A licensee's own license allows alcohol to be served for consumption on the premises. Subject to a waiver, what does ORS 471.360(1)(d) require of that licensee?ORS 471.360(1)(d)
A manager directly supervises the servers but never mixes, sells or serves. Does ORS 471.360 require the manager to hold a service permit?ORS 471.360(1)(c)
A new worker is required to hold a service permit and has neither a permit nor a temporary permit. May the licensee let the worker serve alcohol on the licensed premises?ORS 471.360(3)
A worker fills a customer's own securely covered container with malt beverage, wine or cider. What does ORS 471.360 require of that worker?ORS 471.360(1)(b)
Before allowing a permittee to mix, sell or serve, what must the licensee do under ORS 471.365(2)?ORS 471.365(2)
The commission may waive a licensee's own permit requirement if the licensee designates another individual. Besides holding a valid permit, what must that individual do?ORS 471.360(2)
For how long is a service permit valid under ORS 471.365(1)?ORS 471.365(1)
For which reasons may a service permit be suspended or revoked, in the words of ORS 471.365(1)?ORS 471.365(1)
How does ORS 471.365 describe a service permit?ORS 471.365(1)
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Who needs a service permit, continued
May a service permit be used by someone other than the individual it was issued to?ORS 471.365(2)
Under ORS 471.360, which worker at a licensed business must hold a service permit?ORS 471.360(1)(a)
What is a violation of the service permit requirements of ORS 471.360?ORS 471.360(6)
Which body issues an Oregon service permit?ORS 471.360(1)
While on duty, a permittee must make the service permit available for immediate inspection by whom?ORS 471.360(4)
Course, examination and requalifying 20
A hardship extension for the course and exam may not exceed how many days from the date the commission received the application?OAR 845-009-0100(4)
The Alcohol Server Education Advisory Committee must include at least one person of which kind?ORS 471.547(1)(k)
An applicant for a service permit does not pass the examination. What does OAR 845-009-0105(3) allow?OAR 845-009-0105(3)
The commission approves hardship extensions only for applicants who live in a county of what size?OAR 845-009-0100(3)
How long before applying may a person take the course and pass the exam, under OAR 845-009-0100(2)(a)?OAR 845-009-0100(2)(a)
How often must a permittee give the commission proof of having met the requalification requirements?ORS 471.542(2)
On what showing may the commission extend the five-year period for requalifying?ORS 471.542(3)
ORS 471.542(4)(f) puts which of these in the course curriculum?ORS 471.542(4)(f)
Through whom does the commission provide alcohol server education courses and examinations?ORS 471.542(6)
Under OAR 845-009-0100(2)(b), how soon after the commission receives a completed application must the applicant take the course and pass the exam?OAR 845-009-0100(2)(b)
What is a passing grade on the service permit examination?OAR 845-009-0105(1)
What is the largest civil penalty the commission may impose on a course instructor or provider who violates a server education rule?ORS 471.549
What minimum age must the commission's rules require of an applicant for a service permit?ORS 471.375(3)
What must an individual complete as a condition of the issuance or renewal of a service permit?ORS 471.542(1)
What must the commission's rules on issuing and renewing service permits include, besides eligibility criteria and the age and application requirements?ORS 471.375
What must the requalification requirements for a service permit include?ORS 471.542(2)
When must the commission refuse to issue or renew a service permit under OAR 845-009-0100(1)?OAR 845-009-0100(1)
Which body helps develop the course standards and the examination that ORS 471.542 requires?ORS 471.547(2)
Which subject must the course curriculum include under ORS 471.542(4)(d)?ORS 471.542(4)(d)
Which two fees does OAR 845-009-0100(6) require with a service permit application?OAR 845-009-0100(6)
Checking age and identification 19
A motor vehicle operator's license from which places is listed in ORS 471.130(1)(b)?ORS 471.130(1)(b)
A permittee does not verify the age of a patron who appears under 26. When does the commission sanction the permittee under OAR 845-006-0335(2)(a)?OAR 845-006-0335(2)(a)
A permittee took a written statement of age and recorded the evidence shown. In a case over a sale to a person under 21, when can the permittee still be found at fault?ORS 471.135(2)
A person has none of the identification listed in ORS 471.130(1). What must the permittee require before selling or serving?ORS 471.130(2)
Identification accepted alone as proof of age under OAR 845-006-0335(1)(d) must be unexpired, unaltered and legitimate, and must show what?OAR 845-006-0335(1)(d)
On what form must a written statement of age be made?ORS 471.130(2)
ORS 471.130(1)(e) lists an identification card issued by which body?ORS 471.130(1)(e)
Proof of taking part in which programs is listed as identification in ORS 471.130(1)(g)?ORS 471.130(1)(g)
The statement of age form in ORS 471.130(2) records how many pieces of evidence submitted by the person?ORS 471.130(2)
Under ORS 471.130(1)(f), another identification card issued by a state must bear the person's picture, name, date of birth and what else?ORS 471.130(1)(f)
Under the commission's rule, "reasonable doubt" about age exists if the person appears to be under what age?OAR 845-006-0335(1)(a)
What does ORS 471.135(1) forbid?ORS 471.135(1)
When must a licensee or permittee require identification before selling or serving an alcoholic beverage?ORS 471.130(1)
Which card does ORS 471.130(1)(d) list as identification?ORS 471.130(1)(d)
Which employees must a licensee require to verify age, under OAR 845-006-0335(1)(c)?OAR 845-006-0335(1)(c)
Which of these is acceptable alone as proof of age under OAR 845-006-0335(1)(d)?OAR 845-006-0335(1)(d)(D)
Which of these is on the list of identification in ORS 471.130(1)?ORS 471.130(1)(a)
While verifying age, a permittee is handed a document that is obviously altered. What does OAR 845-006-0335(1)(b) require?OAR 845-006-0335(1)(b)
Who signs the certification at the foot of the statement of age form in ORS 471.130(2)?ORS 471.130(2)
People under 21 on the premises 21
A 20-year-old plumber, who is not the licensee's employee, is called to repair a pipe in an area prohibited to minors. What does OAR 845-006-0335(5) say?OAR 845-006-0335(5)
A parent at a licensed restaurant asks that alcohol be served to their 19-year-old child. What does ORS 471.410(2) allow the server to do?ORS 471.410(2)
A person aged 20 hands a server a letter of consent signed by a parent and asks for an alcoholic beverage. What does ORS 471.410(2) say?ORS 471.410(2)
An employee of an off-premises sales licensee must be at least what age to sell the alcoholic liquor that license authorizes?ORS 471.480(1)
During an inspection, a worker cannot show acceptable proof of meeting a minimum age requirement. What may the commission require?ORS 471.482(4)
Employees aged 18, 19 and 20 may take orders for, serve and sell alcoholic liquor when that activity is what?ORS 471.482(1)
Even in a room where minors are otherwise allowed, where may a minor not sit or stand under OAR 845-006-0340(4)(a)?OAR 845-006-0340(4)(a)
How does OAR 845-006-0340(2)(i) define a "bar"?OAR 845-006-0340(2)(i)
How long may an employee aged 18, 19 or 20 stay in an area prohibited to minors while ordering and picking up alcohol?ORS 471.482(2)
In areas and at times when minors are permitted, what must the primary duty of a minor service permittee be?OAR 845-006-0335(4)(d)
In the commission's rule on minor postings, a "minor" is a person under what age?OAR 845-006-0340(2)(g)
The prohibitions of ORS 471.430 do not apply to a person under 21 who is investigating sales to minors under whose direction?ORS 471.430(8)
Under a Number 1 minor posting, when may minor employees and minor service permittees be on the licensed premises?OAR 845-006-0335(4)(a)
Under a Number 2 minor posting, which of these may a minor service permittee do in the prohibited area?OAR 845-006-0335(4)(b)
What does the responsible vendor program of ORS 471.344 list?ORS 471.344(1)
What may a person under 21 not do under ORS 471.430(1)?ORS 471.430(1)
When may an employee aged 18, 19 or 20 pour alcoholic liquor under ORS 471.482(1)?ORS 471.482(1)
Where may an employee aged 18, 19 or 20 draw alcoholic liquor under ORS 471.482(1)?ORS 471.482(1)
Which part of a licensed premises may a person under 21 not enter, except as a rule allows or in an emergency?ORS 471.430(3)
Which purpose does ORS 471.482(2) name for an employee aged 18, 19 or 20 to enter an area prohibited to minors?ORS 471.482(2)
Which task does ORS 471.482(1) leave closed to an employee aged 18, 19 or 20 in every part of the premises?ORS 471.482(1)
Visibly intoxicated persons 9
After observing that a person is visibly intoxicated, what may a licensee or permittee not allow under ORS 471.412(1)?ORS 471.412(1)
Does the good faith effort rule of ORS 471.412 apply when liability is decided under ORS 471.565?ORS 471.412(3)
How does OAR 845-006-0345 treat a fourth violation of the good faith effort rule within a two-year period?OAR 845-006-0345, "Good Faith Effort"
May a licensee allow a visibly intoxicated person to remain on the licensed premises?ORS 471.410(10)
To whom does ORS 471.410(1) forbid selling, giving or making available any alcoholic liquor?ORS 471.410(1)
What keeps a permittee from being in violation of ORS 471.412(1)?ORS 471.412(2)
What may the commission impose for the first three violations of ORS 471.412 within a two-year period?ORS 471.412(4)
When does a verbal request for the drink count as a "good faith effort" under OAR 845-006-0345?OAR 845-006-0345, "Good Faith Effort"
Which act does the commission's rule name as a "good faith effort"?OAR 845-006-0345, "Good Faith Effort"
Hours of sale and conduct on duty 16
A commission regulatory employee directs a permittee to call the police. What does OAR 845-006-0345 require?OAR 845-006-0345
A police officer identifies himself or herself and wants to enter the licensed premises to conduct a reasonable search for compliance with alcoholic beverage law. What must a permittee do?OAR 845-006-0345, "Access to Premises"
A server's shift involves selling and serving alcoholic beverages. Is the server "on-duty" during breaks, as OAR 845-006-0345 defines the term?OAR 845-006-0345, "Definitions"
An employee of a licensee violates a section of the prohibited conduct rule, OAR 845-006-0345. Whose violation is it considered to be?OAR 845-006-0345
At a licensed premises in a Category I commercial service airport, who may be served alcoholic liquor from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.?OAR 845-006-0425(3)
During which hours does OAR 845-006-0345 prohibit price reductions on alcoholic beverages by the drink?OAR 845-006-0345, "Promotions"
Except as the statutes listed in the rule allow, what may a permittee not permit a patron to take from the licensed premises?OAR 845-006-0345, "Open Containers"
From what hour may a premises with an off-premises sales license sell alcoholic liquor?OAR 845-006-0425(2)
May a licensee or permittee sell or deliver alcoholic beverages through a drive-up window?OAR 845-006-0345, "Drive-up Window"
Once a regulatory employee or police officer is on the licensed premises, when may a permittee ask that person to leave?OAR 845-006-0345, "Access to Premises"
Under the general rule, between which hours may alcoholic liquor be sold, served or consumed on licensed premises?OAR 845-006-0425(1)
What does OAR 845-006-0345 forbid a licensee, permittee or agent of a licensee while on-duty?OAR 845-006-0345, "Under the Influence of an Intoxicating Substance On-Duty"
What does ORS 471.675 forbid a person to do during the enforcement of the Liquor Control Act?ORS 471.675
What may a licensee or permittee not have or permit on the licensed premises under the "Liquor on Premises" section of OAR 845-006-0345?OAR 845-006-0345, "Liquor on Premises"
Which act does the "Evidence" section of OAR 845-006-0345 forbid a licensee or permittee?OAR 845-006-0345, "Evidence"
Which offer does the "Promotions" section of OAR 845-006-0345 prohibit?OAR 845-006-0345, "Promotions"
Refusal, suspension and penalties 21
A civil penalty may take the place of a suspension of a service permit when the suspension is for how long?ORS 471.322(1)
A licensee's employee who did not act knowingly or intentionally is convicted a third time of selling alcohol to a person under 21 on the job. Under ORS 471.410(6), the mandatory fine is not less than how much?ORS 471.410(6)(b)(C)
A licensee's employee, not acting knowingly or intentionally, sells alcohol to a person under 21 while working for the licensee. What is a first conviction under ORS 471.410(6)?ORS 471.410(6)(b)(A)
A permit is refused because the applicant did not complete the course and examination. Within how many days after notification must the applicant request a hearing?ORS 471.380(2)(a)
A permit is refused on a ground other than the course and examination. Within how many days after notification must the applicant request a hearing?ORS 471.380(2)(b)
A permittee performs an act that would be a violation of ORS chapter 471 if a licensee performed it. What does ORS 471.385(1)(c) make of that?ORS 471.385(1)(c)
A violation of ORS chapter 471 occurs on licensed premises. Against what may the commission act under ORS 471.385(3)?ORS 471.385(3)
An applicant had a liquor license or service permit canceled for a violation of ORS chapter 471. Within what time before the new application does OAR 845-009-0020(6) call for denial?OAR 845-009-0020(6)
An employee holds a valid service permit. Does that relieve the licensee from responsibility for the employee's acts on the premises?ORS 471.385(2)
An employee sells alcohol to a person under 21 while working for a licensee, without acting knowingly or intentionally, and is convicted a second time. What is the presumptive fine under ORS 471.410(6)?ORS 471.410(6)(b)(B)
The court may waive part of a fine imposed under ORS 471.410(5) if the violator performs at least how many hours of community service?ORS 471.410(7)
Instead of refusing a permit outright, what else may the commission do under ORS 471.380(1)?ORS 471.380(1)
Under ORS 471.410(5), what is the mandatory minimum fine on a first conviction for making alcoholic liquor available to a person under 21?ORS 471.410(5)(a)
What does a person commit by selling alcoholic liquor to a visibly intoxicated person in violation of ORS 471.410(1)?ORS 471.410(5)
What happens to a suspension when the permittee pays the civil penalty imposed in lieu of it?ORS 471.322(1)
What may the commission do to a service permit on the grounds listed in ORS 471.385(1)?ORS 471.385(1)
What range does ORS 471.322(2) set for a civil penalty against a service permittee in place of a short suspension?ORS 471.322(2)
When will the commission cancel a service permit under OAR 845-009-0020(2)?OAR 845-009-0020(2)
Where ORS chapter 471 provides no other punishment, what is a violation of a provision of the chapter?ORS 471.990(1)
Which of these is a ground for action against a service permit under ORS 471.385(1)(b)?ORS 471.385(1)(b)
Which of these is a ground for refusing to issue a service permit under ORS 471.380(1)?ORS 471.380(1)(b)
Liability and warning signs 12
A person aged 18 to 20 misrepresents age and so causes a licensee to be fined. What does ORS 471.567(2) say of that person?ORS 471.567(2)
A person under 21 obtains alcohol from a permittee and injures a third person. When can the permittee be liable to the third person under ORS 471.567(1)?ORS 471.567(1)
For a claim for injuries other than wrongful death, how soon must notice be given to the permittee under ORS 471.565(3)(b)?ORS 471.565(3)(b)
In what form must formal notice of a claim under ORS 471.565 be given to a permittee?ORS 471.565(6)
No warning sign is posted, and the commission furnishes one. How long does the retailer have to post it under ORS 471.559(1)?ORS 471.559(1)(b)
Under ORS 471.565(2)(a), what must a plaintiff prove about the way the patron was served?ORS 471.565(2)(a)
What follows a first violation of the warning sign law under ORS 471.559(2)(a)?ORS 471.559(2)(a)
What is the smallest size ORS 471.551(2)(b) allows for the large warning sign?ORS 471.551(2)(b)
What must the sign required of a retail licensee by ORS 471.551(1) inform the public about?ORS 471.551(1)
What standard of proof must a plaintiff meet under ORS 471.565(2) to hold a permittee liable for damages caused by an intoxicated patron?ORS 471.565(2)
Where must the warning sign of ORS 471.551 be displayed on licensed retail premises?ORS 471.551(2)(e)
Which act by a plaintiff counts as substantially contributing to the patron's intoxication under ORS 471.565(2)(b)?ORS 471.565(2)(b)
Words the law defines 12
At what strength does ORS 471.001 count a liquid or solid as an "alcoholic beverage"?ORS 471.001(1)
How does ORS 471.001 define a "licensee"?ORS 471.001(5)
How does ORS 471.001 define a "permittee"?ORS 471.001(8)
How does ORS 471.001(4) define "distilled liquor"?ORS 471.001(4)
How does the commission's rule define "adult" for minor postings?OAR 845-006-0340(2)(h)
How is the Liquor Control Act to be construed under ORS 471.030(1)?ORS 471.030(1)
Under ORS 471.001(6), a "malt beverage" contains not more than what share of alcohol by volume?ORS 471.001(6)
Under ORS 471.001(11), "wine" contains not more than what share of alcohol by volume?ORS 471.001(11)
What is a "regulatory specialist" under ORS 471.001(10)?ORS 471.001(10)
Which activity does ORS 471.406 count as covered by a prohibition on the "sale" of alcoholic beverages?ORS 471.406(1)
Which areas does the definition of "licensed premises" in ORS 471.001(9) include?ORS 471.001(9)
Which of these does ORS 471.001(6)(b) say a "malt beverage" does not include?ORS 471.001(6)(b)
How this list was compiled: Every question rests on one section of Oregon law, read on 2026-10-02 and again on 2026-10-03 and named in the question's own source line. Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 471, Alcoholic Liquors Generally (2025 Edition), read on the Legislative Assembly's site, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors471.html : sections 471.001, 471.030, 471.130, 471.135, 471.322, 471.344, 471.360, 471.365, 471.375, 471.380, 471.385, 471.406, 471.410, 471.412, 471.430, 471.480, 471.482, 471.542, 471.547, 471.549, 471.551, 471.559, 471.565, 471.567, 471.675 and 471.990. The Legislature's table of sections amended in the 2026 regular session, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/lawsstatutes/2026OrLawAR.pdf , lists one section of the chapter, 471.810, which is not used. Rules of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Oregon Administrative Rules chapter 845, read at Cornell Legal Information Institute, https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/oregon/chapter-845 , which says state regulations are updated quarterly: 845-006-0335, 845-006-0340, 845-006-0345, 845-006-0425, 845-009-0020, 845-009-0100 and 845-009-0105. The pass mark of 70 percent is the rule's own, OAR 845-009-0105(1); no statute or rule read gives a number of questions for the examination, and the bank stores none. The commission's rules were read in Cornell's copy because the Secretary of State's rules site did not open on either day; Cornell's history line for each rule was read on 2026-10-03, and for OAR 845-006-0345 it ends at OLCC 13-2024, effective 3/31/2025. Questions from OAR 845-006-0345 name the rule and the heading of its section and give no subsection number, because an older copy of that rule numbers its sections differently and the numbering could not be compared with the Secretary of State's own text. The five-year term of a service permit and the commission's own final test are from the commission's permit page, https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/Pages/Alcohol-Service-Permits.aspx , read 2026-10-03. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the statute and rule text; nothing is copied from a course provider, a workbook or another practice test. Short quotations from the law are marked.
How it works
This unofficial Oregon OLCC study guide is a practice test on state law only: 144 questions from ORS chapter 471 and the commission's rules. Approved providers give the required course, which also covers alcohol's effects and customer handling, not here.
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What the server exam covers, and what is here
ORS 471.542(4) lists the course curriculum: alcohol's effects, the problem customer, state alcohol laws, liability and intervention. This bank holds the law part: the service permit, identification, people under 21, visibly intoxicated persons, hours and penalties. The marijuana worker permit is a different test and is not covered.
The one exam number the rules give
OAR 845-009-0105 sets the passing grade at 70 percent. No statute or rule read on October 3, 2026 gives a number of questions, so Exam mode draws 25, which is this site's choice, and marks them against 70 percent.
Two ages: identification on any reasonable doubt of 21, and that doubt exists when a person appears under 26.
Opening hours: 7:00 a.m. on licensed premises, 6:00 a.m. with an off-premises sales license. Both end at 2:30 a.m.
Questions and answers
What score do you need to pass the Oregon alcohol server exam?
70 percent. OAR 845-009-0105 sets that passing grade and lets an applicant who does not pass retake the exam. The statutes and rules read give no number of questions for the real exam.
Who needs a service permit in Oregon?
Anyone working for a licensee who takes part in mixing, selling or serving alcohol for consumption on the premises, fills customers' own containers, or directly supervises those workers. ORS 471.360 also covers the licensee, unless the commission waives it.
How long is an Oregon service permit good for?
Five years, according to the commission's permit page. ORS 471.542(2) has a permittee prove requalification once every five years, and that includes retaking the course and passing the examination.
How old do you have to be to serve alcohol in Oregon?
At least 18 for a service permit, under ORS 471.375. ORS 471.482 lets employees aged 18 to 20 take orders, serve and sell where that is incidental to serving food, and bars them from mixing.
Is this the test the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission gives?
No. It is unofficial practice written from the statutes and rules, so none of these is a real exam question. The commission gives its own test online after an approved course, and did not write or review this page.