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
Los Angeles Fires Licensee Helpline
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has established a hotline, (916) 562-1243, for licensees impacted by ongoing wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area. The hotline has been established for exclusive use of licensees in the impacted area. A department…
ABC Celebrates its Sworn Staff this National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
As January 9 marks National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) would like to express its gratitude to ABC’s approximately 200 agents. “For the past 70 years, ABC peace officers have worked to reduce alcohol-related…
ABC Launches Entertainment Zone Participation Notification Tool
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’ s Entertainment Zone Participation Notification tool is now live on the ABC website. This new feature provides eligible ABC license holders the ability to submit their notice of intent to participate in California’s entertainment…
ABC, OTS Award Grant to Mothers Against Drunk Driving
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has awarded a $750,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Safety Administration to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The purpose of the grant is to educate teens, young…
Help Prevent DUIs and Underage Drinking by Checking Identifications This New Year’s Eve
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) encourages ABC-licensees to help prevent DUIs and check identifications closely to prevent underage drinking during the New Year’s Eve. ABC also urges the public to have a plan in place for a sober…
Help Prevent DUIs and Underage Drinking by Checking Identifications This Holiday Season
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) asks ABC-licensees to help prevent DUIs and check identifications closely to prevent underage drinking during the 2024 holiday season. ABC also encourages the public to have a plan in place for a sober…
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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 headquarters@abc.ca.gov.
Call (916) 419-2500
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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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