Breaches of Peace

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

• Log in to your AIMS account.
• 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.

The best way to report a breach of peace is through AIMS, but you can also submit your report:

• In person at a TABC office.
• By emailing the form below to breachofpeace@tabc.texas.gov (include your county in the subject line):
  • Breach of the Peace Reporting form (PDF)
• Fax the above form to the appropriate local TABC office.

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.

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.

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 35.1.