Enforcement and Education Division
Liquor Enforcement Officers are assigned to the Education and Enforcement Division with Liquor Enforcement Officers enforcing state alcohol, tobacco, and drug laws. These officers are considered limited-authority law enforcement with authority only over the state's alcohol, tobacco, and drug laws. Liquor Enforcement Officers have authority over RCW 66 (Alcoholic Beverage Control), RCW 70.155 (Tobacco - Access to minors), RCW 26.28.080 (Selling or giving tobacco to minor), RCW 82.24 (Tax on Cigarettes), RCW 82.26 (Tax on Tobacco Products), and as a result of Initiative 502 RCW 69.50 (Uniform Controlled Substances Act.) The Enforcement Division conducts compliance checks where underage and undercover state workers attempt to purchase alcohol or tobacco products from state licensed businesses. Individuals who sell to minors are arrested or cited; the associated business receives a notice of an administrative violation. Officers also conduct operations to detect violations such as overserving patrons. WSLCB officers are dispatched by the State Patrol.
In 2008, the first class of the Basic Liquor Law Enforcement Academy (BLLEA) graduated from the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center. A second class of BLLEA was conducted in 2009, BLLEA has since been cancelled due to a lack of state funding. As a result the agency no longer hires entry level law enforcement officers. The current Chief of the Enforcement and Education Division is Justin Nordhorn. The Division has regional offices in Tukwila, Tacoma, Spokane, and Mount Vernon as well as field offices in Seattle and Pasco.
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