OAR 845-009-0100
Service Permittee Requirements

(1) The Commission may not issue or renew a service permit unless the applicant or permittee has complied with the requirements of ORS 471.542 (Alcohol server education course and examination) and Commission rules related to the completion of an approved alcohol server education course.
(2) An applicant:
(a) May take the course and pass the exam anytime within two years before the date the Commission receives the person’s completed service permit application; or
(b) Must take the course and pass the exam no later than 45 days after the Commission receives the person’s completed service permit application. The Commission will deny the application if the applicant has not completed the course and passed the exam within the 45 day limit unless the Commission has approved a hardship extension as described in Sections (3) and (4) of this rule.
(3) ORS 471.542 (Alcohol server education course and examination)(3) allows the Commission to extend the time limit for completing the course and passing the exam for hardship reasons. The only hardship extensions the Commission will approve are ones for applicants:
(a) Living in counties with a population under 100,000; and
(b) Who demonstrate in writing unusual circumstances beyond the applicant’s ability to control or prevent that keep the applicant from completing the course and exam within 45 days.
(4) A hardship extension may not exceed 75 days from the date the Commission received the applicant’s completed service permit application. An applicant must submit an extension request within 45 days from the date the Commission received the application. The request must include:
(a) The name of the county that the applicant lives in, and a statement that the population of the county is under 100,000; and
(b) A detailed description of the unusual circumstances that keep the applicant from completing the course and exam within 45 days; the description must demonstrate that the circumstances are beyond the applicant’s ability to control or prevent. The applicant must also include the amount of time needed, and the time requested may not exceed 75 days from the date the Commission received the person’s completed service permit application. The Commission will notify the applicant in writing of its approval or denial; an approval will include the length of the hardship extension.
(5) A service permittee:
(a) May complete the course and exam anytime within two years before his/her service permit expires to qualify for renewal; or
(b) May complete the course and exam at any time and apply for a new service permit.
(6) A service permit applicant must include $13 alcohol server education administrative fee with the service permit application. The applicant must also include the $10 service permit application fee. An application that does not include the administrative fee, application fee and applicable convenience fee charged by the vendor will be considered incomplete. The Commission may return the application.

Source: Rule 845-009-0100 — Service Permittee Requirements, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=845-009-0100 (accessed May 26, 2025).

May 26, 2025

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