8.27.020 Responsible beverage service training required – Proof.
A. No on-sale alcohol outlet may serve, sell, or arrange delivery to a patron any alcoholic beverages unless a manager, assistant manager or lead employee who has completed a LEAD or RBS training course is on the premises.
B. No licensee, manager or server shall sell, serve or deliver to a patron any alcoholic beverage unless he or she has completed LEAD or RBS training.
C. Each licensee, manager and server must complete training within six months from the effective date of this chapter, start of employment, or from start of business, whichever date is earliest.
D. Proof of completion for a LEAD or RBS training program will be considered valid for a period of four years from the date of completion.
E. Licensees shall be responsible for ensuring that all managers and servers they employ comply with this section.
F. Licensees shall maintain on the premises a file of proof of completion of the LEAD or RBS training by the licensee, managers and servers that shall be available for inspection by any peace officer or other enforcement officer during regular business hours. The proof of completion shall include: (1) the effective date of hire; (2) course completion date; (3) the name of the LEAD or RBS training completed; (4) a copy of each training certificate or wallet card, or other written proof of completion; and (5) identifying information of the licensee, managers and servers, including the name, address, phone number and California driver’s license number, if applicable.
G. Before a licensee may be cited pursuant to CVMC 8.27.030 for refusing to allow a peace officer or other enforcement officer to inspect proof of completion records as required in subsection (F) of this section, the peace officer shall obtain a search warrant for the proof of completion records from the San Diego Superior Court.
H. The City shall provide a summary of the requirements of this chapter together with its penalties for violation prior to issuing a business license to all alcohol outlets, as defined in this chapter. (Ord. 3310 § 1, 2014).