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ABC Act

CUSTOMER SURVEY

District Offices

• Headquarters
• Northern Division
• Eureka
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• San Luis Obispo
• Van Nuys
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ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS

• Target Responsibility For Alcohol Connected Emergencies (TRACE)
• Minor Decoy Program
• Shoulder Tap Decoy Program
• Operation Trapdoor
• Grant Assistance Program (GAP)
• Special Operations Unit (SOU)
• Teenage Party Prevention Enforcement and Dispersal

EXECUTIVE STAFF

• Jacob Appelsmith, Director
• Timothy Gorsuch, Chief Deputy Director
• Eduardo Jimenez, Assistant Director, Administration
• Lori Ajax, Deputy Division Chief - Headquarters
• Susie Smith, Legislative Officer
• Chris Albrecht, Assistant Director - Northern Division
• Joseph Cruz, Assistant Director - Southern Division
• Eric Hirata, Deputy Division Chief - Northern Division
• Rick Ryan, Deputy Division Chief - Southern Division
• Beth Goldberg, Deputy Division Chief - Southern Division
• Matthew Botting, General Counsel
• Tamara Colson, Chief Prosecuting Counsel

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

FORMS

• Licensing Forms
• Permanent License Applications
• Priority Application
• Application Forms
• Special Daily License/Event Permit Applications
• Miscellaneous License Requests
• Enforcement/Compliance Forms
• Non-Retail Forms
• Education and Prevention Forms
• Complaint and Protest Forms
• Spanish Forms/Formas En Español
• All forms

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Exams/Available Positions
• Licensing Representative I (Promotional – ABC Employees Only)
• Licensing Representative II (Promotional – ABC Employees Only)
• Investigator (Open Continuous)
• Program Technician (Promotional Continuous – ABC Employees Only)
• Program Technician II (Promotional Continuous – ABC Employees Only)
• View ABC’S Exam Plan
• Investigator Job Opportunities

LICENSING

• ABC Licensing
• License Types

License Query System (LQS)

• License Number
• Business Address (A licensed location)
• Licensee Name (An owner named on a license)
• Business Name (Doing Business As)

MISSION STATEMENT

Penalty Guidelines

PREVENTION and EDUCATION PROGRAMS

• Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training Provider Program
• Licensee Education on Alcohol and Drugs (LEAD) Program (ABC’s award winning server awareness training program for licensees)
• Informed Merchants Preventing Alcohol-Related Crimes and Tendencies (IMPACT)
• Retail Operating Standards Task Force (ROSTF)
• Alcohol Issues Partnership Project with CA University Systems

Reports

Daily Reports
• Issued Licenses
• New Applications
• Status Changes
Weekly Reports
• Finalized Legal Proceedings
• Filed Legal Proceedings
• Archives
Monthly reports
• Revocation Pending Licenses
• Raw Data Export
Annual Reports
• License Summary Counts
• List of Licensed Importers
Ad-Hoc reports
• Query by City and License Type information
• Query by County, ZIP Code and License Type information
• Query by County, Census Tract and License Type information

SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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TRADE ENFORCEMENT

• Trade Enforcement
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• California Code of Regulations (Title 4)