valid permit is providedwithin ten (10) days thereof.
(g) In order to provide for uniformity, any enactment by anygovernment body relating to alcohol server training programs pertaining toClass B, Class C, Class D, Class J, Class N and P licenses, as provided forherein shall be by statute as enacted by the general assembly.
(h) The respective departments shall promulgate saidregulations no later than October 1, 2005. The department of mental health,retardation and hospitals shall review and certify eligible alcohol servertraining programs no later than January 1, 2006. The department of mentalhealth, retardation and hospitals shall notify applicants of any deficienciesnot later than December 1, 2005. All licensees shall be in compliance with saidregulations within ninety (90) days of January 1, 2006, or be subject to thepenalties set forth herein.
§ 3-7-6.1 Renewal of Class B, Class C,Class D, Class J, Class N and Class P licenses. – (a) The holder of a Class B, Class C, Class D, Class J, Class N or Class Plicense who applies before October 1, in any licensing period, for a license ofthe same class for the next succeeding licensing period shall, prior to filingsaid application, demonstrate that he or she has complied with the AlcoholServer Training Regulations, as promulgated by the department of businessregulation, as set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The department of business regulation shall promulgaterules and regulations requiring that all licenses issued pursuant to thissection meet the following minimum Alcohol Server Training requirements:
(1) All persons who sell or serve alcoholic beverages, anyoneserving in a supervisory capacity over those who sell or serve alcoholicbeverages, anyone whose job description entails the checking of identificationfor the purchase of alcoholic beverages and valet parking staff shall receiveAlcohol Server Training as set forth herein.
(2) Any eligible employee of a licensee shall be required tocomplete certified training within sixty (60) days of the commencement of hisor her employment and must attain a minimum score of seventy-five percent(75%). Individuals certified by an alcohol server training program prior toDecember 31, 2005 are exempt from the certification requirements herein, not toexceed three (3) years.
(3) Licensees shall require servers to be recertified everythree (3) years.
(4) As a condition of license renewal, and as part of thelicense renewal application, each licensee must submit to their municipalityinformation verifying that all persons listed under subsection (b)(1) above andemployed by the licensee for more than sixty (60) days in the past year havecompleted a certified program within the last three (3) years.
(5) All persons identified under subsection (b) above musthave their valid server permits on the premises when engaged in the sale orservice of alcoholic beverages.
(6) Individuals who have been issued a server permit inanother jurisdiction by an approved Rhode Island alcohol server trainingprogram shall be determined to be in compliance with this section subject tothe three (3) year limitation contained herein.
(c) Only alcohol server training programs that meet thefollowing criteria as determined by the department of mental health,retardation and hospitals may be eligible for certification:
(1) Training is provided in all basic information relevant toservers, including, but not limited to:
(i) The physiological effects of alcohol;
(ii) Alcohol's association with social problems;
(iii) Coverage of legal requirements related to alcoholservice;
(iv) How to identify patrons who are impaired; and
(v) Techniques in refusing service to intoxicated patrons.
(2) Training is provided in more than one medium including,but not limited to, video, training manual, and/or role playing related torefusal of service to intoxicated drinkers.
(3) Training in preventing sales to underage drinkers,including training in detection of fraudulent identification;
(4) Training shall entail no less than two (2) hours, and nogreater than four (4) hours in duration, with no absentee certification.
(d) Notwithstanding the criteria established under subsection3-7-6.1(c), an Internet or computer-based alcohol server training program shallbe eligible for certification if the following criteria are met:
(1) Training in all basic information, as outlined insubdivision 3-7-6.1(c)(1), is included in the program;
(2) Training in preventing sales to underage drinkers,including training in detection of fraudulent identification is included in theprogram; and
(3) Training program is designed to periodically verify thata trainee has reviewed and obtained a working knowledge of informationpresented through the Internet or computer training program.
(e) Testing procedures, test content, and grading proceduresshall be approved by the department of mental health, retardation and hospitalsto insure testing integrity and consistency with program requirements containedin subsection (c) herein. The department of mental health, retardation andhospitals is authorized to audit, in a method it shall determine, any approvedserver training program.
(2) Training programs, pursuant to rules and regulationspromulgated by the department of mental health, retardation and hospitals,shall be recertified every three (3) years.
(3) Server permits shall be issued by the server trainingprograms in a form approved by the department of mental health, retardation andhospitals. Said permits shall include, at a minimum, the name of the server,the date of issuance, and the name of the server training program.
(f) The department of business regulation shall promulgateand enforce rules and regulations for non-compliance as follows:
(1) Graduated penalties for licensees for violations within athree (3) year period beginning with an initial written warning for violationswithin a three (3) year period for a first violation, a written warning for asecond (2nd) violation, a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250)for a third (3rd) violation or noncompliance, and a license suspension forsubsequent violations.
(2) For violations within a three (3) year period, graduatedpenalties for training programs beginning with an initial written warning, awritten warning for a second (2nd) violation, and a suspension and/ordecertification for a third (3rd) violation or for repeated noncompliance. Thedepartment of mental health, retardation and hospitals may forward complaintsof violations to the department of business regulation.
(3) For violations within a three (3) year period, graduatedpenalties for servers beginning with an initial written warning, a writtenwarning for a second (2nd) violation, and a loss of server trainingcertification for a third (3rd) violation or noncompliance.
(4) Failure to have a valid server permit on their personshall not constitute a violation, provided, proof of a valid permit is providedwithin ten (10) days thereof.
(g) In order to provide for uniformity, any enactment by anygovernment body relating to alcohol server training programs pertaining toClass B, Class C, Class D, Class J, Class N and P licenses, as provided forherein shall be by statute as enacted by the general assembly.
(h) The respective departments shall promulgate saidregulations no later than October 1, 2005. The department of mental health,retardation and hospitals shall review and certify eligible alcohol servertraining programs no later than January 1, 2006. The department of mentalhealth, retardation and hospitals shall notify applicants of any deficienciesnot later than December 1, 2005. All licensees shall be in compliance with saidregulations within ninety (90) days of January 1, 2006, or be subject to thepenalties set forth herein.
