Illinois Basset Certification

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• On-Premise BASSET license refers to those who sell AND serve alcohol, such as a bartender or waiter in a restaurant, bar, tavern, or nightclub.
• Off-Premise BASSET license refers to those who only sell alcohol and don't serve as in a liquor store, convenience store, or gas station.

A BASSET license certification card is good for 3 years from the issue date. Find more answers from the Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC) website.

Yes. As of July 1, 2018, every 3 years and within every county in the state of Illinois, all sellers, servers, and managers must be certified with our official Illinois BASSET certification (Beverage Alcohol Sellers and Servers Education and Training).

To re-print your BASSET license card, please visit the ILCC BASSET Card Lookup. Enter your last name, date of birth, and your student ID from the Basset certification training provider.

A seller or server must be at least 18 years of age. Local ordinances also regulate server age. For example, Chicago requires sellers/servers to be 21. 

Answer provided by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC)

The Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC). The ILCC's focuses on: Compliance, Licenses, Inspections, Violations, Hearings, Taxes, Mail and Web Orders, Education, Responsible Sales, and Underage Sales

The Illinois Liquor Control Commission
Telephone: (217) 782-2136
Website: https://www2.illinois.gov/ilcc/Pages/Home.aspx

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Acceptable IDs include one of the following:

• A valid current driver's license or photo ID card issued by the Illinois Secretary of State's Office or any other State 
• A valid Armed Forces ID; 
• A valid U.S. passport or foreign passport (with U.S. travel visa) containing the holder's photograph.

In Illinois, you must follow the provisions of the Illinois Liquor Control Act of 1934 and its Rules and Regulations. For a full list of the rules and regulations, please see the BASSET Rules and Regulations page.

Yes, a felony conviction only prevents a person from obtaining a liquor license in the state of Illinois and not from selling or serving alcohol with a BASSET license.

As of July 2015, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission has changed the "Happy Hour Law" to permit licensees to offer discounted drinks for up to 4 hours per day but not more than 15 hours per week.

Happy Hour FAQs can be found here.

The state doesn’t have a set closing time for bars, taverns or nightclubs. But most counties allow service of alcoholic beverages until 2 a.m.
In Chicago, bars with a late night licenses, can sell until 4 a.m. Sunday through Friday, and until 5 a.m. Saturday.

Required training dates for alcohol servers in Illinois bars, restaurants

The July 2015 signing of Public Act 99-0046 requires all alcohol servers (and those checking ID's for alcohol service) in Illinois on-premise establishments to successfully complete a Beverage Alcohol Sellers/Servers Education Training (BASSET) class every 3 years. As cited in the law, this mandate took effect for every county in Illinois based upon county population (NOTE: Many local jurisdictions already require servers, waiters, bartenders, manager and bouncers or security personnel to have a BASSET card. Please visit the Local Survey page for ordinances in your community).

Visit the State of Illinois website to view the official list of mandatory counties or see the list below.

Illinois BASSET license is currently required (as of July 1, 2018)

Our training, approved by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC), allows us to provide the Beverage Alcohol Sellers and Servers Education and Training (BASSET) program. Under license number #5A-0105593, we offer either on-premise or off-premise training. The license means, we meet all the latest state of Illinois curriculum and program requirements and recommendations.

We have over 35 years of experience with alcohol certification training. Without question, we are the most reputable and experienced professionals in the business. Our founder, Robert Pomplun with Serving Alcohol, has been a key speaker at the Illinois Liquor Control Commission's (ILCC) 9th and 11th Annual College Town Summit.  Robert held his presentation in front of representatives from colleges and police departments throughout Illinois who had attended. Robert is scheduled as a key speaker again for more upcoming Illinois Annual College Town Summit meetings. Topics at these meetings included: Neurological effects of alcohol, binge drinking, sexual assault, prevention, and recovery on college campuses.