Arizona Frequently Asked Questions

Alcoholic Beverage Control

• How many citations are issued to a license before a liquor license is revoked?
• If I had an arrest several years ago, may I still apply for a license?
• Is it mandatory that licensees and their employees attend an alcohol management/liquor law program?
• Do I have to buy all alcohol from a wholesaler?
• If I reported an act of violence to the police, do I have to report it to you?
• What is the primary area of enforcement in liquor sales?
• Is it legal for the band to drink?
• May an employee be held liable for serving an intoxicated person?
• May an employee be cited for serving an intoxicated person after having followed the employers orders to do so?
• May a bar owner drink alcoholic beverages in his own establishment?
• May liquor be removed from an on-sale establishment by a customer?
• May a licensed establishment offer coupons to be redeemed for alcoholic beverages?
• May a customer bring alcohol into a licensed establishment?
• May a banquet customer purchase and bring alcohol to a function for which he has reserved a licensed establishment?
• Is the parking lot legally considered part of a licensed premise?
• Is a licensee responsible for problems that occur in his parking lot?
• May a bartender or server buy a drink for a customer?
• How long may an obviously intoxicated person remain in the bar?
• Must an employee list be posted in an on-sale licensed establishment?
• When may the front doors of a licensed establishment be locked?
• Is it legal for a restaurant with a Series 12 license to offer alcoholic beverages as part of its off-the-premises catering operation?
• How many drinks may I serve to a person at one time?
• Multiple licenses allowed at one location
• On- and off-sale privilges by license type
• During what hours may liquor be served?
• When can liquor be served on election day?
• May a restaurant licensee decide when to stop serving food and continue serving liquor?
• What is the legal drinking age in the State of Arizona?
• What is the minimum age for serves/sellers of alcoholic beverages?
• How old do you have to be to buy non-alcoholic beer?
• Can kids be in a bar?
• Under what circumstances may an underage person be in a bar?
• May an underage person consume alcohol on a licensed premise if he is with a parent who consents?
• Is it legal for a customer to be on a licensed premise without proper identification?
• What are the acceptable forms of identification?
• What are the penalties for using false identification?
• May an underage person who attempts to buy liquor with a false I.D. go to jail?
• How long does it take to process a license after application has been made?
• How far must I be from a church or school?