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DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL

Target Responsibility For Alcohol Connected Emergencies (T.R.A.C.E)

What is T.R.A.C.E.?

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How TRACE came about...
Learn why the TRACE Protocol was created by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and other agencies. Also, see a dramatization of a TRACE investigation showing how ABC Investigators put together diverse shreds of information to determine the source of alcohol to minors.

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A successful case...
See a re-enactment of a real TRACE investigation as ABC Investigators work together with the California Highway Patrol to find out who sold beer to a 19 year old that drove drunk, killing himself and an innocent 17 year old.

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