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.

What Can We Help You With? ABC offers a variety of online services that help you complete your business with ABC from anywhere, anytime. Check back later as we launch new services.

Formerly known as the License Query System (LQS), the license lookup service provides information about applicants and licensed individuals and businesses that are regulated by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Manage your ABC business anywhere, anytime with ABC’s licensing online services. Create a user account to manage a license, renew a license, or manage an RBS roster.

Responsible Beverage Service training teaches servers to responsibly serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and mitigate alcohol-related harm in California communities. View the RBS requirements and deadlines in our multi-language flyer.

Welcome to the Responsible Beverage Service Portal! Get access to the tools you need to become RBS Alcohol Server certified, maintain an RBS server roster, and provide and confirm RBS training.

We are pleased to present the 2025 edition of the California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Act. This compilation of selected laws incorporates all changes required by legislative enactments up to and including all 890 chapters of the 2024 regular session of the California Legislature.

As part of ABC’s modernization effort, select licensing services can now be completed online. This saves time and reduces paper waste for both licensees and ABC.

Your local ABC office can serve as an excellent resource for those planning to apply for a new ABC license. They can explain the licensing process to you and answer your questions.

ABC works with law enforcement agencies to eliminating the crime and public nuisance problems associated with problem alcoholic beverage outlets.