La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § VII-507

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section VII-507 - Servers and Security Personnel

A. Server and security personnel applicants with special needs, such as an inability to read or write in English, hearing impairment, etc., shall contact the approved training provider at least one week before the alcohol server or security personnel training course to request specific assistance in completing the course. Notwithstanding any other provisions of Chapter 5, the approved provider and the program administrator shall attempt to provide reasonable accommodation when requested in compliance with the state and federal law.

B. Server and Security Personnel Permit

1. Server and security personnel permits shall be valid for four years from the completion of an approved responsible vendor training course.

2. Whenever a server or security personnel is employed in the service of alcohol, their permit and one legal form of picture identification shall be available on the premises for inspection by agents of the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control or other peace officers.

3. A server's or security personnel's refusal or failure to make their permit available on the premises for immediate inspection by authorized agents or peace officers shall be evidence of a violation of this Section.

C. Server or Security Personnel Permit Verification. The Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control shall maintain a list of currently certified servers and security personnel by name, permit number, and date of birth, so that vendors can verify the validity of the servers' and security personnel's permits.

D. Permit Expiration, Renewal and Lost Permits

1. Every server and security personnel permit shall expire on the last day of the month, four years after the month that the server or security personnel successfully completed the applicable responsible vendor server or security personnel course.

2. To be eligible for renewal of a server or security personnel permit, the server or security personnel shall attend and successfully pass an approved abbreviated renewal responsible vendor course and examination given by an approved provider.

3. Lost permits shall be canceled and a replacement issued by the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control after the server or security personnel submits an affidavit of lost permit and a $5 fee.

E. Illegal Possession of a Permit. Any person who falsifies, keeps, or possesses a server permit contrary to the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty of a violation of this Chapter.

F. Server and Security Personnel Liability: Penalties, Fines, Suspension, or Revocation of Server or Security Personnel Permit. Notwithstanding any criminal actions taken, the commissioner may issue administrative violations notices to any holder of a server permit for noncompliance with this Chapter or for any violations, attributable to the server or security personnel, of Title 26 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § VII-507

Promulgated by the Department of Revenue, Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, LR 24:1950 (October 1998), amended LR 31:939 (April 2005), LR 39:1827 (July 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 26:931 et seq.