| Utah alcohol certification has been required in the state | | | | effects on the body and behavior as a drug, the ability |
| since 1987. The hospitality industry started offering this | | | | to recognize a problem drinker, Utah alcohol laws, how |
| training prior to the inception of the state mandates, | | | | to deal with customers that cause problems, and how |
| which actually helped to influence the creation of the | | | | to discuss alternative transportation with customers |
| legislation in the first place. The National Restaurant | | | | who need assistance, whether they know it or not. |
| Association and the American Hotel & Motel | | | | The course is to be completed within 30 days of |
| Association were the groups that first developed the | | | | employment for all employees and supervisors, and is |
| programs that the hospitality industry in Utah used prior | | | | offered by third-party providers that are certified by |
| to the state law creation. Now, everyone who works | | | | the Utah Division of Substance Abuse. Each provider |
| in an establishment that serves alcohol for on-premises | | | | sets their own fees, and the employer will determine |
| consumption is required to take an Alcohol Training and | | | | whether the fee is paid by the employee or the |
| Education Seminar. This includes employees that will | | | | establishment. |
| serve alcohol, as well as managers and supervisors of | | | | Once a server or manager takes the training seminar |
| those employees. | | | | for Utah alcohol certification, they are registered in the |
| The Utah alcohol certification program is required to be | | | | Alcohol Server Training System with the Utah DSA. |
| repeated every three years to keep certification | | | | This allows employers to check the status of servers' |
| current and educate people on changing laws and | | | | certification, as well as to search for a server to see if |
| rules within the state. Owners of establishments that | | | | they have completed the course or not. All servers will |
| serve alcohol for on-premises consumption are only | | | | be listed in this database, which means that if an |
| required to take the course if they also work as a | | | | establishment has an employee who says they |
| supervisor, manager, or server in the establishment. If | | | | completed the course, they will need to contact the |
| they are completely hands-off, and only act as an | | | | Division of Substance Abuse to confirm that the |
| owner, the seminar isn't required to be completed. | | | | server is, in fact, certified to serve alcohol in the state |
| The state law requires that people learn five different | | | | of Utah. |
| areas of information in the seminar, including: alcohol's | | | | |