OAR 845-016-0068
Alcohol Server Education Renewal Requirements for Service Permittees and Licensees; Examination; Approval Standards and Process


(1) ORS 471.542 (Alcohol server education course and examination)(1) requires applicants for any license that authorizes the sale or service of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises and service permits to complete an approved alcohol server education course and examination in order to qualify for a license or permit. ORS 471.542 (Alcohol server education course and examination)(3) requires the Commission to establish by rule the requirements that licensees and permittees must comply with as a condition of requalifying for a license or permit every five years.
(2) Once every five years after completing the initial alcohol server education course and examination required in ORS 471.542 (Alcohol server education course and examination)(1), licensees and permittees may satisfy the requirement of 471.542 (Alcohol server education course and examination)(3) by:
(a) Repeating the initial alcohol server education course and examination; or
(b) Completing a renewal alcohol server education course and examination.
(3) Renewal Course Examination
(a) Despite OAR 845-009-0085 (The Examination (Licensees and License Applicants))(1) and 845-009-0105 (The Examination (Service Permittees and Service Permit Applicants))(1), a passing grade on a renewal course exam is 80 percent.
(b) Despite OAR 845-009-0085 (The Examination (Licensees and License Applicants))(3) and (4) and 845-009-0105 (The Examination (Service Permittees and Service Permit Applicants))(3), a student who does not pass a renewal course exam must repeat the initial alcohol server education course and examination to meet the renewal requirement.
(4) Renewal Course Approval Standards and Process
(a) For a course to be approved, an applicant must:
(A) Submit a completed application packet provided by the Commission; and
(B) Have a course that meets the Commission’s Minimum Curriculum and Instruction Standards for an Alcohol Server Education Renewal Course (published June 22, 2000, and available at the Commission’s main office at 9079 SE McLoughlin Blvd., Portland, Oregon).
(b) Commission staff will review the application and will:
(A) Approve a completed application that meets the requirements in section (4)(a) of this rule. The Commission will notify the applicant in writing if the Commission approves the course; or
(B) Return an incomplete application or one that does not meet the requirements of section (4)(a).

Source: Rule 845-016-0068 — Alcohol Server Education Renewal Requirements for Service Permittees and Licensees; Examination; Approval Standards and Process, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=845-016-0068.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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