CA SB495

Establishes a new Type 95 consumer delivery service permit for entities delivering alcoholic beverages on behalf of off-sale retailers, with a $20,000 application fee and $1,500 annual renewal fee.

Requires consumer delivery service permits starting July 1, 2024, and mandates that delivery drivers receive training on alcohol impacts, state law, and intervention techniques to prevent sales to minors or intoxicated persons.

Prohibits delivery without a consumer delivery service permit as a misdemeanor, with administrative penalties up to $5,000 for first violations, $7,500 for second violations within 12 months, and $15,000 for third or subsequent violations.

Authorizes off-sale retailers and on-sale licensees to deliver alcoholic beverages if the purchaser affirms both buyer and recipient are 21+, recipient age is verified at delivery, and beverages are removed during authorized sales hours and delivered within 60 minutes of sales closing.

Extends temporary off-sale privileges for on-sale eating place licensees and manufacturers to include on-sale general licensees, allows delivery in addition to in-person pickup, and eliminates the requirement that sales include a meal.