criminal liability Ans- being held responsible for committing a crime (laws often created and enforced by
states, counties, cities, towns and villages)
civil liability Ans- being held responsible for payment of damages for injuring a person
dram shop laws Ans- las that allow an establishments owners and employees to be sued by someone
injured by a guest who had been drinking alcohol at the establishment
liquor authority Ans- state or municipal agency that enforces alcohol regulations and licensing laws
municipality Ans- city, town, county or village
blood alcohol content Ans- amount of alcohol that has been absorbed into the bloodstream
small intestine Ans- organ from which most alcohol is absorbed into the blood stream
liver Ans- organ responsible for breaking down alcohol in the body, one drink per hour
tolerance Ans- ability to deal with the effects of alcohol without showing signs
proof Ans- measure of liquor's strength. percent of alcohol in liquor can be determined by dividing its
proof in half
.10 BAC Ans- one drop of alcohol for every 1000 drops of blood in the blood stream
hologram Ans- 3D text and images placed on IDs to prevent tampering, may appear when the ID is tilted
lamination Ans- plastic film enclosing many state-issued IDs