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Alcohol Permit Practice Test WA

Washington MAST permit law for class 12 and class 13 servers, with the RCW or WAC section under every answer.

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Class 12 and class 13 permits 24

  • A 19-year-old takes a class 12 training course and passes its exam. Which permit is issued? WAC 314-17-040(1)
  • A class 13 permit is upgraded to class 12 when its holder turns 21. When does the upgraded permit expire? WAC 314-17-040(2)
  • A new hire will only take drink orders and carry drinks to tables. Which permit does WAC 314-17-015 require at the least? WAC 314-17-015(6)
  • A permit is about to expire. How does the holder get the next one? WAC 314-17-020(2)
  • A permit is lost. Under WAC 314-17-035, what is one way to replace it? WAC 314-17-035
  • A server was trained in another state, in a program that is also certified in Washington. What does WAC 314-17-045 require for a Washington permit? WAC 314-17-045(1)
  • A student passes the standardized exam on June 15, 2010. By the example in WAC 314-17-020, when does the permit expire? WAC 314-17-020(1)
  • An employee delivers alcohol for a licensee under RCW 66.24.710. Which permit must the employee hold before the first delivery? RCW 66.20.310(2)(f)
  • An employer paid for a server's class. Who owns the class 13 permit that results? WAC 314-17-030(2)
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Class 12 and class 13 permits, continued

  • The class 12 permit holder is away for a while. A class 13 permit holder aged 21 or older may fill in for no more than how long? WAC 314-17-015(8)
  • During the exam, what does WAC 314-17-060 let a trainer allow? WAC 314-17-060(5)(b)
  • How long is a class 12 or class 13 permit valid? WAC 314-17-020(1)
  • How old must a class 12 permit holder be? WAC 314-17-015(1)
  • How old must a class 13 permit holder be? WAC 314-17-015(5)
  • May a server work under a coworker's permit until his or her own arrives? RCW 66.20.310(2)(b)
  • Not counting exam time, how long must a class 12 or 13 training course be? WAC 314-17-060(7)
  • To whom must a holder present the permit on request under RCW 66.20.310? RCW 66.20.310(2)(b)
  • Under WAC 314-17-015, which permit does a person need to mix drinks or draw beer from a tap for customers? WAC 314-17-015(2)(b)
  • What is the minimum passing grade on the standardized exam, unless the board stipulates otherwise? WAC 314-17-060(5)(c)
  • What must match between a class 12 or 13 permit and its holder's own identification? WAC 314-17-025(4)
  • Where is a class 12 or class 13 permit valid for employment? RCW 66.20.310(2)(b)
  • While pouring or serving, what must a permit holder have on the licensed premises under WAC 314-17-025? WAC 314-17-025(1)
  • Who must be on an on-premises licensed facility to supervise the sale, service and consumption of liquor? WAC 314-17-030(1)
  • Within how many days of the date of hire must a server at an on-premises licensed facility hold a valid permit? WAC 314-17-030

Persons under 21 and young employees 17

  • A 19-year-old employee of a spirits, beer and wine restaurant holds a class 13 permit. Under RCW 66.44.350, where may he or she take orders for, serve and sell liquor? RCW 66.44.350
  • A 20-year-old musician is hired to play in a premises restricted to persons 21 or older. Where must the musician stay during the performance? WAC 314-11-045(1)
  • A parent orders a beer in a restaurant and hands it to a 19-year-old son. Does the parent exception in RCW 66.44.270(4) cover this? RCW 66.44.270(4)
  • A person aged 18 to 20 is convicted of trying to buy liquor. What minimum fine does RCW 66.44.290(4) set? RCW 66.44.290(4)
  • A person under 21 says he is 22 to get into a lounge. What has he committed under RCW 66.44.310(1)(c)? RCW 66.44.310(1)(c)
  • A server lets a 20-year-old customer stay in an area the board has classed as off-limits to persons under 21. Under RCW 66.44.310, what is that? RCW 66.44.310(1)(a)
  • An 18-year-old works as a dishwasher in a premises that is off-limits to persons under 21. What does RCW 66.44.316 require of the licensee? RCW 66.44.316(1)(e)
  • An employer runs an in-house controlled purchase program, and a server fails it for the first time. What may the employer not do under RCW 66.44.290(3)? RCW 66.44.290(3)
  • The board may impose a civil penalty on an individual for a sale to a person under 21. What is the cap for a first violation? RCW 66.44.270(2)(d)
  • For which task may a 19-year-old restaurant employee enter the lounge? RCW 66.44.350
  • How does RCW 66.44.270(1) class the crime of supplying liquor to a person under 21? RCW 66.44.270(1)
  • How long before and after the performance may an 18 to 20 year-old musician be on the premises to set up and secure equipment? WAC 314-11-045(3)
  • Under RCW 66.44.270, it is unlawful to sell, give or otherwise supply liquor to a person under what age? RCW 66.44.270(1)
  • What may an 18-year-old kitchen worker do in a premises that is off-limits to persons under 21? RCW 66.44.316(1)(e)
  • When may a person 18 or older who does janitorial work be in a premises that is off-limits to persons under 21? RCW 66.44.316(1)(b)
  • Which duty does WAC 314-11-040 list as one that an 18, 19 or 20 year old employee may NOT perform? WAC 314-11-040(1)(c)
  • Who classifies a licensed premises, or part of one, as off-limits to persons under 21? RCW 66.44.310(2)

Identification and the certification card 12

  • A customer shows a driver's license from a Canadian province. Under WAC 314-11-025, is it an acceptable form of identification? WAC 314-11-025(3)(a)
  • A customer's driver's license expired last month. May it be used to verify age? WAC 314-11-025(2)
  • A minor presented a card of identification and signed a certification card before being served. What does RCW 66.20.210 give the employee who served? RCW 66.20.210(1)
  • A patron's identification meets the rule, but the server still doubts the patron's age. What does WAC 314-11-030 allow? WAC 314-11-030(1)
  • A person in an area restricted to persons over 21 refuses to show identification to a law enforcement officer. What follows under WAC 314-11-020(3)? WAC 314-11-020(3)
  • A person lends a driver's license to an underage friend to buy alcohol. What is the lender guilty of under RCW 66.20.200? RCW 66.20.200(1)
  • Before a tribal enrollment card may be used as identification, what does WAC 314-11-025 require? WAC 314-11-025(3)(e)
  • Under WAC 314-11-025, identification used to verify age must show the holder's photo, signature and what else? WAC 314-11-025(1)
  • When must a completed certification card be filed? WAC 314-11-030(2)
  • Which identification may be accepted without a visible signature? WAC 314-11-025(1)(c)
  • Which of these does WAC 314-11-025 name as an acceptable form of identification? WAC 314-11-025(3)(d)
  • Who may ask the holder of a card of identification to present it under RCW 66.20.180? RCW 66.20.180

Intoxicated persons and conduct 13

  • A band wants beer on stage while it plays in a tavern, and one member is 20. What does WAC 314-11-015(4)(d)(i) say? WAC 314-11-015(4)(d)
  • A guest orders a rum and cola. The server thinks the guest has had enough and quietly brings plain cola instead. What does WAC 314-11-080 say? WAC 314-11-080(c)
  • A patron becomes disorderly. Under WAC 314-11-015(4)(b), what may licensees and employees not do? WAC 314-11-015(4)(b)
  • A patron lights a cannabis joint on a bar's licensed patio. What does WAC 314-11-015(4) say? WAC 314-11-015(4)(g)
  • A patron who appears intoxicated still has a full drink bought earlier. What does WAC 314-11-035 require? WAC 314-11-035
  • A patron who is apparently under the influence buys a drink on licensed premises. What does the patron commit under RCW 66.44.200(2)? RCW 66.44.200(2)
  • A regular offers the bartender a shot during the shift. What does WAC 314-11-015(4) say a licensee or employee may not do? WAC 314-11-015(4)(d)
  • A server asks a patron, "Buy me a drink?" What does WAC 314-11-015(5) say? WAC 314-11-015(5)(a)
  • A server breaks a liquor rule on shift. How does the board treat that violation with respect to the licensee? WAC 314-11-015(1)(a)
  • May a patron cited under RCW 66.44.200(2) use his or her own intoxication as a defense? RCW 66.44.200(2)(c)
  • May liquor be sold from a drive-through pickup window? WAC 314-11-015(4)(i)
  • Which act does WAC 314-11-080 forbid? WAC 314-11-080(a)
  • Which wording does RCW 66.44.200(1) use for the person to whom no liquor may be sold? RCW 66.44.200(1)

Hours, signs and the premises 14

  • A couple orders a bottle of wine with dinner and does not finish it. What does WAC 314-11-065(2) allow? WAC 314-11-065(2)(b)
  • A restaurant keeps persons under 21 out of its lounge. What must the sign at each entry to the lounge say? WAC 314-11-060(1)
  • A tavern does not allow persons under 21. Where must its notice be posted? WAC 314-11-060(1)
  • At what price must licensees sell beer, wine and spirits? WAC 314-11-085(1)
  • Between which hours may licensees and employees not sell liquor? WAC 314-11-070(1)
  • In a premises that serves alcohol for on-premises consumption, the board's birth defects warning sign goes at the main entrance to the licensed portion and where else? WAC 314-11-060(2)
  • It is 2:10 a.m. and a patron still has half a drink. What may the employee not do under WAC 314-11-070? WAC 314-11-070(1)(e)
  • May a restaurant licensee let patrons bring their own wine? WAC 314-11-065(1)(b)
  • Unless the board approves otherwise, when must a retail licensed premises be open to the general public? WAC 314-11-072
  • What does WAC 314-11-085 say about giving a customer a free drink? WAC 314-11-085(2)
  • What may a local government do about hours of sale under WAC 314-11-070(2)? WAC 314-11-070(2)
  • What standard does WAC 314-11-055 set for lighting where alcohol is served or consumed? WAC 314-11-055
  • When must a licensed premises be open to inspection by a liquor enforcement officer or a peace officer under RCW 66.28.090? RCW 66.28.090(1)
  • Where must the firearms prohibited signs provided by the board be posted? WAC 314-11-060(5)

Penalties for permit holders 14

  • A permit holder is convicted of driving under the influence for the second time within three years. What is the normal permit penalty under WAC 314-17-105? WAC 314-17-105
  • A permit holder sells to a person under 21 for the third time within three years. What is the normal penalty? WAC 314-17-105
  • A permit holder sells to a person under 21. What is the normal penalty for a first violation under WAC 314-17-105? WAC 314-17-105
  • A permit holder serves after 2 a.m. for the second time within three years. What is the normal penalty? WAC 314-17-105
  • A permit holder serves an apparently intoxicated person. What is the normal penalty for a first violation? WAC 314-17-105
  • A permit is suspended. What may its holder request under WAC 314-17-115? WAC 314-17-115
  • After a violation by an employee, whose authorization may the board suspend or revoke under RCW 66.20.310(5)? RCW 66.20.310(5)
  • Over what period are a permit holder's violations counted together in WAC 314-17-105? WAC 314-17-105
  • Violating a board rule adopted under the alcohol server law is a misdemeanor. What is the largest fine for a first offense under RCW 66.20.340? RCW 66.20.340
  • WAC 314-17-060 lists the sanctions a course must cover. Which reason for a permit suspension has nothing to do with serving? WAC 314-17-060(1)(h)
  • What is the most a court may impose for a subsequent offense under RCW 66.20.340? RCW 66.20.340
  • What is the normal penalty for a permit holder's fourth violation of the same type within three years? WAC 314-17-105
  • Which fact does WAC 314-17-110 list as a mitigating circumstance? WAC 314-17-110(2)(b)
  • Which fact does WAC 314-17-110 list as an aggravating circumstance? WAC 314-17-110(2)(a)

How this list was compiled: Every question rests on one section of Washington law, read on 2026-10-12 on the Legislature's own site and named in the question's source line. The Revised Code of Washington, https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=66 : sections 66.20.180, 66.20.200, 66.20.210, 66.20.310, 66.20.340, 66.28.090, 66.44.200, 66.44.270, 66.44.290, 66.44.310, 66.44.316 and 66.44.350. The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board's rules in the Washington Administrative Code: chapter 314-17 WAC, Mandatory Alcohol Server Training (last update 1/20/26), https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=314-17 , and chapter 314-11 WAC, general requirements for licensees, https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=314-11 . The exam facts (80 percent to pass, a course of at least three hours) are from WAC 314-17-060; no rule read gives the standardized exam's length or a time limit. The board's own page on the permit: https://lcb.wa.gov/mastrvp/mandatory_alcohol_server_training . Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the statute and rule text; nothing is copied from a training provider, a workbook, the board's standardized exam or another practice test. The explanations restate the public text of the law and quote it in part.

How it works

This unofficial alcohol permit practice test for WA (Washington State) holds 94 questions written from Title 66 RCW and Title 314 WAC. Certified providers teach the MAST course and give the board's standardized exam.

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What the MAST course covers, and what is here

WAC 314-17-060 lists the subjects: liquor laws and rules, employing persons under 21, legal hours, prohibited conduct, required signs, lighting and sanctions, plus those of RCW 66.20.320, such as alcohol's effects and intervention. This bank drills the law; effects and intervention belong to the course.

How long the exam is

The board's standardized exam follows a course of at least three hours (WAC 314-17-060). No rule read gives its length or a time limit, so the 25 questions of a mock exam here are this site's choice.

  • A permit is due within 60 days of hire and is the sole property of its holder (RCW 66.20.310, WAC 314-17-030).
  • Identification past its expiration date cannot be used to verify age (WAC 314-11-025).
  • No liquor is sold, served or drunk on the premises between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. (WAC 314-11-070).

Questions and answers

How long is a MAST permit good for in Washington?

Five years. WAC 314-17-020 says a class 12 or 13 permit expires on the first day of the month, five years following the month the standardized exam was passed.

What is the difference between a class 12 and a class 13 permit?

Class 12, from age 21, covers managers, bartenders who mix or draw from a tap, and anyone supervising class 13 holders. Class 13, from age 18, covers taking orders, carrying drinks to customers, and opening or pouring beer or wine at the table (WAC 314-17-015).

What score do you need to pass the MAST exam?

At least 80 percent, unless the board stipulates otherwise (WAC 314-17-060). A score here measures this bank of state law questions, not the board's standardized exam.

Is there an alcohol license practice test for WA servers?

Servers and bartenders in Washington State hold a MAST permit, not a liquor license; the business holds the license. This page practices the law behind that permit, RCW 66.20.300 to 66.20.350 and Title 314 WAC. It covers Washington State only.

Are these the real MAST exam questions?

No. This site has never seen the board's standardized exam. The questions were written from Title 66 RCW and Title 314 WAC, and the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board did not write or review them.

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