COMPLAINT FORMS AND PROCESS
File a complaint against a business, department employee, or bilingual service.
ABC’s Online Services
Create a License Administrator account to manage your license online.
LEAD Training for Off-Sale Licensees
This training is specifically designed for members of the alcoholic beverage industry who work in off-sale locations, such as stores who sell alcohol to patrons for off-site consumption.
News & Updates
California Alcohol Servers Approach Recertification Deadline
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s (ABC) Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) program is encouraging those who initially signed up for the start of the program in the summer of 2022 to recertify by August 31, 2025 in order to stay…
ABC announces 2025-26 APP Grant recipients
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) announced that it is awarding nearly $3 million for the 2025-26 fiscal year to 47 local law agencies to assist their fight against alcohol-related crime in California. ABC will administer…
ABC Statement on Identification Requests Within ABC-Licensed Locations
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is responsible for law enforcement at ABC-licensed locations, and agents in plainclothes routinely work to investigate complaints including sale of alcohol to underage individuals. Given the sale and…
ABC Partners with Law Enforcement to Prevent Underage Drinking at California Music Festivals
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) recently conducted operations at several popular California music festivals in an effort help licensees stay in compliance and reduce youth access to alcohol. Venues and festivals interested in selling alcohol must be licensed…
ABC Encourages the Public to Celebrate Memorial Day Safely
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is encouraging those who plan to celebrate Memorial Day weekend with alcohol to designate a sober driver or utilize a rideshare/taxi service before participating in any celebrations. The department is also asking…
ABC Encourages Teen Sobriety and Heightened Awareness of Combating Youth Access to Alcohol this Prom Season
This prom season, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is asking teens, parents, licensees and the general public to help combat teen drunk driving and do their part to prevent youth access to alcohol…
Helping Communities and Assisting Businesses
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control provides the highest level of equitable service and public safety to the people of the state through licensing, education, and enforcement.
California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
3927 Lennane Drive, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95834
Email us at [email protected].
Call (916) 419-2500
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About Us
The department’s workload is divided into three elements: administration, licensing, and compliance. The department’s headquarters in Sacramento consists of the Director’s office and other offices performing licensing, fiscal management, legal, trade practices, training, and personnel / labor relations and other administrative support functions for the department. Read more »
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