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Alcohol Server License Application
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  • Training Dates
    and Times
  • Current Alcohol
    Server Licenses
  • Report Selling/Giving Away
    Liquor to Minors
  • Employee
    Questions
  • Business
    Questions
Class Location Class Date Class Time
Law Enforcement Center
501 Faraon St.
03/17/2010 6pm - 8pm
Law Enforcement Center
501 Faraon St.
04/01/2010 Noon - 2pm
Law Enforcement Center
501 Faraon St.
04/21/2010 3pm - 5pm

**PLEASE READ**
It is strongly recommended that you obtain a temporary 60 day server license prior to registering for a server training class. We do not accept license fees at the training classes, and cannot issue temporary licenses during the classes. If you have your temporary license before you attend the training, we can issue your permanent license to you at the end of the training class. You may receive your temporary license at City Hall, room 106, or the Law Enforcement Center, the SJPD side.

Signup for a Server Class

 

Permit Holder's Name Permit Number Expiration Date
BAREISS BRITTANEY M LS10-00097 02/19/13
BEARDEN TONJA M LS10-00034 03/03/13
BENJAMIN AMANDA LYNN LS10-00072 02/16/13
BENNETT TASHA RAEANN LS10-00091 03/03/13
BILLINGTON LAURIE ANN LS10-00081 03/03/13
BOMBERGER SHAWNA N LS10-00129 02/16/13
BRANDON MEGAN ELIZABETH LS10-00107 03/03/13
BYE KRISTEN D LS10-00078 02/19/13
CAFFERTY HOPE B LS10-00099 02/19/13
CARMICHAEL ADAM LEE LS10-00084 02/19/13
CASEY MATTHEW P LS10-00131 02/16/13
CLARK RICHARD W LS10-00080 02/16/13
CORKINS JACQUELYN ELAINE LS10-00135 02/16/13
COX AMBER MARIE LS10-00089 02/19/13
CRAIG TIMOTHY ADAM LS10-00024 01/19/13
DAVIS LINDSEY N LS10-00038 02/16/13
DEWALT KATHERINE A LS10-00109 03/03/13
DOMENIC-GARVEY BARBARA ANN LS10-00138 03/03/13
DUKE JANSEN D LS10-00104 02/16/13
DUNN BRIDGETTE ANN LS10-00061 02/16/13
ENNETT JEFFREY THOMAS LS10-00056 02/19/13
ERKS ELIZABETH SUE LS10-00083 02/19/13
ESPARAZA JUSTIN E LS10-00120 02/19/13
GARBER KELLY JEAN LS10-00022 02/16/13
GARVEY AMBER MICHELLE LS10-00137 02/16/13
GILPIN JASON MATHEW WARREN LS10-00048 01/21/13
GREENE DEREK B LS10-00079 02/19/13
HAGGARD BRYCEN BRADLEY LS10-00139 02/19/13
HANSEN JR OSCAR JACOB LS10-00016 12/20/12
HODGES THOMAS A LS10-00069 03/03/13
IVY TAMARA LYNN LS10-00044 02/03/13
JARMAN PATRICIA LOUSIE LS10-00055 02/16/13
JARRETT JEREMIE JOHN LS10-00132 02/16/13
JONES CARRAH G LS10-00086 02/19/13
JORDAN KERI BETH LS10-00136 03/03/13
JORDAN MATHEW L LS10-00182 03/03/13
KOBETT ALICIA JANE LS10-00119 03/03/13
KRAUSS CRYSTAL ANNETTE LS10-00070 02/19/13
LAWRENCE MELISSA ELISE LS10-00050 02/16/13
LINEBAUGH TONYA KAY LS10-00063 02/16/13
MACE LINDA SUE LS10-00147 02/21/13
MACRANDER NINA MAY LS10-00111 03/03/13
MAIDES JAMES L LS10-00110 03/03/13
MARTIN STEPHANIE LEIGH LS10-00035 02/03/13
MAXWELL RACHELLE NICOLE LS10-00169 03/03/13
MCCART MICHELLE R LS10-00115 02/16/13
MCGEE CHARMAYNE LOUISE LS10-00140 03/03/13
MISNER BRITNE ANN LS10-00198 03/03/13
MOORE IRENE MARIE LS10-00127 03/03/13
NURSKI SHERRY RENEE LS10-00064 02/03/13
OROURKE JOHN S LS10-00188 03/03/13
OWEN KELLY LEIGH LS10-00046 02/19/13
PARSONS JEAN ANN LS10-00183 03/03/13
PATRICK GEORGE WALTER LS10-00167 03/03/13
PERRY KELLEN THOMAS LS10-00205 03/04/13
PHILIPS BRIANNA M LS10-00117 03/03/13
ROBERTSON LEANNA LS10-00014 12/20/12
ROLLETT CYNTHIA LUCELLE LS10-00108 02/03/13
SCARBROUGH BRENT JAMES LS10-00028 02/16/13
SEITER WILLIAM B LS10-00090 02/16/13
SMITH SHARON K LS10-00106 02/03/13
SNOW HEATHER ANN LS10-00126 02/16/13
STARKE DEAN WESLEY SR LS10-00161 02/24/13
STERLING DONNA BARBARA LS10-00007 12/20/12
STEVENS JR JEFFREY WAYNE LS10-00040 02/03/13
STICKLEY DANA R LS10-00094 02/19/13
STROUD JENNIFER L LS10-00093 02/19/13
TAGUE RONDA BERNICE LS10-00010 12/20/12
TAYLOR JESSICA ALICIA RENEE LS10-00032 01/19/13
TERHUNE CHELSEA CHEYENNE LS10-00071 02/19/13
TORRES DAVID LS10-00066 03/03/13
TRIMM QUENTIN SELBY LS10-00189 03/03/13
TURNER ANGELA MARIE LS10-00076 02/19/13
WALL IRENE RAYE LS10-00006 12/16/12
WARHOLA TODD RAYMOND LS10-00054 02/16/13
WATSON DONALD LEE LS10-00141 03/03/13
WILCOX TRACY ALLEN LS10-00153 03/03/13
WOLDRUFF DANIELLE MICHELLE LS10-00058 02/16/13
YAGER RHONDA RENEE LS10-00062 02/16/13

 

The St. Joseph Police Department is committed to reducing the sale/giving away of liquor to minors by businesses/homeowners. If you know of such activity, you may report it using the form below. The information you provide will be forwarded to the appropriate personnel for follow-up. Providing us your name is not required although it will validate your submission as well as give investigators the ability to contact you for further information if necessary. All information you submit, including your identity if disclosed, will be kept confidential if you desire.

This is not an official Police Incident Report. To file an official police report, go here. If you are reporting a crime please call 911.

Reporting the Selling/Giving Away of Liquor to Minors

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What is an “Alcohol Server License”?
Business owners must have a license for their establishment to sell alcoholic beverages and the license can be suspended or revoked or administrative fines imposed for failure to comply with various laws and regulations. An alcohol server license is similar as it requires the individual employee to be licensed as well, in order to sell or serve alcoholic beverages. Just like the business owners, the individual employee can have their license revoked or administrative fines imposed against their license for violation of various laws and regulations. This license increases the accountability of the individual employee to the same level that business owners have.

Who has to have an Alcohol Server License?
individuals directly engaged in the retail sale, service, delivery or dispensing of intoxicating and non-intoxicating alcoholic beverages and includes taking orders for, accepting payment for, mixing, serving or assisting in mixing or serving. Examples would be persons that act as a bar manager, bartender, waiter, waitress, cashiers and sales clerks.

How do I obtain an Alcohol Server License?
An application for and a fee of $15.00 will be submitted to the city within 5 days of employment commencing. Once a completed application has been received and the fee paid, a 60 day temporary alcohol server license will be issued. The requisite training and server license shall be obtained within 60 calendar days of employment. Once the requisite training, as approved by the Police Department has been completed, a three year permanent license will be issued to you.

Where can I obtain an Alcohol Server License Application?
An application form can be obtained at the Customer Assistance Department located at City Hall, 1100 Frederick Avenue or at the St. Joseph Police Department located at 501 Faraon Street. The form can also be downloaded and printed from the St. Joseph Police Departments web site www.stjoepd.info, or by clicking the link above the tabs.

What is the “requisite training” required?
The requisite training can be any course approved by the St. Joseph Police Department. The St. Joseph Police Department regularly offers this class in cooperation with the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. These classes typically last two hours for an initial alcohol server license and one half hour to forty five minutes for renewal classes. Please visit www.stjoepd.info for available training dates and times, or click the appropriate tab above.

Classes conducted at other locations in Missouri by the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control is acceptable provided that your attendance in the class can be verified. In addition, your employer may provide training that meets this requirement as long as the course material has been approved and your attendance in class is verified.

What happens to if I don’t get a license?
You can be issued a summons for failure to have an alcohol server license which will require you to appear in St. Joseph Municipal Court. Penalties range from not less than a $100.00 fine for a first violation, $250.00 for a second violation and $500.00 and confinement up to 60 days in the county jail for a third or subsequent violations. In addition, the business owner will be notified that you are unlicensed and they will then be responsible to insure that you either receive the license or do not sell or serve alcoholic beverages.

What happens if I sell alcohol to a minor?
Typically, first offenses result in a summons being issued to you and you will be required to appear in St. Joseph Municipal Court with a fine of not less than $100.00 upon a finding or plea of guilty. On a second violation, the officer will either issue a summons or arrest you for the violation. Fines for a second violation are not less than $250.00. Officers typically arrest persons who sell alcohol to a minor on the third violation. Third violations can result in up to a $500.00 fine and up to 60 days confinement in the county jail. In addition, your alcohol server license will be revoked on a third violation within a 3 year period, which bars you from employment involving the sale or service of alcoholic beverages. This revocation is for a period of one year and requires that you pay a reinstatement fee of $50.00, the Alcohol Server License fee of $15.00 and complete the requisite training before obtaining a new license.

Are there any exceptions?
A server license will not be required when a temporary picnic license has been issued or for a Sunday not for profit license has been issued.

If you worked for a licensed business before December 1. 2009; you will not be required to obtain an alcohol server license until July 1, 2011. This is provided to give persons already engaged in the serving or selling of alcoholic beverages time to comply with the new regulation.

If you are a new employee of a licensed establishment hired after December 1, 2009; you will be required to obtain the alcohol server license.

Any employee of a business that obtains their initial retail drink license after December 1, 2009 will be required to obtain the alcohol server license. Keep in mind that on July 1, 2011, all people in St. Joseph engaged in the selling or serving of alcoholic beverages at a licensed business must be licensed.

I am a doorman at a bar, do I need a license?
As long as you are not engaged in the retail sale, service, delivery or dispensing of intoxicating and non-intoxicating alcoholic beverages, you are not required to obtain an alcohol server license. Doorman checking identification are a good first line of defense to avoid serving minors, but the responsibility of not serving minors rests entirely on the person actually selling or serving an alcoholic beverage under current Missouri Law. The St. Joseph Police Department encourages persons acting as a doorman to attend the training to better prepare them in their duties.

Who pays for the alcohol server license?
The individual employee is responsible for paying the $15.00 application fee and obtaining the temporary permit within 5 days of beginning employment. The employee will be issued a 60 temporary permit when the application and fee has been received. The employee will need to complete the required training and obtain a permanent alcohol server license within 60 days of submitting the application.

When will my employees be required to have the alcohol server license?
Any current employee of a liquor by the drink retail license (in effect as of December 1, 2009) will not be required to comply with the alcohol server license provisions until July 1, 2011. Any new employee hired after December 1, 2009 or any employee of a business that obtains their initial liquor by the drink license after December 1, 2009 will be required to obtain the alcohol server license. Keep in mind that on July 1, 2011 all people in St. Joseph engaged in the selling or serving of alcoholic beverages at a licensed business must have an alcohol server license.

How can I verify that my employee has an alcohol server license?
There are several ways to verify this. The employee must have the permit with them when selling or serving alcoholic beverages. Ask to see the permit, which clearly states the permit number and expiration date. In addition, you can visit the St. Joseph Police Department web site at www.stjoepd.info which has the name, license number and license expiration dates listed so that employers can verify licensing information, or you can click the appropriate tab above.

How are license renewals handled?
The employee is responsible for insuring that they renew their license in a timely manner. They should submit an application for a new license within 60 days of their license expiration date and complete the refresher training in order to renew the license.

What happens if an unlicensed employee sells or serves an alcoholic beverage?
The employee is subject to being issued a summons to St. Joseph Municipal Court for failure to obtain an alcohol server license. The business will be notified that a violation occurred to inform them of the unlicensed employee. At that time, the business is responsible to insure that the employee obtains the alcohol server license or no longer serves in a position that sells or serves alcoholic beverages. If the employee continues to sell or serve alcoholic beverages after the business has been notified that the employee is unlicensed, the business is subject to suspension or revocation of the business’ liquor license.

Do my employees have to wear the license when they are working?
We currently do not require them to display the license while working, only that they have it in their possession. The employee does have to display it to an employer so that the employer can verify that the license is valid. In addition, they must present it to any law enforcement officer or city official upon request.

How do I know if a job applicant has sold alcohol to a minor in the past?
We are not able to post this type of information due to various legal issues. One safeguard we have at the current time is that any employee who is caught selling alcohol to a minor 3 times within a 3 year period will have their alcohol server license revoked for one year. Employees that have their license revoked must pay a $50.00 reinstatement fee, the $15.00 alcohol server license fee and attend training in order to be reinstated. The best practice is to do background checks on potential employees, call prior employers and ask if the job applicant was ever involved in illegal alcohol sales.

Why have alcohol server licenses?
St. Joseph businesses tend to be civic minded and concerned about the issues of illegal alcohol sales. We recognized the difficulties that local businesses had in providing proper training for their employees when selling or serving alcoholic beverages. Many businesses simply lack the staffing or expertise to provide adequate training especially smaller businesses. Several businesses have invested considerable finances in their cash register systems to deny sales to minors only to have an employee override the register to make an illegal sale. Despite the best efforts of businesses, local compliance inspections show that underage persons are successful in purchasing alcohol at businesses one out of three attempts.

By having a server license for the employee, more of the responsibility is shifted onto the employee when selling or serving alcoholic beverages. The alcohol server license requires the employee to pay for and obtain a license, the same as a business has to pay for and obtain a license to sell alcoholic beverages. The employee has to receive training so they understand their responsibilities which will reduce the possibility of them committing an illegal alcohol sale (which affects the business). The employee is subject to administrative actions against their license which can include a one year revocation thus providing them with an incentive to perform their job appropriately.

 

St. Joseph Police Department
Law Enforcement Center
501 Faraon St.
St. Joseph, MO 64501

816-271-4702
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