COMPLAINT FORMS AND PROCESS
File a complaint against a business, department employee, or bilingual service.
ABC’s Online Services
Create a License Administrator account to manage your license online.
LEAD Training for Off-Sale Licensees
This training is specifically designed for members of the alcoholic beverage industry who work in off-sale locations, such as stores who sell alcohol to patrons for off-site consumption.
News & Updates
Celebrate New Year’s Eve Safely and Responsibly
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) encourages ABC licensees to help prevent DUIs and check identifications closely to prevent underage drinking during New Year’s Eve. ABC also urges the public to have a plan in place for a sober…
Help Prevent DUIs and Underage Drinking by Checking Identifications This Holiday Season
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) asks ABC-licensees to help prevent DUIs and check identifications closely to prevent underage drinking during the 2025 holiday season. If your holiday celebrations involve alcohol, planning for a sober ride home must be…
ABC Awarded Grant to Reduce Underage Drinking and Alcohol-Related Harm in California
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) announced today it has been awarded a $3 million grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to reduce underage drinking and increase…
ABC Asks Licensees and the Public to Work Together to Prevent DUIs this Thanksgiving Weekend
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) encourages ABC licensees to check identifications closely to prevent underage drinking and to not serve obviously intoxicated customers this Thanksgiving weekend…
ABC Encourages the Public to Celebrate Halloween Responsibly
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) reminds licensees and the public to be safe this Halloween by working together to reduce drunk driving…
ABC Observes National Teen Driver Safety Week
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), in partnership with the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)…
Helping Communities and Assisting Businesses
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control provides the highest level of equitable service and public safety to the people of the state through licensing, education, and enforcement.
California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
3927 Lennane Drive, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95834
Email us at [email protected].
Call (916) 419-2500
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The department’s workload is divided into three elements: administration, licensing, and compliance. The department’s headquarters in Sacramento consists of the Director’s office and other offices performing licensing, fiscal management, legal, trade practices, training, and personnel / labor relations and other administrative support functions for the department. Read more »
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