California RBS Registration

Register for California RBS Training

Get the ABC-approved Responsible Beverage Service training California requires, 100% online. Pick your path below: train on your own, or get your whole team certified with group pricing.

Choose Your Path

How Do You Want to Register?

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For Individual Servers & Bartenders

Get Certified on Your Own

Three steps to your California RBS certification:

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For Businesses & Managers

Register Your Whole Team

Certify every server, bartender and manager from one corporate account.

California RBS Requirements

What California Requires

Under Assembly Bill 1221, on-premises alcohol servers and managers in California must complete training from an ABC-approved RBS training provider and pass the ABC Alcohol Server Certification Exam.

Group & Corporate Pricing

Get a Group Quote

Tell us about your staff and we will set up your corporate account, manager dashboard and group pricing tier. Group pricing starts at 2 seats.

Registration FAQ

Questions Before You Register

Yes, if you serve or manage alcohol at a California business licensed for on-premises consumption. Servers and managers must be certified within 60 days of their first date of employment.

Register in the ABC RBS Portal and pay the $3 fee, complete training from an approved provider such as ServeTrain, then pass the ABC Alcohol Server Certification Exam within 30 days of your confirmed training.

Three years. Renew before it expires by completing approved training again and passing the ABC exam.

No. The ABC requires each server to register under their own account. Employers confirm each employee’s status with their Server ID, and ServeTrain’s manager dashboard tracks training across your team.

Yes. Group pricing starts at 2 or more seats. Request a group quote or call (888) 679-5740.

More answers on our FAQ page.

Start Your California RBS Certification

Questions? Call (888) 679-5740.