Maine § 28-A §2519 Approval of alcohol server education courses

Maine Statutes

§ 28-A §2519 — Approval of alcohol server education courses

Maine § 28-A §2519

Title 28-ALIQUORS

Part 8LIQUOR LIABILITY

Ch. 100MAINE LIQUOR LIABILITY ACT

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 28-A, § 28-A §2519 (2026).

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1.Approval of alcohol server education courses. The director of the bureau or director's designee shall approve alcohol server education courses for a period of 2 years that meet the criteria developed under this section. The director may renew approval provided the course meets the criteria applicable at the time of renewal.

2.Advisory committee; appointment. The director of the bureau shall appoint the Server Education Advisory Committee consisting of 8 members, to include:

3.Advisory committee; course criteria. The advisory committee shall determine specific criteria that an alcohol server education course must contain to receive approval. The specific criteria must be based on and include the following. 3-A. Precourse evaluation waiver. After review of a course, the advisory committ

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1.
Approval of alcohol server education courses.
The director of the bureau or director's designee shall approve alcohol server education courses for a period of 2 years that meet the criteria developed under this section. The director may renew approval provided the course meets the criteria applicable at the time of renewal.
2.
Advisory committee; appointment.
The director of the bureau shall appoint the Server Education Advisory Committee consisting of 8 members, to include:
3.
Advisory committee; course criteria.
The advisory committee shall determine specific criteria that an alcohol server education course must contain to receive approval. The specific criteria must be based on and include the following.
3-A.
Precourse evaluation waiver.
After review of a course, the advisory committee may exempt that course from evaluating its participants prior to taking the course.
4.
Advisory committee; review and recommendation.
5.
Fee.
The fee for enrollment in a bureau alcohol server education course is $28 per participant. The fees collected must be retained by the bureau to cover the costs related to alcohol server education training.
6.
Instructor training.
Each instructor providing instruction in an approved alcohol server education course shall biennially attend a seminar on the liquor laws of the State provided by an officer of the bureau. The instructor shall attend the seminar prior to teaching an approved alcohol server education course in this State. If the instructor meets the requirements of subsection 6‑A, the instructor must receive an alcohol server instructor's certificate. There is a $10 fee for the seminar to offset expenses incurred in carrying out this subsection.
6-A.
Instructor qualifications.
In order to qualify for an alcohol server instructor's certificate, an instructor shall:
6-B.
Suspension of certificate.
The director of the bureau or director's designee may suspend or revoke an alcohol server instructor's or advisor's certificate upon the recommendation of the advisory committee. The following are grounds for an action to suspend or revoke a certificate:
6-C.
Advisor training.
Each advisor, pursuant to subsection 9, must be certified under subsection 6‑D prior to providing advisory assistance in an approved Internet-based alcohol server education course and shall biennially attend a seminar on the liquor laws of the State provided by an officer of the bureau. The fee for the seminar is the same as in subsection 6.
6-D.
Advisor qualifications.
In order to qualify for an alcohol server advisor's certificate an advisor shall:
7.
Course accountability.
The director of the bureau or director's designee may appoint an employee of the bureau to monitor each alcohol server education course to ensure that the course presents proper training and meets the approved criteria. The bureau shall maintain a record of the participants who have completed an alcohol server training course. Each instructor of an approved course shall provide the bureau with the names, addresses, dates of birth and the driver's license numbers, state identification card numbers or social security numbers of students who complete the course and the date of completion. The instructors shall forward $3 to the bureau for every name submitted. The amounts collected must be retained by the bureau to cover costs related to alcohol server education training.
8.
Alcohol server education courses; approval; suspension; revocation.
The director of the bureau or director's designee may refuse to issue or renew approval for an alcohol server education course. The director of the bureau or director's designee may suspend or revoke approval for an alcohol server education course upon the recommendation of the advisory committee after reviewing the report of the monitor. The following are grounds for an action to refuse to issue or renew approval or to suspend or revoke approval.
9.
Approval of Internet-based alcohol server education courses.
The director of the bureau or director's designee may approve an Internet-based alcohol server education course if the course meets the criteria developed under this section. An approved Internet-based alcohol server education course must have an advisor, certified under subsection 6‑D, available to answer questions for persons using the Internet-based alcohol server education course.

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 700, §A117 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §L8 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §RRR (AFF). PL 1991, c. 591, §L8 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 266, §§34-36 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 730, §52 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 140, §8 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 373, §§166-169 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 519, §§2-8 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B78 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B80 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 502, §§1-7 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 539, §12 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. AA, §76 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. V, §61 (REV). PL 2017, c. 167, §§24-30 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 407, Pt. A, §116 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 658, §285 (AMD).