Tennessee ABC cards now expire in two years. Know which of yours do.
Server permits issued since January 1, 2025 last two years, not five, and an expired card has no grace period. EasyABC TN tracks every permit on your roster, warns you and your staff before one lapses, and prints the binder a TABC agent asks to see.
Launching in Nashville first. Free for venues with five or fewer card-carrying staff.
One day apart at issue. 1,095 days apart at expiration.
Open it before the shift. It answers one question first.
Who can legally serve tonight, and who needs action. Everything else in EasyABC TN exists to keep that answer right without anyone doing date math.
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Photograph the card, confirm, done
Line the permit up in your phone's camera. The permit number and both dates get read off it, and you check them against the photo before anything saves. MyTN wallet permits work the same way.
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The right rule for every card
The issue date decides the term, so grandfathered five-year cards and new two-year cards sit side by side and both read correctly. New hires get their 61 days only if they qualify.
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Email before it matters
Alerts at 90, 60, 30, 14 and 7 days out, the morning someone crosses into cannot serve, and a Monday digest. Owners, managers, and the employee each hear about it.
| Status | Name | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Cannot serve | Curtis BoyleBarback | Expired Sep 30 |
| Grace ending | Dana WhitfieldServer | Grace ends Nov 2 |
| Due in 30 days | Rene OkaforBartender | Expires Dec 9 |
| Valid | Marisol VegaBartender | Expires Mar 14, 2027 |
| Valid | Ade SalakoManager | Expires Aug 2, 2029 |
Illustration. Names and dates are invented.
What EasyABC TN does
Tracking, paperwork, and a person who checks your binder. A server course and association portals come after launch. See what's coming.
- Permit tracking Every card on the roster, the right rule applied to each, and email before anything lapses. At launch
- Auditor packet and binder One click prints the cover summary, full roster, and every card image, six to a page. At launch
- EasyABC Certified A person visits each quarter, checks the binder against the system, and fixes what drifted. At launch
- White-glove setup We photograph your binder and enter your whole staff so you start with a working dashboard. At launch
- Rules and laws newsletter A short email when Tennessee alcohol or hemp rules change, one edition for owners and one for staff. At launch
- Online server course The state-required class, with the certificate landing on your employer's roster when you pass. Planned
- Association portals Member records, dues, training, and compliance coverage under a trade group's own name. After launch
Did you know the ID rule for a THC drink is stricter than for a beer?
Since July 1, every hemp THC sale in Tennessee needs a photo ID showing 21 or older. The pass some alcohol sales give a customer who clearly looks over 50 doesn't apply. A first miss can cost the venue $1,000.
Rules like this change every year, and the notice rarely reaches the person pouring. Our newsletter covers each change in plain language: one edition for owners and managers, one for the staff behind the bar. It's included with every restaurant and bar account, so you hear about the next one before it costs you.
Read the THC drink rules| Rule | A beer | A THC seltzer |
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| Check ID? | Server's call at the bar. Some alcohol sales can skip it for a customer who looks over 50. | Every time, no exceptions. |
| Mix it into a cocktail? | Yes. | No. It can't go into any alcoholic drink. |
| Covered by your liquor license? | Yes. | No. It needs a separate TABC hemp license per location. |
General information, not legal advice. Sources are on the THC drink guide.
Five questions for your binder.
Answer them honestly. Any "no" is a card that could lapse without anyone noticing.
- Do you know which of your staff carry two-year cards?
- Has anyone checked the binder against the schedule this quarter?
- Did your newest hire already use a grace period at another job?
- Could you hand an agent every permit on file in the next five minutes?
- When a card expires, does anyone get told?
Free for five. Then one price for the whole group.
Venues with five or fewer staff who need a card pay nothing: no trial clock, no card on file. Above that, plans start at $29 a month, and every location in your organization pools into one tier. Hosts, bussers, and kitchen staff never count.
See every tierTennessee ABC rules, answered plainly.
Cited to the state's own rules. Last checked .
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How long is a TN ABC card good for?
Two years if it was issued on or after January 1, 2025. Five years if it was issued before that.
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Is there a grace period for a TN server permit?
Only for a first-time server: 61 days from hire, once per lifetime. There is no grace period on an expired card.
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Who needs an ABC card in Tennessee?
Anyone whose job directly or indirectly affects selling or serving alcohol at an on-premise licensee, managers included.
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How do I get a TN ABC card?
Finish a TABC-approved server training course, then apply through RLPS and pay the $20 state fee. You must be 18 or older.
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What does a TN liquor licensee have to keep on file?
A readily accessible copy, paper or electronic, of every server permit for staff who need one.
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Do you have to card everyone who orders a THC drink in Tennessee?
Yes. Every hemp-THC sale needs a photo ID showing 21 or older, with no exception for customers who look over 50.
Find out which of your cards expire first.
We're opening to Nashville bars and restaurants first, then the rest of Tennessee. Leave an email and we'll write once, when it's your turn.