Are you prepared for an open-contact or undercover compliance check from OLCC?

Consider utilizing the experience of our staff, themselves previous OLCC employees, to ensure your licensed location is in compliance with OLCC criminal and administrative laws. It is our experience much of these violations can be avoided through staff training and proactive compliance checks prior to those made by OLCC.

Some Statistical Compliance Data for 2006:

  • Issued 540 Criminal Citations
  • Issued 853 Administrative Notices of Violations
  • Conducted 12,384 Observation on Licensed Premises
  • Checked 5,750 Service Permits
  • Intervened at 110 Unlicensed Events: Keg Parties
  • Gave 5,312 Verbal Instructions About Rules and Laws to Licensees
  • Conducted 1,599 Minor Decoy Operations
  • Conducted 1,764 Premises Visits
  • 10,914 ID Checked

Suggested compliance check activities:

  • Check service permits of all employees and licensees (if appropriate)
  • Review record keeping, signage and postings
  • Undercover investigation to report activities of staff, patrons during licensee absence
  • Undercover minor decoy checks

Staff and Responsible Vendor Training

Have you considered the free OLCC Responsible Vendor Program? Our staff will lead your employees in these quarterly meetings which guarantee your licensed location reduced sanctions should a violation occur, as well as keep the on-site records required as part of the program and be available to take questions and comments as they arise.

Suggested staff training:

  • ID checking and review of official state identification, other state identification
  • Review of criminal/administrative laws
  • Review of signs of visible intoxication and reasonable attempts to mitigate
  • Review of food service requirements

Violation Investigation

OLCC's Enforcement and Compliance Department is staffed and active in your community.   These inspectors are authorized to cite individuals and liquor licensees with violations from the Oregon Revised Statutes (criminal) and the Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR).

Sanctions are offered in two-tiers, either "fast track", paid in 15 days after the violation, or within 30 days. Consider consulting with our staff for further investigation and possible mitigation of these violations, as well as referral to an attorney with liquor law experience.

Criminal violations are cited into local court jurisdiction and may affect the person's driving record, insurance rates, school admission, scholarships, etc.

Administrative violations are upheld by OLCC and affect future violation amounts as well as the ability to renew a liquor license or obtain new licenses. These violations may be a monetary fine, license suspension or both.

OAR 845-006-0500: Suspensions and Civil Penalties

Category 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
I Cancel
License		            
II 30 days
suspension		 Cancel
License		          
III 10 days suspension
or $1,650 fine 		30 days suspension
or $4,950 fine 		30 days suspension Cancel
License		      
III (a) 7 days suspension
or $1,155 fine 		10 days suspension
or $1,650 fine 		20 days suspension
or $3,300 fine 		30 days suspension
or $4,950 fine 		30 days suspension
AND $4,950 fine 		60 days mandatory
suspension 		90 days mandatory
suspension
IV 7 days suspension
or $1,155 fine 		10 days suspension
or $1,650 fine 		20 days suspension
or $3,300 fine 		30 days mandatory
suspension		 Cancel
License		    
V 3 days suspension
or $495 fine 		7 days suspension
or $1,155 fine 		10 days suspension
or $1,650 fine 		20 days suspension
or $3,300 fine		 30 daysmandatory
suspension		 Cancel
License