Alcohol Awareness Training

THE REQUIREMENT - ARTICLE 2B-SS 13-101• On & Off Premise retail alcohol beverage establishments are required to maintain at least one licensee or designated employee who has been currently certified in an approved alcohol awareness training program.
• Establishments in Montgomery, Harford and Howard Counties are required to have a certified license-holder or a certified person employed in a supervisory capacity designated by the licensee present during the hours in which alcohol may be sold.
• Certification must be renewed every four years to remain current. (Please see “Training Programs” below
• Failure to have a certified representative may result in license renewal delays, as well as, fines, suspensions or even revocation of your retail alcohol beverage license. Currently penalties for failure to comply are $100 for the first offense; and $500 fine or a suspension/revocation of the license, or both, for each subsequent offense.
• Temporary licenses (except those issued in St. Mary's County) and class E - steamboat, F - railroad and G - aircraft licenses are exempt from this mandate.
 

All alcoholic license establishments are required by law to have a state approved alcohol awareness certified person (licensee or person employed in a supervisory capacity) on the licensed premise during all hours in which alcoholic beverages may be sold.

Alcohol Awareness Course
AP-36218
8612 Sweet Autumn Dr., Baltimore, MD 21244
Contact: John S. Murray      (English/Spanish
Telephone: 410-553-8927    /Japanese/Korean)
E-mail:  jmurrayaa@aol.com
Call to register ($65 per trainee for any of the courses or to set up a class at your place to suit your schedule (special group rates are available)

Maryland Hospitality Education Foundation (MHEF) BEST Training
AP-36224
6301 Hillside Court, Columbia, MD 21046
Contact: Marshall Weston (English/Spanish)
Telephone: 1-800-874-1313
E-mail: marshall@ramef.org
Website: www.ramef.org
 
For a complete course listing and pricing information, please visit www.mhef.org. $65 per person. Discounts are available for RAM Members.

Korean American Social Agency
AP-36240
2107 Maryland Ave., Suite B, Baltimore, MD 21218
Contact: Chang Bae
Telephone: 410-625-0621
E-mail: changaibae@gmail.com

EMI Services, Management Services
AP-45145
2136 Sudbury Pl. NW Washington, DC 20012
Contact: Norm Neverson (English/Spanish)
Telephone: 301-961-5690 or 202-882-7175
E-mail: neverson1@juno.com

Prime Choice Consulting, LLC
10500 Sager Ave., Suite G, Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact: Grace Lee (Korean and English)
Telephone: 703-309-0281

Maryland TAM, Inc., Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association (MSLBA)- Education Resource
AP-36236
150 E Main St., Suite 104, Westminster, MD 21157
Contact: Jane Springer (Spanish, Korean, Japanese and Chinese written translations)
Telephone: 410-876-3424 or 1-800-921-1382
E-mail: mdtam@msn.com
Website: www.mslba.org/marylandtam.hym 
Registration fees are $65/Person if your establishment is a Member of the Maryland State Licensed Beverage Assoc., $75/Person for participants from Non-Member establishments.

AI40748
Five Top Training Classes
312 E. Third Street, Frederick, MD
Contact: Susan Hayes (English, Spanish)
Telephone: 240-367-7482
E-mail: FiveTop@aol.com
Website:  http://www.gettips.com
Alcohol awareness classes held on and off premise.
Call for more information.