Prevention and Education Programs

• Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training Provider Program (certification program for server awareness training programs)
• 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
• Teen Corner

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DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL

TEEN CORNER

DID YOU KNOW THAT....

	IF YOU ARE CAUGHT WITH A FAKE ID the penalty is a minimum $250 fine and/or 24-32 hours of community service, or a maximum $1,000 fine and/or six months in the county jail, PLUS...a one year suspension of your driver license. If you don't yet have one, you'll have to wait an extra year to get one.
	IF YOU ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE ALCOHOL the penalty is a maximum $100 fine and/or 24-32 hours of community service, PLUS... a one year suspension of your driver license. If you don't yet have one, you'll have to wait an extra year to get one.
	IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL the penalty is a $250 fine and 24-32 hours of community service, PLUS...a one year suspension of your driver license. If you don't yet have one, you'll have to wait an extra year to get one.
	IF YOU PURCHASE ALCOHOL the fine is $250 and/or 24-32 hours of community service, PLUS...a one year suspension of your driver license. If you don't yet have one, you'll have to wait an extra year to get one.
		ZERO TOLERANCE LAW IF YOU'RE UNDER 21 YEARS OLD and have even a sip of alcohol, and you are caught driving, you'll get a 1 to 3 year suspension of your driver license. REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO A BLOOD ALCOHOL TEST is an admission of guilt to driving under the influence of alcohol.

IT'S ALL THE SAME ONE CAN OF BEER, ONE GLASS OF WINE, OR A SHOT OF HARD LIQUOR ALL CONTAIN ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF PURE ALCOHOL. They all have the same effect on your body and mind. IT'S A FACT

ALCOHOL DEPRESSES THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. This means alcohol affects your inhibitions, judgment, reactions and coordination.

THE BODY CAN ONLY PROCESS A LIMITED AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL. When too much alcohol is in a person's system, it becomes a poison, causing coma and even d e a t h.