Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in IC 7.1-3-1.7, a retailer permittee or dealer permittee who operates an establishment where alcoholic beverages are served or sold must:

(1) ensure that each alcohol server completes a server program or a trainer program established or approved under section 5.5 or 6 of this chapter not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date the alcohol server begins employment at the establishment;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 7.1-3-1.5-13

  • alcohol server: means the following:

    Indiana Code 7.1-3-1.5-1

  • dealer permittee: means a person who holds a liquor dealer permit under Indiana Code 7.1-3-1.5-2
  • program: refers to a program designed to educate an alcohol server on the:

    Indiana Code 7.1-3-1.5-3

  • retailer permittee: means a person who holds a:

    Indiana Code 7.1-3-1.5-4

  • server program: refers to a program designed to educate an alcohol server on the:

    Indiana Code 7.1-3-1.5-4.3

  • trainer program: refers to a program designed to educate an individual on the training of alcohol servers on the:

    Indiana Code 7.1-3-1.5-4.5

(2) require each alcohol server to attend a refresher course that includes the dissemination of new information concerning the server program subject areas described in section 6 of this chapter or subject areas of a trainer program every three (3) years after the date the alcohol server completes a server program or a trainer program; and

(3) maintain training verification records of each alcohol server.

     (b) A retailer permittee, a dealer permittee, or a management representative of a retailer or dealer permittee must complete a server program or a trainer program established or approved under section 5.5 or 6 of this chapter:

(1) not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date:

(A) the dealer permittee is issued a permit described in section 2 of this chapter; or

(B) the retailer permittee is issued a permit described in section 4 of this chapter; and

(2) every five (5) years after the date the retailer permittee, dealer permittee, or management representative of the retailer or dealer permittee completes a server program or a trainer program.

     (c) The commission shall notify a:

(1) dealer permittee at the time the dealer permittee renews a permit described in section 2 of this chapter; and

(2) retailer permittee at the time the retailer permittee renews a permit described in section 4 of this chapter;

of the requirements under subsections (a) and (b).

     (d) The commission may suspend or revoke a retailer permittee’s or dealer permittee’s permit or fine a retailer permittee or dealer permittee for noncompliance with this section in accordance with IC 7.1-3-23.

As added by P.L.161-2005, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.165-2006, SEC.16; P.L.94-2008, SEC.21; P.L.10-2010, SEC.5; P.L.13-2013, SEC.27; P.L.191-2018, SEC.1.

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