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Breaches of Peace

TABC license and permit holders must report certain crimes and disturbances that happen at their businesses. 

Ways To Report

Email and In Person

If you haven’t begun using the new Alcohol Industry Management System (AIMS), you can submit your report:

Please provide as much detail as possible when reporting a breach of peace. The required information is the same regardless of how it is reported. View the above forms for a sample of the minimum information needed.

Through AIMS

If you’ve already onboarded into the Alcohol Industry Management (AIMS) based on our onboarding schedule, log in to your AIMS account to file a breach of peace report. After logging in:

  • If you have multiple business entities, select your desired business entity. 
  • Click the Manage an existing license button. 
  • A list of available licenses for that business entity will appear. Select the license associated with the location you’re filing a report for.
  • Select the Breach of Peace option from the Action dropdown menu.
  • Click the Take Action button.

AIMS will guide you through the rest of the filing process. For technical help, visit our How To Use AIMS page.

Report in AIMS.  

Required Reporting

Within 24 Hours

TABC license and permit holders are required to report if any of the following happens at their business as soon as possible and within 24 hours:

  • Shooting
  • Stabbing
  • Serious bodily injury
  • Someone has been killed

These must be reported regardless of whether they were intentional or already reported to your local law enforcement.

Within Five Days

TABC license and permit holders are required to report if any of the following happens at their business as soon as possible and within five days:

  • Law enforcement or emergency medical services personnel respond to the premises.
  • A disturbance is created on the premises by a person who does any of the following:
    • Causes bodily injury to another person.
    • Threatens another person with a weapon.
    • Discharges a firearm on the premises of the permit or license.
    • Destroys the permittee's or licensee's property, if the incident is reported by the permittee or licensee to a law enforcement agency.

If any of the points above involves someone who is shot, stabbed, seriously injured or killed, it must be reported as soon as possible and within 24 hours.

To learn more about Breaches of the Peace, see TABC Rules Section 35.32.

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