A disorderly house in California is a liquor license premises that disturbs the neighborhood or is maintained for purposes which are injurious to the public morals, health, convenience or safety. A liquor license outlet that: * (a) disturbs the neighborhood with noise, loud music, loitering, littering, vandalism, urination or defecation by patrons, graffiti, etc.; or * (b) has many crimes ongoing inside, such as drunks, fights, assaults, prostitution, narcotics, etc. * The liquor license premises includes the parking lot (and 20 feet of sidewalk in some cases). (Calif B&P Code 25601 and 24200). Show Notes — 009 * What kind of liquor license establishments can be considered a disorderly house in California? * How does a business operating as disorderly house affect the neighborhood and local law enforcement? * Is a liquor license owner in California responsible for patron conduct in the parking lot and front sidewalk? * How does the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control learn about crime and nuisance complaints? * How are liquor license owners notified about disciplinary actions against their license? * Does a disorderly house accusation affect future liquor license suspension or revocation actions? * What is the most common cause of a disorderly house accusation? * What does California law say with regard to selling alcoholic beverages an intoxicated customer in a licensed establishment? * What are some of the physical signs a person shows when they are intoxicated? * What is the difference between obvious intoxication and legal intoxication? * What does BAC mean? (e.g. Blood Alcohol Content) * What methods are there to count drinks served? * Should a bar use a BAC chart for training how to estimate intoxication? * Should a bar or nightclub allow patrons to reach .08 BAC? * What if bar patron isn’t driving, can they drink past .08 BAC? * How can a bar prevent a patron from reaching .08 BAC? * Can a alcoholic beverage server sell to an obviously intoxicated person if on foot? * May an intoxicated patron be permitted to enter or remain in a licensed establishment? * Is a server responsible for knowing a patron’s BAC level? * Use the CARE system for not over-serving bar patrons * C = Counting number of standard-size drinks * A = Be attentive to patron consumption, mood, changes in behavior * R = Rating your guest sobriety level (green, yellow, red) * E = Executing your duty to serve alcoholic beverages responsibly BAC chart (e.g. 160 lb. man takes 3 standard drinks to hit .07 BAC) * What is considered to be a standard drink in California? * Are alcohol beverage servers required to know how many standard drinks are in each drink they serve? * Do large drinks and multi-liquor drinks increase BAC at a faster rate? * What factors affect intoxication? * Are liquor license owners expected to be “My Brother’s Keeper”? * Why is having an adequate number trained staff important? * Does the servers job include taking care of the obviously intoxicated patron? * Do other states have the same or similar liquor license laws? * How do liquor control agents or local law enforcement officers investigate and enforce liquor law violations? * What drives ABC investigations, undercover, and task force work? * Did you use of undercover investigators to prove actual notice of a violation to bar staff? * Recommends having a security plan ready to defend a disorderly house accusation at the hearing. About our Guest Lauren C. Tyson Lauren C. Tyson * Lauren Tyson is CEO and founder of
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