C.R.S. § 44-7-104 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 7 / Section 44-7-104
44-7-104. Enforcement authority - designation of agency - coordination - sharing of inform
Status: in_force

44-7-104. Enforcement authority - designation of agency - coordination - sharing of information - rules. (1) The division has the power to enforce all state statutes relating to the prohibition of the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to minors. The division is designated as the lead state agency for the enforcement of state statutes in compliance with federal laws relating to the prohibition of the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to minors.

(2) The division shall coordinate the enforcement of state laws relating to the prohibition of the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to minors by multiple state agencies to avoid duplicative inspections of the same retailer by multiple state agencies.

(3) (a) The division shall work with the department of human services and the department of public health and environment to ensure compliance with federal regulations for continued receipt of all federal funds contingent upon compliance with laws related to the prohibition of the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to minors.

(b) (I) To the degree that is achievable within the amount of fees collected, each year, the division shall perform, cause to be performed, or coordinate with a local authority in the performance of at least two compliance checks at each retail location at which cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products are sold or at least the minimum number of annual compliance checks required by federal regulations, whichever is greater. The division shall perform a compliance check by engaging a person under twenty-one years of age to enter a retail location to purchase cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products.

(II) If a compliance check of a retail location performed pursuant to subsection (3)(b)(I) of this section reveals a violation of this article 7, the division, or a local authority in coordination with the division pursuant to section 44-7-104.5 (4)(c), shall conduct an additional compliance check of the retail location within three to six months after the compliance check at which the violation was discovered.

(c) In order to pay for the inspections required by subsection (3)(b) of this section, the division shall apply for a grant from the tobacco education, prevention, and cessation program established in part 8 of article 3.5 of title 25.

(4) In order to enforce laws relating to the prohibition of the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to minors, the department of revenue shall maintain and publish on the division's public website the business names and addresses of state-licensed retailers that sell cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products and may share the list or information included in the list with any state or local agency responsible for the enforcement of laws relating to the prohibition of the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to minors.

(5) (a) To ensure the protection of public health, the executive director shall promulgate rules concerning the division's enforcement of this article 7, including rules:

(I) To set necessary and reasonable fee amounts that will cover the direct and indirect cost of enforcement and administration; except that the fee amount must not exceed four hundred dollars per year. The executive director may by rule increase the maximum fee amount to six hundred dollars if the division determines that statewide compliance with this article 7 falls below ninety percent.

(II) For retailers with more than ten retail locations under the same corporate or business entity, that allow the corporate or business entity to pay a single, large-operator license fee instead of paying a separate fee for each retail location. Notwithstanding subsection (5)(a)(I) of this section, the fee amount must be sufficient to cover the division's direct and indirect costs of enforcing and administering this article 7 in relation to a large operator. Nothing in this subsection (5)(a)(II) prevents the division from enforcing this article 7 on a per-retail location basis.

(III) In accordance with subsections (2) and (3)(b) of this section, regarding the number and manner of compliance checks of retail locations that the division shall perform, cause to be performed, or coordinate with a local authority in the performance of each year. The rules must ensure that any coordination between the division and a local authority on the performance of compliance checks satisfies federal requirements and that local authorities apprise the division in an appropriate form and manner of compliance checks conducted.

(IV) To ensure that complaints received by the division are forwarded to the appropriate local authority and that complaints received by the local authority are forwarded to the division for the timely investigation into and action taken on the complaints. The rules must ensure that local authorities apprise the division of complaints and any action taken on those complaints.

(V) Regarding retailers' obligations to comply with the division's document production requests related to implementation and enforcement of this article 7.

(b) The executive director may promulgate rules authorizing a person to apply for a temporary state license and requiring the payment of a temporary state license fee. If the executive director promulgates such rules, the rules must specify that the temporary state license remains in effect for no more than thirty days and is not renewable.

(c) In promulgating rules pursuant to this subsection (5), the executive director may consult with the department of human services, the department of public health and environment, local governments, and any other state or local agencies the executive director deems appropriate.

(d) On or before July 1, 2021, the executive director shall, in consultation with licensed wholesalers and retailers, promulgate rules regarding the targeted enforcement against the smuggling of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products.
C.R.S. § 44-3-302 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 44-3-302
44-3-302. License renewal - rules
Status: in_force

44-3-302. License renewal - rules. (1) (a) Ninety days before the expiration date of an existing license, the state licensing authority and, for licenses issued by a local licensing authority, the local licensing authority shall notify the licensee of the expiration date by any method reasonably likely to actually notify the licensee. The state licensing authority shall promulgate rules setting the procedure for the state licensing authority to notify a licensee in accordance with this subsection (1)(a).

(b) For the renewal of an existing license, the licensee must apply to the local licensing authority not less than forty-five days and to the state licensing authority not less than thirty days before the date of expiration. The local licensing authority shall not accept an application for renewal of a license after the date of expiration, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section. Filing with the local licensing authority is deemed filing with the state licensing authority. The state licensing authority shall process all renewal applications that are filed with the local licensing authorities before the expiration date and subsequently approved and shall extend the expiration date until the state license application process is completed. The state or the local licensing authority, for good cause, may waive the forty-five- or thirty-day time requirements set forth in this subsection (1)(b).

(c) The local licensing authority may hold a hearing on the application for renewal, but not until a notice of hearing has been conspicuously posted on the licensed premises for ten days and notice of the hearing has been provided the applicant at least ten days before the hearing. The licensing authority may refuse to renew any license for good cause, subject to judicial review. The state licensing authority shall hold any renewal hearing in accordance with section 44-3-305 (2).

(2) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, a licensee whose license has been expired for not more than ninety days may file a late renewal application upon the payment of a nonrefundable late application fee of five hundred dollars each to the state and local licensing authorities. A licensee who files a late renewal application and pays the requisite fees may continue to operate until both state and local licensing authorities have taken final action to approve or deny the licensee's late renewal application.

(b) A state or local licensing authority shall not accept a late renewal application more than ninety days after the expiration of a licensee's permanent annual or biennial license. A licensee whose permanent annual or biennial license has been expired for more than ninety days must apply for a new license pursuant to section 44-3-311 or a reissued license pursuant to subsection (2)(d) of this section.

(c) Notwithstanding the amount specified for the fee in subsection (2)(a) of this section, the state licensing authority by rule or as otherwise provided by law may reduce the amount of the fee if necessary pursuant to section 24-75-402 (3) to reduce the uncommitted reserves of the fund to which all or any portion of the fee is credited. After the uncommitted reserves of the fund are sufficiently reduced, the state licensing authority by rule or as otherwise provided by law may increase the amount of the fee as provided in section 24-75-402 (4).

(d) (I) Notwithstanding subsection (2)(b) of this section, with the permission of the licensing authority, a licensee whose permanent annual or biennial license has been expired for more than ninety days but less than one hundred eighty days may submit to the local licensing authority, or to the state licensing authority in the case of a licensee whose alcohol beverage license is not subject to issuance or approval by a local licensing authority, an application for a reissued license. The licensing authority has the sole discretion to determine whether to allow a licensee to apply for a reissued license.

(II) If the licensing authority does not allow the licensee's application, then the licensee must apply for a new license pursuant to section 44-3-311. A person who has applied for a new license shall not sell, or possess for sale in public view, any alcohol beverage until all required licenses have been obtained.

(III) For licensees subject to issuance or approval by a local licensing authority, if the local licensing authority allows the licensee to apply for a reissuance of the expired license, the licensee must submit to the local licensing authority:

(A) An application for a reissued license;

(B) Payment of a five-hundred-dollar late application fee; and

(C) Payment of a fine of twenty-five dollars per day for each day the license has been expired beyond ninety days.

(IV) After the local licensing authority accepts the application, late application fee, and fine, the licensee may continue to operate and sell alcohol beverages until the state licensing authority and local licensing authority have each taken final action on the licensee's application for license reissuance.

(V) If the local licensing authority approves the reissuance of the licensee's license, the local licensing authority shall forward the approved application to the state licensing authority for review. In addition to the late application fee and fine imposed by the local licensing authority, the state licensing authority shall impose a five-hundred-dollar late application fee and a fine of twenty-five dollars per day for each day the license has been expired beyond ninety days.

(VI) For licensees who are not subject to issuance or approval by a local licensing authority, if the state licensing authority allows the licensee to apply for a reissuance of the expired license, the licensee must submit to the state licensing authority:

(A) An application for a reissued license;

(B) Payment of a five-hundred-dollar late application fee; and

(C) Payment of a fine of twenty-five dollars per day for each day the license has been expired beyond ninety days.

(VII) After the state licensing authority accepts the application, late application fee, and fine, the licensee may continue to operate and sell alcohol beverages until the state licensing authority takes final action on the licensee's application for license reissuance.

(VIII) (A) Except as provided in subsection (2)(d)(VIII)(B) of this section, if the state licensing authority approves the reissuance of a license, the licensee maintains the same license period dates as if the license had been renewed prior to the expiration date.

(B) If the state licensing authority approves the reissuance of an expired license that was a biennial license, the state licensing authority must reissue an annual license instead of a biennial license.

(IX) If either the local or state licensing authority denies the licensee's application for reissuance of the expired license, then the licensee may apply for a new license pursuant to section 44-3-311.

(X) Neither the state nor local licensing authority may grant a licensee's application for license reissuance more than three times in any five-year period.

(3) (a) A person licensed solely by the state licensing authority pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44 and in good standing with the state licensing authority may file an application with the state licensing authority to renew the license for a two-year period. A person licensed by both the state and local licensing authorities pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44 and in good standing with both the state licensing authority and a local licensing authority may file an application as specified in subsection (1)(b) of this section to renew the license for a two-year period.

(b) A licensee granted a biennial license pursuant to this subsection (3) shall pay the applicable fee required by sections 44-3-501 (1) and (3) and 44-3-505 (1) annually as follows:

(I) The first payment must be submitted with the application to renew the license for a two-year period; and

(II) The second payment must be submitted by a date specified by the state licensing authority that is twelve months after the biennial license application is filed.

(c) This subsection (3) applies to licenses issued by a local licensing authority only if the governing body of the county, city and county, or municipality with jurisdiction over the local licensing authority adopts an ordinance or resolution authorizing the issuance of biennial licenses.

(d) The state licensing authority shall adopt rules necessary to implement and administer this subsection (3).
C.R.S. § 44-30-819 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 30 / Part 8 / Section 44-30-819
44-30-819. Exchange - redemption of chips - unlawful acts
Status: in_force

44-30-819. Exchange - redemption of chips - unlawful acts. It is unlawful for a person to exchange or redeem chips for anything whatsoever, except currency, negotiable personal checks, negotiable counter checks, or other chips. A licensee shall, upon the request of a person, redeem the licensee's gaming chips surrendered by that person pursuant to rules established by the commission.
C.R.S. § 44-20-204 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 44-20-204
44-20-204. Threat by agent as evidence of violation
Status: in_force

44-20-204. Threat by agent as evidence of violation. Any threat, expressed or implied, made directly or indirectly to any person engaged in the business of selling motor vehicles at retail in this state by any person, or any agent of the person, who is engaged in the business of financing the purchase or sale of motor vehicles or of buying conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or leases on motor vehicles in this state and is affiliated with or controlled by any person engaged, directly or indirectly, in the manufacture or distribution of motor vehicles, that the person so engaged in the manufacture or distribution shall terminate his or her contract with or cease to sell motor vehicles to the person engaged in the sale of motor vehicles at retail in this state unless the person finances the purchase or sale of any one or number of motor vehicles only or through a designated person or class of persons or sells and assigns the conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or leases arising from his or her retail sale of motor vehicles or any one or number thereof only to the person so engaged in financing the purchase or sale of motor vehicles or in buying conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or leases on motor vehicles, shall be presumed to be made at the direction of and with the authority of the person so engaged in the manufacture or distribution of motor vehicles, and shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that the person so engaged in the manufacture or distribution of motor vehicles has sold or intends to sell the same on the condition or with the agreement or understanding prohibited in section 44-20-202.
C.R.S. § 44-10-305 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 10 / Part 3 / Section 44-10-305
44-10-305. State licensing authority - application and issuance procedures
Status: repealed

44-10-305. State licensing authority - application and issuance procedures. (1) Applications for a state medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business license under the provisions of this article 10 must be made to the state licensing authority on forms prepared and furnished by the state licensing authority and must set forth such information as the state licensing authority may require to enable the state licensing authority to determine whether a state medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business license should be granted. The information must include the name and address of the applicant, disclosures required by section 44-10-309, and all other information deemed necessary by the state licensing authority. Each application must be verified by the oath or affirmation of such person or persons as the state licensing authority may prescribe.

(2) (a) The state licensing authority shall issue a state license to a medical marijuana store, a medical marijuana cultivation facility, a medical marijuana products manufacturer, a medical marijuana testing facility, a medical marijuana transporter, a medical marijuana business operator, or a marijuana research and development facility pursuant to this section upon satisfactory completion of the applicable criminal history background check associated with the application, and the state license is conditioned upon local licensing authority approval. A license applicant is prohibited from operating a licensed medical marijuana business without both state and local licensing authority approval. The denial of an application by the local licensing authority is considered as a basis for the state licensing authority to revoke the state-issued license.

(b) (I) (A) The state licensing authority may issue a state license to an applicant pursuant to this section for a retail marijuana business upon completion of the applicable criminal history background check associated with the application, and the state license is conditioned upon local jurisdiction approval.

(B) A license applicant is prohibited from operating a licensed retail marijuana business without state and local jurisdiction approval. If an application is denied by the local licensing authority, the state licensing authority shall revoke the state-issued license.

(C) If the applicant does not receive local jurisdiction approval within one year from the date of state licensing authority approval, the state license expires. The state licensing authority may renew a license that has not yet received local jurisdiction approval prior to the expiration of that license if an applicant submits a renewal application pursuant to section 44-10-314 and demonstrates to the state licensing authority, in a manner determined by the state licensing authority, why local jurisdiction approval has not yet been obtained or a local license has not yet been issued. The state licensing authority may renew a license for up to one year, and the renewed state license is conditioned upon local jurisdiction approval.

(II) Repealed.

(3) Nothing in this article 10 preempts or otherwise impairs the power of a local government to enact ordinances or resolutions concerning matters authorized to local governments.

(4) Prior to accepting an application for a license, registration, or permit, the state licensing authority shall inform the applicant that having a medical marijuana or retail marijuana license and working in the medical marijuana or retail marijuana industry may have adverse federal immigration consequences.
C.R.S. § 44-3-307 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 44-3-307
44-3-307. Persons prohibited as licensees - definition
Status: in_force

44-3-307. Persons prohibited as licensees - definition. (1) (a) No license provided by this article 3 or article 4 or 5 of this title 44 shall be issued to or held by:

(I) Any person until the annual fee therefor has been paid;

(II) Any person who is not of good moral character;

(III) Any corporation, any of whose officers, directors, or stockholders holding ten percent or more of the outstanding and issued capital stock thereof are not of good moral character;

(IV) Any partnership, association, or company, any of whose officers, or any of whose members holding ten percent or more interest therein, are not of good moral character;

(V) Any person employing, assisted by, or financed in whole or in part by any other person who is not of good character and reputation satisfactory to the respective licensing authorities;

(VI) Any person unless the person's character, record, and reputation are satisfactory to the respective licensing authority;

(VII) Any natural person under twenty-one years of age.

(b) (I) In making a determination as to character or when considering the conviction of a crime, a licensing authority shall be governed by the provisions of section 24-5-101.

(II) With respect to arts or club license applications, an investigation of the character of the president or chair of the board and the operational manager shall be deemed sufficient to determine whether to issue the arts or club license to the applicant.

(2) (a) No license provided by this article 3 shall be issued to or held by a peace officer described in section 16-2.5-121, 16-2.5-122, 16-2.5-123, 16-2.5-125, 16-2.5-126, 16-2.5-128, or 16-2.5-129, or the state licensing authority or any of its inspectors or employees.

(b) A peace officer described in section 16-2.5-103, 16-2.5-105, 16-2.5-108, 16-2.5-132, or 16-2.5-149 may not obtain or hold a license under this article 3 to operate a licensed premises that is located within the same jurisdiction that employs the peace officer.

(3) (a) In investigating the qualifications of the applicant or a licensee, the local licensing authority may have access to criminal history record information furnished by a criminal justice agency, subject to any restrictions imposed by such agency. In the event the local licensing authority takes into consideration information concerning the applicant's criminal history record, the local licensing authority shall also consider any information provided by the applicant regarding such criminal history record, including but not limited to evidence of rehabilitation, character references, and educational achievements, especially those items pertaining to the period of time between the applicant's last criminal conviction and the consideration of the application for a license.

(b) As used in subsection (3)(a) of this section, "criminal justice agency" means any federal, state, or municipal court or any governmental agency or subunit of such agency that performs the administration of criminal justice pursuant to a statute or executive order and that allocates a substantial part of its annual budget to the administration of criminal justice.

(c) At the time of the application for a license, the applicant shall submit fingerprints and file personal history information concerning the applicant's qualifications for a license on forms prepared by the state licensing authority. The state and local licensing authorities shall submit the fingerprints to the Colorado bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting fingerprint-based criminal history record checks. The Colorado bureau of investigation shall forward the fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting fingerprint-based criminal history record checks. When the results of a fingerprint-based criminal history record check of an applicant performed pursuant to this section reveal a record of arrest without a disposition, the licensing authority shall require the applicant to submit to a name-based judicial record check, as defined in section 22-2-119.3 (6)(d). The licensing authorities shall use the information resulting from the fingerprint-based criminal history record check and, if applicable, name-based judicial record check to investigate and to determine if an applicant is qualified for a license pursuant to this article 3 and article 4 of this title 44. The licensing authority may verify any of the information required to be submitted by an applicant pursuant to this section. An applicant shall not be required to submit additional information beyond that required in this subsection (3) unless the licensing authority has determined any of the following:

(I) The applicant has misrepresented a material fact;

(II) The applicant has an established criminal history record;

(III) A prior criminal or administrative proceeding determined that the applicant violated alcohol beverage laws;

(IV) The information submitted by an applicant is incomplete; or

(V) The character, record, or reputation of the applicant, his or her agent, or his or her principal is such that a potential violation of this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44 may occur if a license is issued to the applicant.
C.R.S. § 44-30-517 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 30 / Part 5 / Section 44-30-517
44-30-517. Waiver from liability - state of Colorado - disclosures or publications
Status: in_force

44-30-517. Waiver from liability - state of Colorado - disclosures or publications. All applicants, registrants, and licensees shall waive liability as to the state of Colorado and its instrumentalities and agents for any damages resulting from any disclosure or publication in any manner, other than a willfully unlawful disclosure or publication, of any material or information acquired during inquiries, investigations, or hearings.
C.R.S. § 44-7-105 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 7 / Section 44-7-105
44-7-105. Enforcement - fines - suspension and revocation - injunctive relief - hearings -
Status: in_force

44-7-105. Enforcement - fines - suspension and revocation - injunctive relief - hearings - appeals. (1) (a) (I) Subject to the fine limitations contained in section 44-7-106, the division, on its own motion or on a complaint from another governmental agency responsible for the enforcement of laws relating to the prohibition of the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to minors, may penalize retailers for violations of this article 7.

(II) The division, in the name of the people of the state of Colorado and through the attorney general of the state of Colorado, may apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from committing an act prohibited by this article 7. If the division establishes that the defendant has been or is committing an act prohibited by this article 7, the court shall enter a decree enjoining the defendant from further committing the act. An injunctive proceeding may be brought pursuant to this article 7 in addition to, and not in lieu of, penalties and other remedies provided in this article 7 and the rules promulgated pursuant to this article 7 or otherwise provided by law.

(b) In addition to any other sanctions prescribed by this article 7 or rules promulgated pursuant to this article 7, the division may, after investigation and a public hearing at which a retailer must be afforded an opportunity to be heard, fine a retailer or, if the retailer holds a state license, suspend or revoke the retailer's state license for a violation of this article 7 or any rule promulgated pursuant to this article 7 committed by the retailer or by any agent or employee of the retailer.

(2) (a) A retailer accused of violating this article 7 or any rule promulgated pursuant to this article 7 is entitled to written notice of the time and place of the hearing personally delivered to the retailer at the actual retail location or mailed to the retailer at the last-known address as shown by the records of the division. The retailer is also entitled to be represented by counsel, to present evidence, and to cross-examine witnesses.

(b) A retailer that does not claim an affirmative defense pursuant to section 44-7-106 (2) may waive its right to a hearing and pay the appropriate fine.

(3) A hearing pursuant to this section shall be conducted at a location designated by the division before a hearing officer. The hearing officer may administer oaths and issue subpoenas to require the presence of persons and the production of documents relating to any alleged violation of this article 7 or any rule promulgated pursuant to this article 7.

(4) If the hearing officer finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the retailer violated this article 7 or any rule promulgated pursuant to this article 7, the hearing officer may issue a written order to suspend or revoke the retailer's state license or to levy a fine against the retailer in accordance with section 44-7-106.

(5) The decision of the hearing officer is a final agency action. Any appeal of the decision of the hearing officer shall be filed with a district court of competent jurisdiction.

(6) Any unpaid fine levied pursuant to this section, together with reasonable attorney fees, may be collected in a civil action filed by the attorney general.

(7) The division shall forward any fines collected for violations of this article 7 or any rule promulgated pursuant to this article 7 to the state treasurer, who shall credit them to the cigarette, tobacco product, and nicotine product use by minors prevention fund created in section 44-7-107.

(8) Nothing in this section or section 44-7-106 prohibits a local government from imposing sanctions on a retailer for a violation of a local ordinance or resolution.
C.R.S. § 44-3-308 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 44-3-308
44-3-308. Unlawful financial assistance
Status: in_force

44-3-308. Unlawful financial assistance. (1) (a) (I) It is unlawful for any person licensed pursuant to this article 3 as a manufacturer, limited winery, wholesaler, or importer, or any person, partnership, association, organization, or corporation interested financially in or with any of said licensees, to furnish, supply, or loan, in any manner, directly or indirectly, to any person licensed to sell at retail pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 or 5 of this title 44:

(A) Any financial assistance, including the extension of credit for more than thirty days, as specified in section 44-3-202 (2)(b) or in rules of the state licensing authority; or

(B) Any equipment, fixtures, chattels, or furnishings used in the storing, handling, serving, or dispensing of food or alcohol beverages within the premises or for making any structural alterations or improvements in or on the building in which the premises is located.

(II) This subsection (1) does not:

(A) Apply to signs or displays within the licensed premises; or

(B) Prevent a representative, employee, or agent of a person licensed under this article 3 as a manufacturer, limited winery, wholesaler, or importer from pouring or serving the licensee's alcohol beverage products as part of a tasting being conducted on the licensed premises of a person licensed under this article 3 to sell alcohol beverages at retail for off-premises consumption, and pouring or serving the licensee's alcohol beverages does not constitute labor provided by a person licensed under this article 3 as a manufacturer, limited winery, wholesaler, or importer to a person licensed under this article 3 to sell alcohol beverages at retail.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)(a) of this section, any person or party described in subsection (1)(a) of this section may provide financial or in-kind assistance, directly or indirectly, to a nonprofit arts organization that has been issued an arts license pursuant to section 44-3-419 or to a state-supported institution of higher education in Colorado, including local district colleges, area technical colleges, and the Auraria higher education center, or the governing board of a state-supported institution of higher education, or to a nonpublic institution of higher education as defined in section 23-3.7-102 that is operating pursuant to 26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (c)(3) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, if the institution has been issued a license pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 or 5 of this title 44.

(2) The state licensing authority, by rule, shall require a complete disclosure of all persons having a direct or indirect financial interest, and the extent of such interest, in each hotel and restaurant license and each retail gaming tavern license issued under this article 3. A willful failure to report and disclose the financial interests of all persons having a direct or indirect financial interest in a hotel and restaurant license or in a retail gaming tavern license shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of such license by the state licensing authority. The invalidity of any provision of this subsection (2) concerning interest in more than one hotel and restaurant license or retail gaming tavern license shall invalidate all interests in more than one hotel and restaurant license or retail gaming tavern license, and such invalidity shall make any such interest unlawful financial assistance.

(3) (a) (I) It is unlawful for any person licensed to sell at retail pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44 to receive and obtain from the persons or parties described and referred to in subsection (1)(a) of this section, directly or indirectly, any financial assistance or any equipment, fixtures, chattels, or furnishings used in the storing, handling, serving, or dispensing of food or alcohol beverages within the premises or from making any structural alterations or improvements in or on the building on which the premises is located.

(II) This subsection (3) does not:

(A) Apply to signs or displays within the premises or to advertising materials that are intended primarily to advertise the product of the wholesaler or manufacturer and that have only negligible value in themselves or to the inspection and servicing of malt or vinous liquor-dispensing equipment to the extent necessary for the maintenance of reasonable standards of purity, cleanliness, and health; or

(B) Prevent a representative, employee, or agent of a licensee described and referred to in subsection (1)(a) of this section from pouring or serving the licensee's alcohol beverage products as part of a tasting being conducted on the licensed premises of the person licensed under this article 3 to sell alcohol beverages at retail for off-premises consumption, and pouring or serving the licensee's alcohol beverages does not constitute labor provided by a licensee described in subsection (1)(a) of this section to a person licensed under this article 3 to sell alcohol beverages at retail.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3)(a) of this section, a nonprofit arts organization that has been issued an arts license pursuant to section 44-3-419 or a state-supported institution of higher education in Colorado, including local district colleges, area technical colleges, and the Auraria higher education center, or the governing board of a state-supported institution of higher education, or a nonpublic institution of higher education as defined in section 23-3.7-102 that is operating pursuant to 26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (c)(3) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, if the institution has been issued a license pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 or 5 of this title 44, may receive financial or in-kind assistance, directly or indirectly, from the persons or parties described and referred to in subsection (1)(a) of this section.

(4) (a) Except as otherwise authorized, it is unlawful for any person or corporation holding any license pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44 or any person who is a stockholder, director, or officer of any corporation holding a license pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44 to be a stockholder, director, or officer or to be interested, directly or indirectly, in any person or corporation that lends money to any person or corporation licensed pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44, but this subsection (4) does not apply to banks or savings and loan associations supervised and regulated by an agency of the state or federal government, or to FHA-approved mortgagees, or to stockholders, directors, or officers thereof; and it is unlawful for any person or corporation licensed pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44, or any stockholder, director, or officer of such corporation, to make any loan or be interested, directly or indirectly, in any loan to any other person licensed pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44; except that this subsection (4)(a) does not apply to any financial institution that comes into possession of a licensed premises by virtue of a foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure if the financial institution does not retain such premises for longer than one year or for such time exceeding one year as provided in subsection (4)(b) of this section.

(b) In the case of a financial institution that comes into possession of a licensed premises by virtue of a foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, the state and the local licensing authority may grant a transfer of ownership for such license for a period of one year and, upon notice and hearing, renewal of such license may be granted. This subsection (4)(b) shall apply in the case of every foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure in which disposition of the license has not otherwise been made by the state or local licensing authority.

(5) (a) It is unlawful for any owner, part owner, shareholder, stockholder, or person interested, directly or indirectly, in any retail business or establishment of a person licensed to sell at retail pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 or 5 of this title 44 to enter into any agreement with any person or party or to receive, possess, or accept any money, fixtures, supplies, or things of value from any person or party, whereby a person licensed to sell at retail pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 or 5 of this title 44 may be influenced or caused, directly or indirectly, to buy, sell, dispense, or handle the product of any manufacturer of alcohol beverages.

(b) This subsection (5) does not:

(I) Apply to displays within the premises; or

(II) Prevent a representative, employee, or agent of a person licensed under this article 3 as a manufacturer, limited winery, wholesaler, or importer from pouring or serving the licensee's alcohol beverage products as part of a tasting being conducted on the licensed premises of a person licensed under this article 3 to sell alcohol beverages at retail for off-premises consumption, and pouring or serving the licensee's alcohol beverages does not constitute labor provided by a person licensed under this article 3 as a manufacturer, limited winery, wholesaler, or importer to a person licensed under this article 3 to sell alcohol beverages at retail.

(6) Any transaction, agreement, or arrangement prohibited by the provisions of this section, if made and entered into by and between the persons and parties described and referred to in this section, is unlawful, illegal, invalid, and void, and any obligation or liability arising out of such transaction, agreement, or arrangement shall be unenforceable in any court of this state by or against any such persons and parties entering into the transaction, agreement, or arrangement.

(7) This section is intended to prohibit and prevent the control of the outlets for the sale of alcohol beverages by any persons or parties other than the persons licensed pursuant to the provisions of this article 3 or article 4 or 5 of this title 44.

(8) It is unlawful for an owner, part owner, shareholder, or person interested directly or indirectly in a brew pub, distillery pub, or vintner's restaurant license to conduct, own in whole or in part, or be directly or indirectly interested in a wholesaler's license issued under this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44.
C.R.S. § 44-10-902 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 10 / Part 9 / Section 44-10-902
44-10-902. Disposition of unauthorized marijuana or marijuana products and related material
Status: in_force

44-10-902. Disposition of unauthorized marijuana or marijuana products and related materials - rules. (1) The provisions of this section apply in addition to any criminal, civil, or administrative penalties and in addition to any other penalties prescribed by this article 10 or any rules promulgated pursuant to this article 10. Any provisions in this article 10 related to law enforcement are considered a cumulative right of the people in the enforcement of the criminal laws.

(2) Every licensee licensed under this article 10 is deemed, by virtue of applying for, holding, or renewing such person's license, to have expressly consented to the procedures set forth in this section.

(3) A state or local agency is not required to cultivate or care for any regulated marijuana or regulated marijuana product belonging to or seized from a licensee. A state or local agency is not authorized to sell marijuana, regulated or otherwise.

(4) If the state or local licensing authority issues a final agency order imposing a disciplinary action against a licensee pursuant to section 44-10-901, then, in addition to any other remedies, the licensing authority's final agency order may specify that some or all of the licensee's marijuana or marijuana product is not regulated marijuana or a regulated marijuana product and is an illegal controlled substance. The order may further specify that the licensee loses any interest in any of the marijuana or marijuana product even if the marijuana or marijuana product previously qualified as regulated marijuana or a regulated marijuana product. The final agency order may direct the destruction of any such marijuana and marijuana products, except as provided in subsections (5) and (6) of this section. The authorized destruction may include the incidental destruction of any containers, equipment, supplies, and other property associated with the marijuana or marijuana product.

(5) Following the issuance of a final agency order by the state or local licensing authority against a licensee and ordering destruction authorized by subsection (4) of this section, a licensee has fifteen days within which to file a petition for stay of agency action with the district court. The action must be filed in the city and county of Denver, which is deemed to be the residence of the state licensing authority for purposes of this section. The licensee shall serve the petition in accordance with the Colorado rules of civil procedure. The district court shall promptly rule upon the petition and determine whether the licensee has a substantial likelihood of success on judicial review so as to warrant delay of the destruction authorized by subsection (4) of this section or whether other circumstances, including but not limited to the need for preservation of evidence, warrant delay of such destruction. If destruction is so delayed pursuant to judicial order, the court shall issue an order setting forth terms and conditions pursuant to which the licensee may maintain the regulated marijuana and regulated marijuana product pending judicial review and prohibiting the licensee from using or distributing the regulated marijuana or regulated marijuana product pending the review. The licensing authority shall not carry out the destruction authorized by subsection (4) of this section until fifteen days have passed without the filing of a petition for stay of agency action or until the court has issued an order denying stay of agency action pursuant to this subsection (5).

(6) A district attorney shall notify the state licensing authority if it begins investigating a medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business. If the state licensing authority has received notification from a district attorney that an investigation is being conducted, the state licensing authority shall not destroy any marijuana or marijuana products from the medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business until the destruction is approved by the district attorney.

(7) The state licensing authority shall promulgate rules governing the implementation of this section.
C.R.S. § 44-20-122 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 44-20-122
44-20-122. Procedure for denial, suspension, or revocation of license - judicial review
Status: in_force

44-20-122. Procedure for denial, suspension, or revocation of license - judicial review. (1) The denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses issued under this part 1 shall be in accordance with the provisions of sections 24-4-104 and 24-4-105; except that the discovery available under rule 26 (b)(2) of the Colorado rules of civil procedure is available in any proceeding.

(2) (a) (I) The board shall appoint an administrative law judge pursuant to part 10 of article 30 of title 24 to conduct any hearing concerning the licensing or discipline of a motor vehicle dealer, used motor vehicle dealer, wholesaler, buyer's agent, business disposer, or wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer; except that the board may, upon a unanimous vote of the members present when the vote is taken, conduct the hearing in lieu of appointing an administrative law judge.

(II) Beginning July 1, 2008, the board shall issue an annual report to the executive director detailing the number of hearings held pursuant to this subsection (2)(a) and the number of the hearings conducted by the board. If the board conducts greater than forty percent of the hearings, the executive director shall analyze the hearing procedures and acts and issue a report to the general assembly, which shall include any recommendations of the executive director.

(b) The board shall assign a hearing concerning the licensing or discipline of a motor vehicle salesperson to the executive director who shall appoint an officer to conduct a hearing.

(3) Hearings conducted before an administrative law judge shall be in accordance with the rules of procedure of the office of administrative courts. Hearings conducted before an officer appointed by the executive director shall be in accordance with the rules of procedure established by the executive director.

(4) The board may summarily suspend a licensee required to post a bond under this article 20 if the licensee does not have a bond in full force and effect as required by this article 20. The suspension shall become effective upon the earlier of the licensee receiving notice of the suspension or within three days after the notice of suspension is mailed to a licensee's last-known address on file with the board. The notice may be effected by certified mail or personal delivery.

(5) The court of appeals shall have initial jurisdiction to review all final actions and orders that are subject to judicial review of the board. The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with section 24-4-106 (11).
C.R.S. § 44-32-705 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 32 / Part 7 / Section 44-32-705
44-32-705. Horse breeders' and owners' awards and supplemental purse fund - awards - adviso
Status: in_force

44-32-705. Horse breeders' and owners' awards and supplemental purse fund - awards - advisory committee - rules. (1) There is hereby created a fund, to be known as the horse breeders' and owners' awards and supplemental purse fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", that shall consist of money deposited thereto by the licensee for the racing of horses and by an operator of an in-state simulcast facility that receives simulcast races of horses for the purposes of this section, to be held in a trust account, which money shall be paid out to owners and breeders of Colorado-bred horses as provided in this section and by rules of the commission. The rules shall provide for an administrative fee to be paid to the Colorado horse breeder associations for registering and maintaining breeding records for the administration of the fund. The fees shall not exceed ten percent of the total money generated by the unclaimed pari-mutuel tickets and the money provided by section 44-32-701 (2)(b).

(2) The money derived pursuant to section 44-32-701 (2)(b) shall be paid to a trust account for the fund on the fifteenth day of the calendar month immediately following the month in which the sum was received. In addition, the proceeds derived from all unclaimed pari-mutuel tickets for each horse race meet and for each simulcast race of horses received by an in-state simulcast facility shall be paid to a trust account for the fund after a period of one year following the end of the race meet.

(3) After money from the fund has been distributed to the respective breeder associations, further distribution shall be governed by the bylaws of the associations. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the distribution of money from the fund to owners and breeders of Colorado-bred horses that are otherwise eligible under the bylaws of the associations and that run in races outside Colorado.

(4) Notwithstanding section 24-30-204, the commission may establish by rule a period for distribution of money in the fund that is not consistent with the state's general fiscal-year period.

(5) Any money credited to the fund and not distributed within three years shall be paid, as authorized by the commission, either:

(a) As purses for races held at live race meets in Colorado; or

(b) As fees required for participation in an interstate compact to which Colorado is a party pursuant to section 44-32-202 (4).
C.R.S. § 44-30-509 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 30 / Part 5 / Section 44-30-509
44-30-509. License - disqualification - criteria
Status: in_force

44-30-509. License - disqualification - criteria. (1) The commission shall deny a license to any applicant who is disqualified for licensure on the basis of any of the following criteria:

(a) Failure of the applicant to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the applicant is qualified in accordance with the provisions of this article 30;

(b) Failure of the applicant to provide information, documentation, and assurances required by this article 30 or requested by the commission, failure of the applicant to reveal any fact material to qualification, or the supplying of information that is untrue or misleading as to a material fact pertaining to the qualification criteria;

(c) Conviction of the applicant, or any of its officers or directors, or any of its general partners, or any stockholders, limited partners, or other persons having a financial or equity interest of five percent or greater in the applicant, of any of the following:

(I) Service of a sentence upon conviction of a felony in a correctional facility, city or county jail, or community correctional facility or under the supervision of the state board of parole or any probation department within ten years prior to the date of the application, notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-5-101;

(II) Service of a sentence upon conviction of any misdemeanor gambling-related offense or misdemeanor theft by deception in a correctional facility, city or county jail, or community correctional facility or under the supervision of the state board of parole or any probation department within ten years prior to the date of the application, notwithstanding section 24-5-101;

(III) Service of a sentence upon conviction of any misdemeanor involving fraud or misrepresentation in a correctional facility, city or county jail, or community correctional facility or under the supervision of the state board of parole or any probation department within ten years prior to the date of the application, notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-5-101;

(IV) Service of a sentence upon conviction of any gambling-related felony or felony involving theft by deception in a correctional facility, city or county jail, or community correctional facility or under the supervision of the state board of parole or any probation department, notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-5-101;

(V) Service of a sentence upon conviction of any felony involving fraud or misrepresentation in a correctional facility, city or county jail, or community correctional facility or under the supervision of the state board of parole or any probation department, notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-5-101;

(d) Current prosecution or pending charges in any jurisdiction against the applicant, or against any person listed in subsection (1)(c) of this section, for any of the offenses enumerated in subsection (1)(c) of this section; except that, at the request of the applicant or the person charged, the commission shall defer decision upon the application during the pendency of the charge;

(e) The identification of the applicant or any person listed in subsection (1)(c) of this section as a career offender or a member of a career offender cartel or an associate of a career offender or a career offender cartel in a manner that creates a reasonable belief that the association is of such a nature as to be inimical to the policy of this article 30 and to gaming operations. For purposes of this section, "career offender" means any person whose behavior is pursued in an occupational manner or context for the purpose of economic gain, utilizing such methods as are deemed criminal violations of the public policy of this state. For purposes of this section, "career offender cartel" means any group of persons who operate together as career offenders.

(f) Refusal to cooperate by the applicant or any person who is required to be qualified under this article 30 with any legislative investigatory body or other official investigatory body of any state or of the United States when the body is engaged in the investigation of crimes relating to gaming, official corruption, or organized crime activity;

(g) The applicant, or any of its officers or directors, or any of its general partners, or any stockholders, limited partners, or other persons having a financial or equity interest of five percent or greater in the applicant is or has been a professional gambler as that term is defined in article 10 of title 18.
C.R.S. § 44-4-108 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 4 / Section 44-4-108
44-4-108. Exemption
Status: repealed

44-4-108. Exemption. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 44-5-108 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 5 / Section 44-5-108
44-5-108. Exemptions
Status: in_force

44-5-108. Exemptions. An organization otherwise qualifying under section 44-5-102 shall be exempt from the provisions of this article 5 and shall be deemed to be dispensing gratuitously and not to be selling fermented malt beverages or malt, spirituous, or vinous liquors when it serves, by the drink, fermented malt beverages or malt, spirituous, or vinous liquors to its members and their guests at a private function held by the organization on unlicensed premises, so long as any admission or other charge, if any, required to be paid or given by any such member as a condition to entry or participation in the event is uniform as to all without regard to whether or not a member or such member's guest consumes or does not consume such beverages or liquors. For purposes of this section, all invited attendees at a private function held by a state institution of higher education shall be considered members or guests of the institution.
C.R.S. § 44-20-304 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 20 / Part 3 / Section 44-20-304
44-20-304. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

44-20-304. Repeal of part. This part 3 is repealed, effective September 1, 2027. Before its repeal, this part 3 is scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.
C.R.S. § 44-20-108 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 44-20-108
44-20-108. Classes of licenses
Status: in_force

44-20-108. Classes of licenses. (1) The following classes of licenses are issued under this part 1:

(a) Motor vehicle dealer's license shall permit the licensee to engage in the business of selling, exchanging, leasing, or offering new and used motor vehicles, and this form of license shall permit not more than two persons named therein who shall be owners or part owners of the business of the licensee to act as motor vehicle salespersons.

(b) Used motor vehicle dealer's license, which permits the licensee to engage in the business of selling, exchanging, leasing, or offering used motor vehicles only. The license also permits a licensee to negotiate for a consumer the sale, exchange, or lease of used and new motor vehicles not owned by the licensee, except those vehicles defined in section 42-1-102 (7.5) and (55) as autocycles or motorcycles and section 33-14.5-101 (3) as off-highway vehicles; however, prior to completion of the sale, exchange, or lease of a motor vehicle not owned by the licensee, the licensee shall disclose in writing to the consumer whether the licensee will receive any compensation from the consumer and whether the licensee will receive any compensation from the owner of the motor vehicle as a result of the transaction. If the licensee receives compensation from the owner of the motor vehicle as a result of the transaction, the licensee shall include in the written disclosure the name of the owner from whom the licensee will receive compensation. This form of license permits not more than two persons named in the license, who shall be owners or part owners of the business of the licensee, to act as motor vehicle salespersons.

(c) A motor vehicle salesperson's license permits the licensee to engage in the activities of a motor vehicle salesperson while employed by a licensed motor vehicle dealer or used motor vehicle dealer.

(d) Manufacturer's or distributor's license shall permit the licensee to engage in the activities of a manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or distributor branch and to sell fire trucks.

(e) A wholesaler's license permits the licensee to engage in the activities of a wholesaler, but does not permit more than two individuals, who must be named in the license and who must be owners or part owners of the business of the licensee, to perform the activities of a wholesaler.

(f) Manufacturer representative's license shall permit the licensee to engage in the activities of a manufacturer representative.

(g) Buyer agent's license shall permit the licensee to engage in the activities of a buyer agent.

(h) (I) Wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer's license shall permit a licensee to engage in the activities of a wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer if the licensee provides auction services solely in connection with wholesale transactions in which the purchasers are motor vehicle dealers licensed by this state or any other jurisdiction or in connection with the sale of government vehicles to consumers at a time and place that does not conflict with a wholesale motor vehicle auction conducted by that licensee. A wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer shall abide by all laws and rules of the state of Colorado.

(II) A wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer shall maintain a check and title insurance policy for the benefit of the dealer's customers or, alternatively, a wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer shall provide written guarantees of title to the dealer's purchasing customers and written guarantees of payment to the dealer's selling dealers with coverage and exclusions that are customary in check and title insurance policies available to wholesale motor vehicle auction dealers.

(i) If the sales value of all the motor vehicles sold does not exceed twenty percent of the business's gross revenue, the business disposal license permits a business to sell used motor vehicles that:

(I) Have been owned for more than one year;

(II) Have been used exclusively for business purposes;

(III) Are titled in the name of the business;

(IV) For which all related taxes have been paid; and

(V) Are not designed or used primarily to carry passengers, not including:

(A) A vehicle designed primarily for transporting more than ten individuals; or

(B) A truck having an enclosed cab and an open cargo area.

(2) Any license issued by the executive director pursuant to law in effect prior to July 1, 1992, shall be valid for the period for which issued.

(3) The licensing requirements of this part 1 do not apply to banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, or credit unions or an affiliate or subsidiary of the entities in offering to sell, or in the sale of, a motor vehicle that was subject to a lease or that has been repossessed or foreclosed upon if the repossession or foreclosure is in connection with a loan made or originated in Colorado.

(4) The licensing requirements of this part 1 shall not apply to an insurance company selling or offering to sell a motor vehicle through a motor vehicle dealer or used motor vehicle dealer if the vehicle is obtained by the company as a result of an insurance claim.
C.R.S. § 44-32-803 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 32 / Part 8 / Section 44-32-803
44-32-803. Exclusion from licensed premises
Status: in_force

44-32-803. Exclusion from licensed premises. The commission or the division may exclude from any and all licensed premises any person who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this or any other state or of the United States, subject to the provisions of section 24-5-101. Any person so excluded by the commission or the division has a right to a hearing before the commission as to the basis of the exclusion, subject to the provisions of section 24-4-104. No such person shall enter or remain upon premises owned by any licensee conducting a race meet or operating a simulcast facility under the jurisdiction of the commission, and all such persons, upon discovery or recognition, shall be forthwith excluded or ejected from the premises. Any person so ejected or excluded from the premises of any licensee shall be denied admission to its premises and the premises of all other licensees of the commission until permission for entering has thereafter been obtained from the commission. The commission may also exclude any person from the licensed premises who willfully violates any of the provisions of this article 32 or any rule issued by the commission.
C.R.S. § 44-3-422 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 3 / Part 4 / Section 44-3-422
44-3-422. Vintner's restaurant license
Status: in_force

44-3-422. Vintner's restaurant license. (1) (a) A vintner's restaurant license may be issued to a person operating a vintner's restaurant and also selling alcohol beverages for consumption on the premises.

(b) A vintner's restaurant licensed pursuant to this section to manufacture vinous liquors upon its licensed premises may, upon approval of the state licensing authority, manufacture vinous liquors upon alternating proprietor licensed premises within the restrictions specified in section 44-3-103 (60).

(2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section, during the hours established in section 44-3-901 (6)(b), vinous liquors manufactured by a vintner's restaurant licensee on the licensed premises may be:

(I) Furnished for consumption on the premises;

(II) Sold to independent wholesalers for distribution to licensed retailers;

(III) Sold to the public in sealed containers for off-premises consumption. Only vinous liquors fermented, manufactured, and packaged on the licensed premises or alternating proprietor licensed premises by the licensee shall be sold in sealed containers.

(IV) Sold at wholesale to licensed retailers in an amount up to fifty thousand gallons per calendar year.

(b) A vintner's restaurant authorized to manufacture vinous liquors upon alternating proprietor licensed premises shall not conduct retail sales of vinous liquors from an area licensed or defined as an alternating proprietor licensed premises.

(3) (a) Every person selling alcohol beverages pursuant to this section shall purchase the alcohol beverages, other than those that are manufactured at the licensed vintner's restaurant, from a wholesaler licensed pursuant to this article 3; except that, during a calendar year, a person may purchase not more than seven thousand dollars' worth of malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors from retailers licensed pursuant to sections 44-3-409, 44-3-410, and 44-4-104 (1)(c). On January 1, 2025, and each January 1 thereafter, the state licensing authority shall adjust the purchase limitation specified in this subsection (3)(a) for inflation and shall publish the adjusted purchase limitation amount on the liquor enforcement division's website.

(b) The vintner's restaurant licensee shall retain evidence of each purchase of malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors from a retailer licensed pursuant to section 44-3-409, 44-3-410, or 44-4-104 (1)(c), in the form of a purchase receipt showing the name of the licensed retailer, the date of purchase, a description of the alcohol beverages purchased, and the price paid for the alcohol beverages. The licensee shall retain the receipt and make it available to state and local licensing authorities at all times during business hours.

(4) A vintner's restaurant licensee may sell alcohol beverages for on-premises consumption only if at least fifteen percent of the gross on-premises food and drink income of the business of the licensed premises is from the sale of food.

(5) (a) Subject to subsection (5)(b) of this section, it is unlawful for an owner, part owner, shareholder, or person interested directly or indirectly in a vintner's restaurant license to conduct, own either in whole or in part, or be directly or indirectly interested in another business licensed pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44.

(b) A person interested directly or indirectly in a vintner's restaurant license may conduct, own either in whole or in part, or be directly or indirectly interested in a license described in section 44-3-401 (1)(j) to (1)(t), (1)(v), or (1)(w), 44-3-412 (1), or 44-4-104 (1)(c) or in a financial institution referred to in section 44-3-308 (4).
C.R.S. § 44-1-104 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 1 / Section 44-1-104
44-1-104. Use of driver's history for professional licensing, permit, or registration deci
Status: in_force

44-1-104. Use of driver's history for professional licensing, permit, or registration decisions. (1) When a person applies for a license, permit, or registration under this title 44, the department shall not consider an event in the applicant's driver's history when determining whether to issue to the applicant a new, renewal, or reinstated license, permit, or registration unless:

(a) The event is relevant to the performance of the profession or occupation that is the subject of the application; and

(b) (I) The operation of a motor vehicle is a duty of the profession or occupation that is the subject of the application;

(II) The event is a part of a pattern of behavior that is relevant to the performance of the profession or occupation that is the subject of the application; or

(III) The event occurred within three years before the date that the applicant submitted the application to the department.

(2) (a) Unless subsection (2)(b) of this section applies, the department shall not consider an event within the driver's history of a license holder, permit holder, or registrant when determining:

(I) Whether to impose discipline;

(II) The type of discipline to impose; or

(III) The severity of discipline to impose.

(b) The department may consider an event within a driver's history if:

(I) The event is relevant to the performance of the profession or occupation for which the license holder, permit holder, or registrant is licensed, permitted, or registered; and

(II) (A) The operation of a motor vehicle is a duty of the profession or occupation for which the license holder, permit holder, or registrant is licensed, permitted, or registered;

(B) The event is a part of a pattern of behavior that is relevant to the performance of the profession or occupation for which the license holder, permit holder, or registrant is licensed, permitted, or registered; or

(C) The event occurred within three years before the act upon which the discipline is based.
C.R.S. § 44-10-507 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 10 / Part 5 / Section 44-10-507
44-10-507. Marijuana research and development license
Status: in_force

44-10-507. Marijuana research and development license. (1) A marijuana research and development license may be issued to a person to grow, cultivate, possess, and transfer, by sale or donation, marijuana pursuant to section 44-10-203 (1)(i) or subsection (4) of this section for the limited research purposes identified in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) A license identified in subsection (1) of this section may be issued for the following limited research purposes:

(a) To test chemical potency and composition levels;

(b) To conduct clinical investigations of marijuana-derived medicinal products;

(c) To conduct research on the efficacy and safety of administering marijuana as part of medical treatment;

(d) To conduct genomic, horticultural, or agricultural research; and

(e) To conduct research on marijuana-affiliated products or systems.

(3) (a) As part of the application process for a marijuana research and development license, an applicant shall submit to the state licensing authority a description of the research that the applicant intends to conduct and whether the research will be conducted with a public institution or using public money. If the research will not be conducted with a public institution or with public money, the state licensing authority shall grant the application if it determines that the application meets the criteria in subsection (2) of this section.

(b) If the research will be conducted with a public institution or public money, the scientific advisory council established in section 25-1.5-106.5 (3) shall review an applicant's research project to determine that it meets the requirements of subsection (2) of this section and to assess the following:

(I) The project's quality, study design, value, or impact;

(II) Whether the applicant has the appropriate personnel; expertise; facilities; infrastructure; funding; and human, animal, or other approvals in place to successfully conduct the project; and

(III) Whether the amount of marijuana to be grown by the applicant is consistent with the project's scope and goals.

(c) If the scientific advisory council determines that the research project does not meet the requirements of subsection (2) of this section or assesses the criteria in this subsection (3) to be inadequate, the application must be denied.

(4) A marijuana research and development licensee may only transfer, by sale or donation, marijuana grown within its operation to other marijuana research and development licensees. The state licensing authority may impose sanctions on a marijuana research and development license for violations of this subsection (4) and any other violation of this article 10.

(5) A marijuana research and development licensee may contract to perform research in conjunction with a public higher education research institution or another marijuana research and development licensee.

(6) The growing, cultivating, possessing, or transferring, by sale or donation, of marijuana in accordance with this section and the rules adopted pursuant to it, by a marijuana research and development licensee, is not a criminal or civil offense under state law. A marijuana research and development license must be issued in the name of the applicant and must specify the location in Colorado at which the marijuana research and development licensee intends to operate. A marijuana research and development licensee shall not allow any other person to exercise the privilege of the license.

(7) If the research conducted includes a public institution or public money, the scientific advisory council shall review any reports made by marijuana research and development licensees under state licensing authority rule and provide the state licensing authority with its determination on whether the research project continues to meet research qualifications pursuant to this section.
C.R.S. § 44-30-1607 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 30 / Part 16 / Section 44-30-1607
44-30-1607. Consumer protections
Status: in_force

44-30-1607. Consumer protections. (1) A fantasy contest operator, including a small fantasy contest operator, shall implement commercially reasonable procedures for fantasy contests with an entry fee, which procedures are designed to:

(a) Prevent employees of the fantasy contest operator, including a small fantasy contest operator, and relatives living in the same household as the employees, from competing in any fantasy contests offered by any fantasy contest operator in which the operator offers a cash prize; except that any of such individuals may play in a private contest on a fantasy contest platform in which the individual's relevant affiliation to the fantasy contest operator is disclosed to all other players;

(b) Prevent sharing of confidential information that could affect the fantasy contest play with third parties until the information is made publicly available;

(c) Verify that a fantasy contest player in such a fantasy contest is eighteen years of age or older;

(d) Ensure that individuals who participate or officiate in a game or contest that is the subject of such a fantasy contest will be restricted from entering such a fantasy contest that is determined, in whole or in part, on the accumulated statistical results of a team of individuals in the game or contest in which they are a player or official;

(e) Allow individuals to restrict themselves from entering such a fantasy contest upon request and provide reasonable steps to prevent the person from entering the fantasy contests offered by the fantasy contest operator, including a small fantasy contest operator;

(f) Disclose the number of entries that a fantasy contest player may submit to each such fantasy contest, provide reasonable steps to prevent players from submitting more than the allowable number, and, in any contest involving at least one hundred one entries, not allow a player to submit more than the lesser of three percent of all entries or one hundred fifty entries;

(g) Segregate fantasy contest player funds from operational funds and maintain a reserve in the form of cash, cash equivalents, an irrevocable letter of credit, a bond, or a combination thereof, in the amount of the deposits made to the accounts of fantasy contest players for the benefit and protection of the funds held in the accounts;

(h) Distinguish highly experienced players and beginner players and ensure that highly experienced players are conspicuously identified as such to all players;

(i) Prohibit the use of scripts in fantasy contests that give a player an unfair advantage over other players and make all authorized scripts readily available to all fantasy contest players;

(j) Clearly and conspicuously disclose all rules that govern its contests, including the material terms of each promotional offer at the time the offer is advertised; and

(k) Use technologically reasonable measures to limit each fantasy contest player to one active account with that operator.

(2) A fantasy contest operator, including a small fantasy contest operator, offering fantasy contests in this state shall:

(a) Contract with a third party to annually perform an independent audit, consistent with the standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, to ensure compliance with this part 16; and

(b) Submit the results of the audit to the director.
C.R.S. § 44-20-120 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 44-20-120
44-20-120. Principal place of business - requirements
Status: in_force

44-20-120. Principal place of business - requirements. (1) The building or structure required to be located on a principal place of business shall have electrical service and adequate sanitary facilities.

(2) (a) In no event shall a room in a hotel, rooming house, or apartment house building or a part of any single or multiple unit dwelling house be considered a "principal place of business" within the terms and provisions of this part 1, unless the entire ground floor of the hotel, apartment house, or rooming house building or the dwelling house is devoted principally to and occupied for commercial purposes and the office of the dealer is located on the ground floor thereof.

(b) A motor vehicle dealer who operates the motor vehicle dealer's business from his or her primary residence and who has been a resident of Colorado for the immediately preceding twelve-month period and is a motor vehicle dealer only because the dealer sells custom trailers for one or more manufacturers and maintains an inventory of fewer than four vehicles at all times shall be exempt from subsection (2)(a) of this section. Any motor vehicle dealer who is issued dealer plates in accordance with this subsection (2)(b) and section 42-3-116 shall only use the plates on trailers.

(c) It is not a violation of this part 1 or any rule promulgated under this part 1 for a motor vehicle dealer or used motor vehicle dealer to:

(I) Deliver a motor vehicle to a customer for a test drive at a location that is away from the dealer's principal place of business;

(II) Deliver documents for a customer to sign at a location that is away from the dealer's principal place of business;

(III) Deliver documents to, or obtain documents from, a customer at a location that is away from the dealer's principal place of business; or

(IV) Deliver a motor vehicle to a customer at a location that is away from the dealer's principal place of business.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt a motor vehicle dealer from local zoning ordinances.
C.R.S. § 44-40-110 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 40 / Section 44-40-110
44-40-110. Conflict of interest
Status: in_force

44-40-110. Conflict of interest. (1) Members of the commission and employees of the division are declared to be positions of public trust and, therefore, in order to insure the confidence of the people of the state in the integrity of the division, its employees, and the commission, the following restrictions shall apply:

(a) No member of the commission or employee of the division, including the director, and no member of their immediate families, shall have any personal pecuniary interest in any lottery or in the sale of any lottery tickets or shares or in any corporation, association, or firm contracting with the state to supply gaming equipment or materials for use in the operation of the lottery or in any corporation, association, or firm licensed as a sales agent under this article 40. Employment by any political subdivision, or service on the governing body or on any board, agency, or commission of any political subdivision that is entitled to receive a portion of the proceeds of the lottery shall not constitute an interest prohibited by this section, except for the purposes of appointment to or service on the commission.

(b) No member of the commission or employee of the division, including the director, and no member of their immediate families, shall receive any gift, gratuity, employment, or other thing of value from any person, corporation, association, or firm that contracts with or that offers services, supplies, materials, or equipment used by the division in the normal course of its operations.

(c) No member of the commission or employee of the division, including the director, and no member of their immediate families, shall purchase any ticket for any lottery conducted under this article 40; except that lottery investigators may purchase lottery tickets when authorized to do so by the director for investigative purposes. No person described in this subsection (1)(c) shall be eligible to receive any prize awarded in such a lottery.

(d) No person, corporation, or firm that contracts with the division or that offers services, supplies, materials, or equipment used by the division in the normal course of its operations shall offer any gift, gratuity, employment, or other thing of value to any commission member, employee of the division, or members of their immediate families except as authorized by rules promulgated pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section.

(e) No member of the commission or employee of the division who terminates his or her relationship with the commission or the division shall, for a period of one year from the date of termination of membership on the commission or employment with the division, as applicable, accept employment with any lottery vendor or represent any lottery vendor before the division or the commission.

(f) The commission shall adopt by rule a code of ethics that shall be binding upon all of its members. Each member of the commission shall complete training at least once each year on the code and shall further certify on an annual basis that he or she is knowledgeable about the code and has no conflicts of interest proscribed by this section.
C.R.S. § 44-3-408 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 3 / Part 4 / Section 44-3-408
44-3-408. Termination of wholesalers - remedies - definitions
Status: in_force

44-3-408. Termination of wholesalers - remedies - definitions. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsections (2) to (4) of this section, no supplier shall terminate an agreement with a wholesaler unless all of the following occur:

(I) The wholesaler fails to comply with a provision of a written agreement between the wholesaler and the supplier;

(II) The wholesaler receives written notification by certified mail, return receipt requested, from the supplier of the alleged noncompliance and is afforded no less than sixty days in which to cure such noncompliance;

(III) The wholesaler fails to cure such noncompliance within the allotted sixty-day cure period; and

(IV) The supplier provides written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the wholesaler of such continued failure to comply with the agreement. The notification shall contain a statement of the intention of the supplier to terminate or not renew the agreement, the reasons for termination or nonrenewal, and the date the termination or nonrenewal shall take effect.

(b) If a wholesaler cures an alleged noncompliance within the cure period provided in subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section, any notice of termination from a supplier to a wholesaler shall be null and void.

(2) A supplier may immediately terminate an agreement with a wholesaler, effective upon furnishing written notification to the wholesaler by certified mail, return receipt requested, for any of the following reasons:

(a) The wholesaler's failure to pay any account when due and upon written demand by the supplier for payment, in accordance with agreed payment terms;

(b) The assignment or attempted assignment by the wholesaler for the benefit of creditors, the institution of proceedings in bankruptcy by or against the wholesaler, the dissolution or liquidation of the wholesaler, or the insolvency of the wholesaler;

(c) The revocation or suspension of, or the failure to renew for a period of more than fourteen days, a state, local, or federal license or permit to sell products in this state;

(d) Failure of an owner of a wholesaler to sell his or her ownership interest in the distribution rights to the supplier's products within one hundred twenty days after the owner of a wholesaler has been convicted of a felony that, in the supplier's sole judgment, adversely affects the goodwill of the wholesaler or supplier;

(e) A wholesaler has been convicted of, found guilty of, or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, a charge of violating a law or regulation of the United States or of this state if it materially and adversely affects the ability of the wholesaler or supplier to continue to sell its products in this state;

(f) Any attempted transfer of ownership of the wholesaler, stock of the wholesaler, or stock of any parent corporation of the wholesaler, or any change in the beneficial ownership or control of any entity, without obtaining the prior written approval of the supplier, except as may otherwise be permitted pursuant to a written agreement between the parties;

(g) Fraudulent conduct in the wholesaler's dealings with the supplier or its products, including the intentional sale of products outside the supplier's established quality standards;

(h) The wholesaler ceases to conduct business for five consecutive business days, unless such cessation is the result of an act of God, war, or a condition of national, state, or local emergency; or

(i) Any sale of products, directly or indirectly, to customers located outside the territory assigned to the wholesaler by the supplier. This subsection (2)(i) shall not prohibit wholesalers from making sales to licensed retailers who buy off the wholesaler's dock, so long as the retailer's licensed location is within the wholesaler's assigned territory.

(3) The supplier shall have the right to terminate an agreement with a wholesaler at any time by giving the wholesaler at least ninety days' written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, with copies by first-class mail to all other wholesalers in all other states who have entered into the same distribution agreement with the supplier.

(4) If a particular brand of products is transferred by purchase or otherwise from a supplier to a successor supplier, the following shall occur:

(a) The successor supplier shall notify the existing wholesaler of the successor supplier's intent not to appoint the existing wholesaler for all or part of the existing wholesaler's territory for the product. The successor supplier shall mail the notice of termination by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the existing wholesaler. The successor supplier shall include in the notice the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the successor wholesalers.

(b) (I) The successor wholesaler shall negotiate with the existing wholesaler to determine the fair market value of the existing wholesaler's right to distribute the product in the existing wholesaler's territory immediately before the successor supplier acquired rights to the particular brand of products. The successor wholesaler and the existing wholesaler shall negotiate the fair market value in good faith.

(II) The existing wholesaler shall continue to distribute the product until payment of the compensation agreed to under subsection (4)(b)(I) of this section, or awarded under subsection (4)(c) of this section, is received.

(c) (I) If the successor wholesaler and the existing wholesaler fail to reach a written agreement on the fair market value within thirty days after the existing wholesaler receives the notice required pursuant to subsection (4)(a) of this section, the successor wholesaler or the existing wholesaler shall send a written notice to the other party requesting arbitration pursuant to the uniform arbitration act, part 2 of article 22 of title 13. Arbitration shall be held for the purpose of determining the fair market value of the existing wholesaler's right to distribute the product in the existing wholesaler's territory immediately before the successor supplier acquired rights to the particular brand of products.

(II) Notice of intent to arbitrate shall be sent, as provided in subsection (4)(c)(I) of this section, not later than thirty-five days after the existing wholesaler receives the notice required pursuant to subsection (4)(a) of this section. The arbitration proceeding shall conclude not later than forty-five days after the date the notice of intent to arbitrate is mailed to a party.

(III) Any arbitration held pursuant to this subsection (4) shall be conducted in a city within this state that:

(A) Is closest to the existing wholesaler; and

(B) Has a population of more than twenty thousand.

(IV) Any arbitration held pursuant to this subsection (4)(c) shall be conducted before one impartial arbitrator, to be selected by the American arbitration association or its successor. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the rules and procedures of the uniform arbitration act, part 2 of article 22 of title 13.

(V) An arbitrator's award in any arbitration held pursuant to this subsection (4)(c) shall be monetary only and shall not enjoin or compel conduct. Any arbitration held pursuant to this subsection (4)(c) shall be in lieu of all other remedies and procedures.

(VI) The cost of the arbitrator and any other direct costs of an arbitration held pursuant to this subsection (4)(c) shall be equally divided by the parties engaged in the arbitration. All other costs shall be paid by the party incurring them.

(VII) The arbitrator in any arbitration held pursuant to this subsection (4)(c) shall render a written decision not later than thirty days after the conclusion of the arbitration, unless this time is extended by mutual agreement of the parties and the arbitrator. The decision of the arbitrator is final and binding on the parties. The arbitrator's award may be enforced by commencing a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. Under no circumstances may the parties appeal the decision of the arbitrator.

(VIII) An existing wholesaler or successor wholesaler who fails to participate in the arbitration hearings in any arbitration held pursuant to this subsection (4)(c) waives all rights the existing wholesaler or successor wholesaler would have had in the arbitration and is considered to have consented to the determination of the arbitrator.

(IX) If the existing wholesaler does not receive payment from the successor wholesaler of the settlement or arbitration award required under subsection (4)(b) or (4)(c) of this section within thirty days after the date of the settlement or arbitration award:

(A) The existing wholesaler shall remain the wholesaler of the product in the existing wholesaler's territory to at least the same extent that the existing wholesaler distributed the product immediately before the successor wholesaler acquired rights to the product; and

(B) The existing wholesaler is not entitled to the settlement or arbitration award.

(5) (a) Any wholesaler or supplier who is aggrieved by a violation of any provision of subsections (1) and (3) of this section shall be entitled to recovery of damages caused by the violation. Except for a dispute arising under subsection (4) of this section, damages shall be sought in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) Any dispute arising under subsections (1) and (3) of this section may also be settled by such dispute resolution procedures as may be provided by a written agreement between the parties.

(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or prohibit good-faith settlements voluntarily entered into by the parties.

(7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to give an existing wholesaler or a successor wholesaler any right to compensation if an agreement with the existing wholesaler or successor wholesaler is terminated by a successor supplier pursuant to subsections (1) to (3) of this section.

(8) Nothing in this section shall apply to a manufacturer that produces less than three hundred thousand gallons of malt beverages per calendar year.

(9) As used in this section:

(a) "Existing wholesaler" means a wholesaler who distributes a particular brand of products at the time a successor supplier acquires rights to manufacture or import the particular brand of products.

(b) "Fair market value" means the value that would be determined in a transaction entered into without duress or threat of termination of the existing wholesaler's right and shall include all elements of value, including goodwill and going-concern value.

(c) "Products" means malt liquors.

(d) "Successor supplier" means a primary source of supply, a brewer, or an importer that acquires rights to a product from a predecessor supplier.

(e) "Successor wholesaler" means one or more wholesalers designated by a successor supplier to replace the existing wholesaler, for all or part of the existing wholesaler's territory, in the distribution of the existing product or products.

(f) "Supplier" means any person, partnership, corporation, association, or other business enterprise that is engaged in the manufacturing or importing of products.

(g) "Wholesaler" means the holder of a Colorado wholesaler's beer license.
C.R.S. § 44-32-201 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 32 / Part 2 / Section 44-32-201
44-32-201. Division of racing events - creation - representation - rules
Status: in_force

44-32-201. Division of racing events - creation - representation - rules. (1) The division of racing events is created in the department, the head of which is the director of the division of racing events. The director is appointed by, and may be removed by, the executive director. The division of racing events, the Colorado racing commission created in section 44-32-301, and the director of the division of racing events are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their respective powers and perform their respective duties and functions as specified in this article 32 under the department; except that the commission has full and exclusive authority to promulgate rules related to racing without any approval by, or delegation of authority from, the department.

(2) The division shall make investigations and shall request the commission or the district attorney of any district, as appropriate, to prosecute, on behalf of and in the name of the division, suits and proceedings for any of the purposes necessary and proper for carrying out the functions of the division.
C.R.S. § 44-4-102 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 4 / Section 44-4-102
44-4-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

44-4-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby declares that it is in the public interest that fermented malt beverages and wine for consumption off the premises of the licensee, fermented malt beverages for consumption on the premises of the licensee, and fermented malt beverages for consumption both on and off the premises of the licensee shall be sold at retail only by persons licensed as provided in this title 44. The general assembly further declares that it is lawful to sell fermented malt beverages and wine at retail subject to this article 4 and applicable provisions of articles 3 and 5 of this title 44.

(2) The general assembly further recognizes that fermented malt beverages and malt liquors are separate and distinct from, and have a unique regulatory history in relation to, vinous and spirituous liquors; however, maintaining a separate regulatory framework and licensing structure for fermented malt beverages and fermented malt beverages and wine under this article 4 is no longer necessary except at the retail level. Furthermore, to aid administrative efficiency, article 3 of this title 44 applies to the regulation of fermented malt beverages and fermented malt beverages and wine, except when otherwise expressly provided for in this article 4.
C.R.S. § 44-30-501 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 30 / Part 5 / Section 44-30-501
44-30-501. Licenses - types - rules
Status: in_force

44-30-501. Licenses - types - rules. (1) The commission may issue six types of licenses as follows:

(a) Slot machine manufacturer or distributor. A slot machine manufacturer or distributor license is required for all persons who import, manufacture, or distribute slot machines in this state, or who otherwise act as a slot machine manufacturer or distributor. Each license issued pursuant to this subsection (1)(a) shall expire two years from the date of its issuance but may be renewed upon the filing and approval of an application for renewal. The fee for the initial license and all renewals thereof shall be determined by the commission pursuant to rule.

(b) Operator license. (I) An operator license is required for all persons who permit slot machines on their premises or who engage in the business of placing and operating slot machines on the premises of a retailer. Each license issued pursuant to this subsection (1)(b) shall expire two years from the date of its issuance but may be renewed upon the filing and approval of an application for renewal. The fee for the initial license and all renewals thereof shall be determined by the commission pursuant to rule. A licensed operator shall obtain slot machines only from, and shall return or sell slot machines only to, a licensed manufacturer or distributor.

(II) This subsection (1)(b) shall not apply to persons holding retail gaming licenses issued pursuant to subsection (1)(c) of this section.

(c) Retail gaming license. A retail gaming license is required for all persons permitting or conducting limited gaming on their premises. A retail gaming license may only be granted to a retailer. Each person licensed as a retailer shall have and maintain sole and exclusive legal possession of the entire premises for which the retail license is issued. Each license issued pursuant to this subsection (1)(c) shall expire two years from the date of its issuance but may be renewed upon the filing and approval of an application for renewal. The fee for the initial license and all renewals thereof shall be determined by the commission pursuant to rule. A licensed retailer shall obtain slot machines only from, and shall return or sell slot machines only to, a licensed manufacturer or distributor. Slot machine transfers between licensed retailers directly and completely owned by the same person are allowed, if proper notification is given to the division.

(d) Support license. A support license is required for all persons employed in the field of limited gaming and by all gaming employees. No person required to hold a support license shall be an employee of, or assist, any licensee until the person obtains a valid support license. Persons licensed as key employees need not obtain support licenses. The commission may deny a support license to any person discharged for cause from employment by any licensed gaming establishment in this or any other country. Each license issued pursuant to this subsection (1)(d) shall expire two years from the date of its issuance but may be renewed upon the filing and approval of an application for renewal. The fee for the initial license and all renewals thereof shall be determined by the commission pursuant to rule.

(e) Key employee license. Every retail gaming licensee shall have a person in charge of all limited gaming activities available at all times when limited gaming is being conducted. The person in charge shall hold a key employee license. Each license issued pursuant to this subsection (1)(e) shall expire two years from the date of its issuance but may be renewed upon the filing and approval of an application for renewal. The fee for the initial license and all renewals thereof shall be determined by the commission pursuant to rule.

(f) Associated equipment supplier license. An associated equipment supplier license is required for a person who imports, manufactures, or distributes associated equipment in this state, or who otherwise acts as an associated equipment supplier. Slot machine manufacturers or distributors who are licensed in this state and who import, manufacture, or distribute associated equipment need not obtain a separate associated equipment supplier license. Each license issued under this subsection (1)(f) expires two years after the date of its issuance but may be renewed upon the filing and approval of an application for renewal. The commission shall promulgate rules to establish the fees for an initial license and renewal licenses.
C.R.S. § 44-20-133 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 44-20-133
44-20-133. Disposition of fees - auto dealers license fund - created
Status: in_force

44-20-133. Disposition of fees - auto dealers license fund - created. (1) The department shall deposit all money received under this part 1 with the state treasurer, subject to section 24-35-101, together with a detailed statement of the receipts, and the money deposited with the state treasurer constitutes a fund to be known as the auto dealers license fund, which fund is hereby created; except that the department shall deposit fines imposed under sections 44-20-129 and 44-20-130 (2) in accordance with sections 44-20-129 and 44-20-130 (2). The fund shall be used under the direction of the board in the following manner:

(a) (I) For the payment of the expenses of the administration of the board as the general assembly deems necessary by making an appropriation therefor on an annual fiscal-year basis commencing July 1, 1971, and thereafter.

(II) Any money remaining in the fund on December 31, 1971, and at the close of each calendar year thereafter, after costs of administration of the law as provided in this part 1, shall remain in the auto dealers license fund to be used for educational and enforcement purposes as appropriated by the general assembly.

(b) To pay the department for the administration of actions or proceedings brought before the executive director pursuant to section 44-20-124;

(c) To enforce section 44-20-124 (2);

(d) To implement part 4 of this article 20;

(e) To enforce section 44-20-423 (2).
C.R.S. § 44-30-508 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 30 / Part 5 / Section 44-30-508
44-30-508. Licensed premises - retail floor plan - definition
Status: in_force

44-30-508. Licensed premises - retail floor plan - definition. (1) For purposes of this section, "retail floor plan" means a physical layout of the inside of the building in which limited gaming will take place that shows the location of the licensed premises within the building.

(2) The retail floor plan shall be submitted to the commission with an applicant's application for a retail gaming license. Approval of the retail floor plan is subject to commission rules and those rules pertaining to the public health, safety, good order, and general welfare of the cities of Central, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek. All gaming devices shall be located within the licensed premises of a business.

(3) A licensed retailer may change the physical location of the licensed premises with the approval of the commission, the director, or the director's designee. Failure of the commission, the director, or the director's designee to deny an application to relocate the licensed premises in a building, within thirty days of the application, shall be deemed an approval thereof.
C.R.S. § 44-1-102 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 1 / Section 44-1-102
44-1-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

44-1-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) Before the enactment of this title 44, laws administered by the department of revenue that regulate a variety of activities were codified in two titles of the Colorado Revised Statutes, most prominently in title 12, which governs professions and occupations;

(b) Most professions and occupations are regulated by the department of regulatory agencies pursuant to title 12, but prior to the 2017 legislative session, title 12 contained numerous laws that did not pertain to the regulation of professions and occupations and were not administered by the department of regulatory agencies;

(c) With the enactment of section 2-3-510 in 2016, the general assembly directed the office of legislative legal services to study an organizational recodification of title 12 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, including relocating laws that do not pertain to professions and occupations and are not administered by the department of regulatory agencies;

(d) Based on recommendations from the title 12 recodification study, the general assembly enacted several bills in the 2017 legislative session to relocate out of title 12 many laws that are administered by entities other than the department of regulatory agencies;

(e) The study also recommended creating a new title 44 for purposes of consolidating laws administered by the department of revenue that regulate activities into a single title in order to facilitate both:

(I) The public's and regulated entities' understanding of the laws that apply to them; and

(II) The department of revenue's administration of these laws; and

(f) Creating a new title 44 consisting of laws administered by the department of revenue that regulate various activities is necessary to implement the recommendations of the title 12 recodification study and facilitate the reorganization of title 12 pertaining to the regulation of professions and occupations.
C.R.S. § 44-50-902 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 50 / Part 9 / Section 44-50-902
44-50-902. Liberal construction
Status: in_force

44-50-902. Liberal construction. This article 50 must be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose.
C.R.S. § 44-40-112 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 40 / Section 44-40-112
44-40-112. Audits and annual reports
Status: repealed

44-40-112. Audits and annual reports. (1) The lottery fund shall be audited at least annually by or under the direction of the state auditor, who shall submit a report of the audit to the legislative audit committee. The annual audit shall include compliance with section 3 of article XXVII of the state constitution. The expenses of the audit shall be paid from the lottery fund.

(2) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 44-40-104 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 40 / Section 44-40-104
44-40-104. Director - qualifications - powers and duties
Status: in_force

44-40-104. Director - qualifications - powers and duties. (1) The director shall be qualified by training and experience to direct a lottery and the work of the division; and, notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-5-101, shall be of good character and shall not have been convicted of any felony or gambling-related offense.

(2) The director shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the duties of his or her office and shall not be engaged in any other profession or occupation.

(3) The director may promote the lottery by:

(a) Establishing promotional drawings. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that promotional drawings shall not be subject to regulation under this article 40. No award of prizes through a promotional drawing shall be deemed a lottery or game of chance.

(b) Selling memorabilia or other promotional items. Any revenue generated from the sale of the items shall be transmitted to the state treasurer to be credited to the lottery fund created in section 44-40-111 (1).

(4) The director, as administrative head of the division, shall direct and supervise all its administrative and technical activities. In addition to the duties imposed upon the director elsewhere in this article 40, it shall be the director's duty:

(a) To supervise and administer the operation of the lottery in accordance with the provisions of this article 40 and the rules of the commission, state fiscal rules, state personnel rules, and state procurement rules, to perform all duties and obligations pursuant to and administer any multistate agreements, and to provide for all expenses incurred in connection with any multistate agreements unless the expenses are otherwise provided for in the multistate agreements;

(b) To attend meetings of the commission or to appoint a designee to attend in his or her place;

(c) To employ and direct the personnel as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this article 40, but no person shall be employed who has been convicted of a felony or gambling-related offense, notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-5-101. The director by agreement may secure and, pursuant to section 44-40-111 (2), provide payment for any services that the director may deem necessary from any department, agency, or unit of the state government and may employ and compensate consultants and technical assistants as may be required and as otherwise permitted by law. The director shall ensure that the division conducts full criminal background investigations of vendors, officers of licensed sales agents, members of the commission, and division employees as are necessary to ensure the security and integrity of the operation of the state lottery. The executive director may request the division of gaming to perform the investigations on members of the commission, division employees, and vendors.

(d) To license, in accordance with the provisions of section 44-40-107 and the rules of the commission, as agents to sell lottery tickets persons that in his or her opinion will best serve the public convenience and promote the sale of tickets or shares;

(e) To deny, suspend, or revoke any lottery license subject to the provisions of section 24-4-104. The director may designate an administrative law judge, pursuant to part 10 of article 30 of title 24, to take evidence and to make findings and report them to the director.

(f) To confer, as necessary or desirable and not less than once each month, with the commission on the operation of the lottery;

(g) To make available for inspection by the commission or any member of the commission, upon request, all books, records, files, and other information and documents of his or her office;

(h) To advise the commission and recommend rules and other matters as he or she deems necessary and advisable to improve the operation of the lottery;

(i) To make a continuous study and investigation of the operation and the administration of similar laws that may be in effect in other states or countries, any literature on the subject that from time to time may be published or available, and any federal laws that may affect the operation of the lottery, and the reaction of Colorado citizens to existing and potential features of the lottery with a view to recommending or effecting changes that will tend to serve the purposes of this article 40;

(j) To take any action that may be necessary to protect the security and integrity of the lottery games;

(k) To determine the manner of payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares, which determination shall include consideration of whether a prize should be awarded as a lump sum or as an amortized annuity in light of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto;

(l) To determine any other matters that are necessary or desirable for the efficient and economical operation and administration of the lottery; and

(m) To perform any other lawful acts that he or she and the commission may consider necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and provisions of this article 40.
C.R.S. § 44-10-105 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 10 / Part 1 / Section 44-10-105
44-10-105. Marijuana employee designation
Status: in_force

44-10-105. Marijuana employee designation. An employee of a licensee is not an agricultural worker unless the employee is a laborer at a farm, plantation, ranch, nursery, range, greenhouse, orchard, or other structure used for the raising of agricultural or horticultural commodities, as long as the structure is utilized for at least fifty percent of the total output produced.
C.R.S. § 44-3-428 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 3 / Part 4 / Section 44-3-428
44-3-428. Entertainment facility license - repeal
Status: repealed

44-3-428. Entertainment facility license - repeal. (1) An entertainment facility license may be issued to an entertainment facility selling alcohol beverages by the drink only to customers for consumption on the premises. An entertainment facility licensee shall have sandwiches and light snacks available for consumption on the licensed premises during business hours but need not have meals available for consumption.

(2) (a) An entertainment facility licensed to sell alcohol beverages as provided in this section shall purchase alcohol beverages only from a wholesaler licensed pursuant to this article 3; except that, during a calendar year, an entertainment facility licensed to sell alcohol beverages as provided in this section may purchase not more than seven thousand dollars' worth of malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors from retailers licensed pursuant to sections 44-3-409, 44-3-410, and 44-4-104 (1)(c). On January 1, 2025, and each January 1 thereafter, the state licensing authority shall adjust the purchase limitation specified in this subsection (2)(a) for inflation and shall publish the adjusted purchase limitation amount on the liquor enforcement division's website.

(b) An entertainment facility licensee shall retain evidence of each purchase of malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors from a retailer licensed pursuant to section 44-3-409, 44-3-410, or 44-4-104 (1)(c), in the form of a purchase receipt showing the name of the licensed retailer, the date of purchase, a description of the alcohol beverages purchased, and the price paid for the alcohol beverages. The entertainment facility licensee shall retain the receipt and make it available to the state and local licensing authorities at all times during business hours.

(3) (a) Except as provided in subsection (3)(b) of this section, it is unlawful for any owner, part owner, shareholder, or person interested directly or indirectly in entertainment facility licenses to conduct, own either in whole or in part, or be directly or indirectly interested in any other business licensed pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44.

(b) An owner, part owner, shareholder, or person interested directly or indirectly in an entertainment facility license may have an interest in:

(I) A license described in section 44-3-401 (1)(j) to (1)(t), (1)(v), or (1)(w), 44-3-412 (1), or 44-4-104 (1)(c); or

(II) A financial institution referred to in section 44-3-308 (4).

(4) (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2022.)

(b) The manager for each licensed entertainment facility, the entertainment facility licensee, or an employee or agent of the entertainment facility licensee shall purchase alcohol beverages for one licensed premises only, and the purchases shall be separate and distinct from purchases for any other licensed entertainment facility.

(c) to (e) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2022.)

(5) Repealed.

(6) (a) On and after August 7, 2024, the state or a local licensing authority shall not issue or renew any licenses under this section to a lodging facility.

(b) The state and local licensing authorities shall treat any application submitted on or before August 7, 2024, by a lodging facility for a lodging and entertainment facility license or renewal license as an application for a lodging facility license or renewal license issued pursuant to section 44-3-432.

(c) On August 7, 2024, each lodging and entertainment facility license issued under this section to a lodging facility automatically converts to a lodging facility license issued pursuant to section 44-3-432.

(d) The conversion of a lodging and entertainment facility license issued to a lodging facility under this section to a lodging facility license under section 44-3-432 pursuant to this subsection (6) is a continuation of the prior license and does not affect:

(I) Any prior discipline, limitation, or condition imposed by the state licensing authority on a licensee;

(II) The deadline for renewal of the license; or

(III) Any pending or future investigation or administrative proceeding.

(e) This subsection (6) is repealed, effective September 1, 2026.

(7) (a) On August 7, 2024, each lodging and entertainment facility license issued under this section to an entertainment facility automatically converts to an entertainment facility license.

(b) The state and local licensing authorities shall treat any application submitted on or before August 7, 2024, by an entertainment facility for a lodging and entertainment facility license or renewal license as an application for an entertainment facility license or renewal license issued pursuant to this section.

(c) The conversion of a lodging and entertainment facility license issued to an entertainment facility to an entertainment facility license pursuant to this subsection (7) is a continuation of the prior license and does not affect:

(I) Any prior discipline, limitation, or condition imposed by the state licensing authority on a licensee;

(II) The deadline for renewal of the license; or

(III) Any pending or future investigation or administrative proceeding.

(d) This subsection (7) is repealed, effective September 1, 2026.
C.R.S. § 44-3-504 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 3 / Part 5 / Section 44-3-504
44-3-504. Lien to secure payment of taxes - exemptions - recovery
Status: in_force

44-3-504. Lien to secure payment of taxes - exemptions - recovery. (1) (a) The state of Colorado and the department shall have a lien, to secure the payment of the taxes, penalties, and interest imposed pursuant to section 44-3-503 upon all the assets and property of the wholesaler or manufacturer owing the tax, including the stock in trade, business fixtures, and equipment owned or used by the wholesaler or manufacturer in the conduct of business, as long as a delinquency in the payment of the tax continues. The lien shall be prior to any lien of any kind whatsoever, including existing liens for taxes.

(b) Any wholesaler and manufacturer or person in possession shall provide a copy of any lease pertaining to the assets and property described in subsection (1)(a) of this section to the department within ten days after seizure by the department of the assets and property. The department shall verify that the lease is bona fide and notify the owner that the lease has been received by the department. The department shall use its best efforts to notify the owner of the real or personal property that might be subject to the lien created in subsection (1)(a) of this section. The real or personal property of an owner who has made a bona fide lease to a wholesaler or manufacturer shall be exempt from the lien created in subsection (1)(a) of this section if the property can reasonably be identified from the lease description or if the lessee is given an option to purchase in the lease and has not exercised the option to become the owner of the property leased. This exemption shall be effective from the date of the execution of the lease. The exemption shall also apply if the lease is recorded with the county clerk and recorder of the county where the property is located or based or a memorandum of the lease is filed with the department on such forms as may be prescribed by the department after the execution of the lease at a cost for the filing of two dollars and fifty cents per document. Motor vehicles that are properly registered in this state, showing the lessor as owner thereof, shall be exempt from the lien created in subsection (1)(a) of this section; except that said lien shall apply to the extent that the lessee has an earned reserve, allowance for depreciation not to exceed fair market value, or similar interest that is or may be credited to the lessee. Where the lessor and lessee are blood relatives or relatives by law or have twenty-five percent or more common ownership, a lease between the lessee and the lessor shall not be considered as bona fide for the purposes of this section.

(2) (a) Any wholesaler or manufacturer who files a return pursuant to section 44-3-503 but who fails to accompany it with payment of the excise tax disclosed on the return shall be sent a notice by the executive director. The notice shall state that the excise tax is due and unpaid and shall state the amount of the tax, penalty, and interest owed pursuant to section 44-3-503. The notice shall be sent by first-class mail and shall be directed to the last address of the wholesaler or manufacturer on file with the department.

(b) (I) If a wholesaler or manufacturer fails to file both the return and the payment required by section 44-3-503, the executive director shall make an estimate, based upon such information as may be available, of the amount of taxes due for the period for which the wholesaler or manufacturer is delinquent and shall add any penalty and interest authorized in section 44-3-503. The executive director shall give the delinquent taxpayer written notice of the estimated tax, penalty, and interest, which notice shall be sent by first-class mail and shall be directed to the last address of the person on file with the department.

(II) The remedies available to a taxpayer pursuant to article 21 of title 39 shall be available to any wholesaler or manufacturer who seeks to contest the estimated tax, penalty, or interest specified in the notice mailed pursuant to subsection (2)(b)(I) of this section.

(3) If any taxes, penalties, or interest imposed pursuant to section 44-3-503 are not paid within ten days after the notice is mailed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the executive director may seek to enforce collection of the unpaid amounts in accordance with the provisions of article 21 of title 39, to the extent that those provisions are not in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this article 3.
C.R.S. § 44-3-203 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 44-3-203
44-3-203. Performance of duties
Status: in_force

44-3-203. Performance of duties. (1) The performance of the functions or activities set forth in this article 3 and articles 4 and 5 of this title 44 shall be subject to available appropriations; but nothing in this section shall be construed to remove from the state licensing authority the responsibility for performing such functions or activities in accordance with law at the level of funding provided.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the state shall be the final interpretive authority as it relates to this article 3 and articles 4 and 5 of this title 44 and the rules promulgated thereunder, concerning persons licensed pursuant to this article 3 and articles 4 and 5 of this title 44 as wholesalers, manufacturers, importers, and public transportation system licensees.
C.R.S. § 44-20-412 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 20 / Part 4 / Section 44-20-412
44-20-412. Bond of licensee
Status: in_force

44-20-412. Bond of licensee. (1) To be issued a wholesaler's license, powersports vehicle dealer's license, or used powersports vehicle dealer's license, an applicant must procure and file with the board evidence of a savings account, deposit, or certificate of deposit meeting the requirements of section 11-35-101 or a good and sufficient bond with a corporate surety duly licensed to do business within the state, approved as to form by the attorney general, and conditioned that the applicant not practice fraud or violate any of the provisions of this part 4 related to fraud or any rule promulgated by the board under this part 4 related to fraud. A powersports vehicle dealer or used powersports vehicle dealer need not furnish an additional bond, savings account, deposit, or certificate of deposit under this section if the dealer furnishes a bond, savings account, deposit, or certificate of deposit under section 44-20-112.

(2) (a) The purpose of the bond procured by the applicant in accordance with subsection (1) of this section and section 44-20-413 is to provide for the reimbursement for any loss or damage suffered by any retail consumer caused by fraud or by a violation of this part 4 related to fraud by a wholesaler, powersports vehicle dealer, or used powersports vehicle dealer. For a wholesale transaction, the bond is available to each party to the transaction; except that, if a retail consumer is involved, the consumer has priority to recover from the bond. The amount of the bond must be fifty thousand dollars for each wholesaler applicant, powersports vehicle dealer applicant, and used powersports vehicle dealer applicant. The aggregate liability of the surety for all transactions does not exceed the amount of the bond, regardless of the number of claims or claimants.

(b) No corporate surety is required to make a payment to any person making a claim under the bond until a final determination of fraud has been made by the board or by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(3) Bonds required pursuant to this section shall be renewed annually when the bondholder's license is renewed. Bonds may be renewed through a continuation certificate issued by the surety.

(4) Nothing in this part 4 shall interfere with the authority of the courts to administer and conduct an interpleader action for claims against a licensee's bond.
C.R.S. § 44-30-205 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 30 / Part 2 / Section 44-30-205
44-30-205. Division of gaming - access to records
Status: in_force

44-30-205. Division of gaming - access to records. The division of gaming, for purposes of this article 30, shall have full authority to procure, at the expense of the division, any records furnished to or maintained by any law enforcement agency in the United States, including state and local law enforcement agencies in Colorado and other states for the purposes of carrying out its responsibilities pursuant to this article 30. Upon request from the Colorado bureau of investigation, the division shall provide copies of any and all information obtained pursuant to this article 30.
C.R.S. § 44-50-602 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 50 / Part 6 / Section 44-50-602
44-50-602. Fees - allocation
Status: in_force

44-50-602. Fees - allocation. (1) Except as otherwise provided, all fees and fines provided for by this article 50 shall be paid to the state licensing authority, which shall transmit the fees to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall credit the fees to the regulated natural medicine division cash fund created in section 44-50-601.

(2) The expenditures of the state licensing authority are paid out of appropriations from the regulated natural medicine division cash fund created in section 44-50-601.
C.R.S. § 44-3-410 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 3 / Part 4 / Section 44-3-410
44-3-410. Liquor-licensed drugstore license - multiple licenses permitted - requirements -
Status: in_force

44-3-410. Liquor-licensed drugstore license - multiple licenses permitted - requirements - rules. (1) (a) (I) A liquor-licensed drugstore license shall be issued to persons selling malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors in sealed containers not to be consumed at the place where sold. On and after July 1, 2016, except as permitted under subsection (1)(b) of this section, the state and local licensing authorities shall not issue a new liquor-licensed drugstore license if the licensed premises for which a liquor-licensed drugstore license is sought is located:

(A) Within one thousand five hundred feet of a retail liquor store licensed under section 44-3-409;

(B) For a drugstore premises located in a municipality with a population of ten thousand or fewer, within three thousand feet of a retail liquor store licensed under section 44-3-409; or

(C) For a drugstore premises located in a municipality with a population of ten thousand or fewer that is contiguous to the city and county of Denver, within one thousand five hundred feet of a retail liquor store licensed under section 44-3-409.

(II) Nothing in this subsection (1) prohibits:

(A) The renewal or transfer of ownership of a liquor-licensed drugstore license initially issued prior to July 1, 2016.

(B) A liquor-licensed drugstore licensee from allowing tastings on the licensed premises if the applicable local licensing authority has authorized the liquor-licensed drugstore to conduct tastings on its licensed premises in accordance with section 44-3-301 (10).

(b) (I) On or after January 1, 2017, to qualify for an additional liquor-licensed drugstore license under this section, a liquor-licensed drugstore licensee, or a retail liquor store licensee that was licensed as a liquor-licensed drugstore on February 21, 2016, must apply to the state and local licensing authorities, as part of a single application, for a transfer of ownership of at least two licensed retail liquor stores that were licensed or had applied for a license on or before May 1, 2016, a change of location of one of the retail liquor stores, and a merger and conversion of the retail liquor store licenses into a single liquor-licensed drugstore license. The applicant may apply for a transfer, change of location, and merger and conversion only if all of the following requirements are met:

(A) The retail liquor stores that are the subject of the transfer of ownership are located within the same local licensing authority jurisdiction as the drugstore premises for which the applicant is seeking a liquor-licensed drugstore license, and, if any retail liquor stores are located within one thousand five hundred feet of the drugstore premises or, for a drugstore premises located in a municipality with a population of ten thousand or fewer, within three thousand feet of the drugstore premises, the applicant applies to transfer ownership of all retail liquor stores located within that distance. If there are no licensed retail liquor stores or only one licensed retail liquor store within the same local licensing authority jurisdiction as the drugstore premises for which a liquor-licensed drugstore license is sought, the applicant shall apply to transfer ownership of one or two retail liquor stores, as necessary, that are located in the local licensing authority jurisdiction that is nearest to the jurisdiction in which the drugstore premises is located.

(B) Upon transfer and conversion of the retail liquor store licenses to a single liquor-licensed drugstore license, the drugstore premises for which the liquor-licensed drugstore license is sought will be located at least one thousand five hundred feet from all licensed retail liquor stores that are within the same local licensing authority jurisdiction as the drugstore premises or, for a drugstore premises located in a municipality with a population of ten thousand or fewer, at least three thousand feet from all licensed retail liquor stores that are within the same local licensing authority jurisdiction as the drugstore premises.

(II) For purposes of determining whether the distance requirements specified in subsection (1)(b)(I) of this section are satisfied, the distance shall be determined by a radius measurement that begins at the principal doorway of the drugstore premises for which the application is made and ends at the principal doorway of the licensed retail liquor store.

(III) In making its determination on the transfer of ownership, change of location, and license merger and conversion application, the local licensing authority shall consider the reasonable requirements of the neighborhood and the desires of the adult inhabitants in accordance with section 44-3-312.

(IV) In addition to any other requirements for licensure under this section or this article 3, a person applying for a new liquor-licensed drugstore license in accordance with this subsection (1)(b) on or after January 1, 2017, or to renew a liquor-licensed drugstore license issued on or after January 1, 2017, under this subsection (1)(b) must:

(A) Provide evidence to the state and local licensing authorities that at least twenty percent of the licensee's gross annual income derived from total sales during the prior twelve months at the drugstore premises for which a new or renewal licenses is sought is from the sale of food items, as defined by the state licensing authority by rule; and

(B) Make and keep its premises open to the public.

(2) (a) A person licensed under this section to sell malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors as provided in this section shall:

(I) Purchase malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors only from a wholesaler licensed under this article 3;

(II) (A) Not sell malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors to consumers at a price that is below the liquor-licensed drugstore's cost, as listed on the invoice, to purchase the malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors, unless the sale is of discontinued or close-out malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors.

(B) This subsection (2)(a)(II) does not prohibit a liquor-licensed drugstore from operating a bona fide loyalty or rewards program for malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors so long as the price for the product is not below the liquor-licensed drugstore's costs as listed on the invoice. The state licensing authority may adopt rules to implement this subsection (2)(a)(II).

(III) Not allow consumers to purchase malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors at a self-checkout or other mechanism that allows the consumer to complete the alcohol beverage purchase without assistance from and completion of the entire transaction by an employee of the liquor-licensed drugstore;

(IV) Require, in accordance with section 44-3-901 (11), consumers attempting to purchase malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors to present a valid identification, as determined by the state licensing authority by rule; and

(V) Not sell clothing or accessories imprinted with advertising, logos, slogans, trademarks, or messages related to alcohol beverages.

(b) A person licensed under this section on or after January 1, 2017, shall not purchase malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors from a wholesaler on credit and shall effect payment upon delivery of the alcohol beverages. The acceptance and use of an electronic funds transfer is not an extension or acceptance of credit as prohibited by this subsection (2)(b) if the transfer is initiated on or before the next business day after the delivery of the malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors.

(3) (a) A liquor-licensed drugstore licensee who complies with this subsection (3) and rules promulgated pursuant to this subsection (3) may deliver malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors to a person of legal age if:

(I) The person receiving the delivery of malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors is located at a place that is not licensed pursuant to this section;

(II) The delivery is made by an employee of the liquor-licensed drugstore who is at least twenty-one years of age and who is using a vehicle owned or leased by the licensee to make the delivery;

(III) The person making the delivery verifies, in accordance with section 44-3-901 (11), that the person receiving the delivery of malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors is at least twenty-one years of age; and

(IV) The liquor-licensed drugstore derives no more than fifty percent of its gross annual revenues from total sales of malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors from the sale of malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors that the liquor-licensed drugstore delivers.

(b) The state licensing authority shall promulgate rules as necessary for the proper delivery of malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors and is authorized to issue a permit to any liquor-licensed drugstore licensee that will allow the licensee to deliver the liquors pursuant to the rules and this subsection (3). A permit issued under this subsection (3) is subject to the same suspension and revocation provisions as are set forth in sections 44-3-306 and 44-3-601 for other licenses granted pursuant to this article 3.

(4) (a) Except as provided in subsection (4)(b) of this section, it is unlawful for any owner, part owner, shareholder, or person interested directly or indirectly in a liquor-licensed drugstore to conduct, own either in whole or in part, or be directly or indirectly interested in any other business licensed pursuant to this article 3.

(b) An owner, part owner, shareholder, or person interested directly or indirectly in a liquor-licensed drugstore may have an interest in:

(I) An arts license granted under this article 3;

(II) An airline public transportation system license granted under this article 3;

(III) A financial institution referred to in section 44-3-308 (4);

(IV) For a liquor-licensed drugstore licensed on or before January 1, 2016, or a liquor-licensed drugstore licensee that was licensed as a liquor-licensed drugstore on February 21, 2016, that converted its license to a retail liquor store license after February 21, 2016, and that applied on or before May 1, 2017, to convert its retail liquor store license back to a liquor-licensed drugstore license, additional liquor-licensed drugstore licenses as follows, but only if obtained in accordance with subsection (1)(b) of this section:

(A) On or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2022, four additional liquor-licensed drugstore licenses, for a maximum of five total liquor-licensed drugstore licenses;

(B) On or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, up to seven additional liquor-licensed drugstore licenses, for a maximum of eight total liquor-licensed drugstore licenses;

(C) On or after January 1, 2027, and before January 1, 2032, up to twelve additional liquor-licensed drugstore licenses, for a maximum of thirteen total liquor-licensed drugstore licenses;

(D) On or after January 1, 2032, and before January 1, 2037, up to nineteen additional liquor-licensed drugstore licenses, for a maximum of twenty total liquor-licensed drugstore licenses; and

(E) On or after January 1, 2037, an unlimited number of additional liquor-licensed drugstore licenses.

(V) For a liquor-licensed drugstore that submitted an application for a new liquor-licensed drugstore license before October 1, 2016, additional liquor-licensed drugstore licenses as follows, but only if obtained in accordance with subsection (1)(b) of this section:

(A) On or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2022, four additional liquor-licensed drugstore licenses, for a maximum of five total liquor-licensed drugstore licenses;

(B) On or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, up to seven additional liquor-licensed drugstore licenses, for a maximum of eight total liquor-licensed drugstore licenses;

(C) On or after January 1, 2027, and before January 1, 2032, up to twelve additional liquor-licensed drugstore licenses, for a maximum of thirteen total liquor-licensed drugstore licenses;

(D) On or after January 1, 2032, and before January 1, 2037, up to nineteen additional liquor-licensed drugstore licenses, for a maximum of twenty total liquor-licensed drugstore licenses; and

(E) On or after January 1, 2037, an unlimited number of additional liquor-licensed drugstore licenses.

(c) Subsection (4)(b)(V) of this section does not apply to a liquor-licensed drugstore licensee that was licensed as a liquor-licensed drugstore on February 21, 2016, that converted its license to a retail liquor store license after February 21, 2016, and that applied on or before May 1, 2017, to convert its retail liquor store license back to a liquor-licensed drugstore license.

(5) (a) A liquor-licensed drugstore licensed under this section shall not store alcohol beverages off the licensed premises.

(b) A licensed wholesaler shall make all deliveries of alcohol beverages to a liquor-licensed drugstore:

(I) Through a common carrier, a contract carrier, or on vehicles owned by the wholesaler; and

(II) Only to the business address of the liquor-licensed drugstore.

(6) (a) A liquor-licensed drugstore licensed under this section on or after January 1, 2017, shall have at least one manager permitted under section 44-3-427 who works on the licensed premises. The liquor-licensed drugstore shall designate at least one permitted manager on the licensed premises to conduct the liquor-licensed drugstore's purchases of alcohol beverages from a licensed wholesaler. A licensed wholesaler shall take orders for alcohol beverages only from a permitted manager designated by the liquor-licensed drugstore.

(b) A liquor-licensed drugstore that is involved in selling alcohol beverages must obtain and maintain a certification as a responsible alcohol beverage vendor in accordance with part 10 of this article 3.

(c) An employee of a liquor-licensed drugstore who is under twenty-one years of age shall not deliver malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors offered for sale on, or sold and removed from, the licensed premises.

(7) A person licensed under this section that obtains additional liquor-licensed drugstore licenses in accordance with subsection (4)(b)(IV) or (4)(b)(V) of this section may operate under a single or consolidated corporate entity but shall not commingle purchases of or credit extensions for purchases of malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors from a wholesaler licensed under this article 3 for more than one licensed premises. A wholesaler licensed under this article 3 shall not base the price for the malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors it sells to a liquor-licensed drugstore licensed under this section on the total volume of malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors that the licensee purchases for multiple licensed premises.
C.R.S. § 44-32-103 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 32 / Part 1 / Section 44-32-103
44-32-103. Division and commission subject to termination
Status: in_force

44-32-103. Division and commission subject to termination. The provisions of section 24-34-104 concerning the termination schedule for regulatory bodies of the state, unless extended as provided in that section, are applicable to the division of racing events created by section 44-32-201 and the Colorado racing commission created by section 44-32-301.
C.R.S. § 44-5-105 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 5 / Section 44-5-105
44-5-105. Restrictions related to permits
Status: in_force

44-5-105. Restrictions related to permits. (1) Each special event permit shall be issued for a specific location and is not valid for any other location.

(2) A special event permit authorizes sale of the beverage or the liquors specified only during the following hours:

(a) Between the hours of five a.m. of the day specified in a malt beverage permit and until twelve midnight on the same day;

(b) Between the hours of seven a.m. of the day specified in a malt, vinous, and spirituous liquor permit and until two a.m. of the day immediately following.

(3) The state or a local licensing authority shall not issue a special event permit to any organization for more than fifteen days in one calendar year.

(4) No issuance of a special event permit shall have the effect of requiring the state or local licensing authority to issue such a permit upon any subsequent application by an organization.

(5) A special event permit holder shall make available sandwiches or other food snacks during all hours of service of malt, spirituous, or vinous liquors, but prepared meals need not be served. For a special event held by a chamber of commerce, pursuant to a permit issued under section 44-5-102 (1)(d), the chamber of commerce and each participating member shall make available snacks and sandwiches during all hours when alcohol beverages are served.
C.R.S. § 44-30-1101 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 30 / Part 11 / Section 44-30-1101
44-30-1101. Exemption from federal law
Status: in_force

44-30-1101. Exemption from federal law. Pursuant to section 2 of an act of congress of the United States entitled "An Act to prohibit transportation of gambling devices in interstate and foreign commerce", approved January 2, 1951, designated 15 U.S.C. secs. 1171 to 1177, inclusive, and in effect January 1, 1989, the state of Colorado acting by and through its elected and qualified members of its general assembly, does hereby, and in accordance with and in compliance with the provisions of section 2 of the act of congress, declare and proclaim that it is exempt from the provisions of section 2 of that act of congress of the United States, as regards gaming devices operated and used within the cities of Central, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek, Colorado.
C.R.S. § 44-33-102 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 33 / Section 44-33-102
44-33-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

44-33-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) Parents should provide financial support to their minor children who cannot care for themselves;

(b) The state should intervene when parents fail to meet their support obligations;

(c) Children are adversely affected when parents divert their financial support to limited gaming, sports betting, and pari-mutuel wagering;

(d) A parent's winnings from money diverted from a child's support should be applied to the parent's outstanding support obligations;

(e) Section 44-30-102 (1)(c) of the "Limited Gaming Act of 1991" recognizes that the limited gaming industry must be assisted in protecting the general welfare of the people of the state;

(f) Victims of crime and all the people of the state are adversely affected when criminal offenders divert restitution to limited gaming, sports betting, and pari-mutuel wagering;

(g) A criminal offender's winnings from money diverted from restitution should be applied to the offender's outstanding criminal court obligations;

(h) An uncollected debt to the state should be deducted from a person's winnings.
C.R.S. § 44-30-1404 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 30 / Part 14 / Section 44-30-1404
44-30-1404. Officers - bylaws - rules
Status: in_force

44-30-1404. Officers - bylaws - rules. (1) The commission shall elect a chairperson and any officers that it may require.

(2) The commission shall make and adopt bylaws governing its work.

(3) The commission may adopt rules for the administration and enforcement of part 12 of this article 30 and this part 14.
C.R.S. § 44-40-108 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 40 / Section 44-40-108
44-40-108. Colorado lottery commission - creation
Status: in_force

44-40-108. Colorado lottery commission - creation. (1) There is hereby created, within the state lottery division, the Colorado lottery commission, consisting of five members, all of whom shall be citizens of the United States and residents of this state, appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate. No member shall have been convicted of a felony or gambling-related offense, notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-5-101. No more than three of the five members shall be members of the same political party. A chairman and a vice-chairman of the commission shall be chosen from the membership by a majority of the members at the first meeting of each fiscal year.

(2) At least one member of the commission shall have been a law enforcement officer for not less than five years; at least one member shall be an attorney admitted to the practice of law in Colorado for not less than five years; and at least one member shall be a certified public accountant who has practiced accountancy in Colorado for at least five years.

(3) All members shall be appointed for terms of four years. No member of the commission shall be eligible to serve more than two terms.

(4) Any vacancy on the commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.

(5) Any member of the commission may be removed by the governor at any time and for any reason.

(6) Commission members shall receive as compensation for their services up to one hundred dollars per month for each month in which there is an official commission meeting and shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. Upon appointment, and prior to confirmation by the senate, each member shall file with the secretary of state a financial disclosure statement in the form required to be filed by elected state officials. The statement shall be renewed as of each January 1 during the member's term of office. The chairperson of the lottery commission shall also be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties related to his or her participation on the three-member panel established in sections 44-40-106 (5)(a) and 44-40-107 (3).

(7) (a) The commission shall hold at least one meeting each month and any additional meetings that may be prescribed by rules of the commission. In addition, special meetings may be called by the chairman, any two commission members, or the director, upon delivery of seventy-two hours' written notice to each member. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-6-402, in emergency situations in which a majority of the commission certifies that exigencies of time require that the commission meet without delay, the requirements of public notice and of seventy-two hours' written notice to members may be dispensed with, and commission members as well as the public shall receive the notice as is reasonable under the circumstances.

(b) For purposes of part 4 of article 6 of title 24, the commission shall be a state public body, as defined in section 24-6-402 (1)(d), regardless of whether the state lottery division and the Colorado lottery commission constitute an enterprise pursuant to section 44-40-102 (1).

(8) A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of a majority of the commission shall be required for any final determination by the commission. The commission shall keep a complete and accurate audio record of all its meetings for a period of at least three years.
C.R.S. § 44-32-604 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 32 / Part 6 / Section 44-32-604
44-32-604. Greyhound racing prohibited
Status: in_force

44-32-604. Greyhound racing prohibited. (1) No live greyhound racing involving the betting or wagering on the speed or ability of the greyhounds racing shall be conducted in Colorado. The commission shall not accept or approve an application or request for race dates for live greyhound racing in Colorado.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this article 32 or any other general or specific law to the contrary, it is unlawful in Colorado to wager on any race of greyhounds that is conducted at, and simulcast from, a track that is outside of Colorado.
C.R.S. § 44-3-309 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 44-3-309
44-3-309. Local licensing authority - applications - optional premises licenses
Status: in_force

44-3-309. Local licensing authority - applications - optional premises licenses. (1) A local licensing authority may issue only the following alcohol beverage licenses upon payment of the fee specified in section 44-3-505:

(a) Retail liquor store license;

(b) Liquor-licensed drugstore license;

(c) Beer and wine license;

(d) Hotel and restaurant license;

(e) Tavern license;

(f) Brew pub license;

(g) Club license;

(h) Arts license;

(i) Racetrack license;

(j) Optional premises license;

(k) Retail gaming tavern license;

(l) Vintner's restaurant license;

(m) Distillery pub license;

(n) Entertainment facility license;

(o) Lodging facility license.

(2) An application for any license specified in subsection (1) of this section or section 44-4-107 shall be filed with the appropriate local licensing authority on forms provided by the state licensing authority and containing such information as the state licensing authority may require. Each application shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of such persons as prescribed by the state licensing authority.

(3) The applicant shall file at the time of application plans and specifications for the interior of the building if the building to be occupied is in existence at the time. If the building is not in existence, the applicant shall file a plot plan and a detailed sketch for the interior and submit an architect's drawing of the building to be constructed. In its discretion, the local licensing authority may impose additional requirements necessary for the approval of the application.
C.R.S. § 44-30-521 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 30 / Part 5 / Section 44-30-521
44-30-521. Executive and closed meetings
Status: in_force

44-30-521. Executive and closed meetings. (1) The commission may hold executive or closed meetings for any of the following purposes:

(a) Considering applications for licensing when discussing background investigations or personal information;

(b) Meeting with gaming officials of other jurisdictions, the attorney general, the district attorney for either Teller or Gilpin county, or law enforcement officials in connection with possible criminal violations;

(c) Consulting with the executive director, director, employees, or agents of the commission concerning possible criminal violations or any security issues;

(d) Deliberations after hearing evidence in an informal consultation or in a contested case.
C.R.S. § 44-30-1514 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 30 / Part 15 / Section 44-30-1514
44-30-1514. Approval by electors - repeal
Status: repealed

44-30-1514. Approval by electors - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 44-30-1703 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 30 / Part 17 / Section 44-30-1703
44-30-1703. Exclusion of certain individuals from participation in gaming activities - dutie
Status: in_force

44-30-1703. Exclusion of certain individuals from participation in gaming activities - duties of division - mechanism for self-exclusion - confidential records - rules. (1) (a) On and after January 1, 2023, the division shall operate a program to:

(I) Exclude the following individuals from participation in gaming activities in the state:

(A) Individuals who have voluntarily requested to be excluded pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section; and

(B) Individuals who are required by the commission to be excluded or ejected from any licensed gaming establishment pursuant to subsection (3) or (4) of this section; and

(II) Exclude from certain sports betting individuals who are prohibited from placing wagers on certain sporting events pursuant to section 44-30-1502.

(b) The division shall operate the program in accordance with rules promulgated by the commission pursuant to this section.

(2) (a) The division shall include in the program described in subsection (1) of this section mechanisms by which individuals may request to be excluded from participation in gaming activities in the state, as described in subsection (1)(a)(I)(A) of this section. The mechanisms must include the receipt of such requests by the division in written, electronic, and telephonic form.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the personal identifying information of the following individuals is confidential and is not subject to the requirements of the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of title 24:

(I) Individuals who request to be excluded from participation in gaming activities in the state pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section; and

(II) Individuals who are prohibited from placing wagers on certain sporting events pursuant to section 44-30-1502 and are therefore excluded from certain sports betting pursuant to subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section.

(3) (a) The commission shall by rule provide for the establishment of a list of persons who are to be excluded or ejected from any licensed gaming establishment, including any person whose presence in the establishment is determined to pose a threat to the interest of the state or to licensed gaming. In making the determination for exclusion, the commission may consider any of the following:

(I) Prior conviction of a felony, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or a violation of the laws or gaming rules of any other state, the United States or any of its possessions or territories, or an Indian tribe;

(II) A violation, an attempt to violate, or a conspiracy to violate the provisions of this article 30 relating to:

(A) The failure to disclose an interest in a gaming establishment for which the person must obtain a license or to make disclosures to the commission; or

(B) Intentional evasion of fees or taxes;

(III) A reputation that would adversely affect public confidence and trust that the gaming industry is free from criminal or corruptive influences;

(IV) Prior exclusion or ejection from a gaming establishment under the laws or gaming rules of any other state, the United States or any of its possessions or territories, or an Indian tribe; or

(V) Career or professional offenders or associates of career or professional offenders and any others as defined by rule of the commission.

(b) If the name and description of any person is placed on the list of persons to be excluded or ejected described in this subsection (3), the commission shall serve notice of that action upon the person by personal service, by certified mail to the last-known address of the person, or by publication in one or more official newspapers in Teller and Gilpin counties in Colorado. A person placed upon the exclusion and ejection list may contest that action by filing a written protest with the commission, and the commission shall hear the protest as a contested case.

(c) The commission may impose sanctions upon any licensee in accordance with the provisions of this article 30 if the licensee knowingly fails to exclude or eject from the licensed premises any person placed by the commission on the list of persons to be excluded or ejected from licensed gaming establishments pursuant to this subsection (3), which sanctions may include suspension, revocation, limitation, modification, denial, or restriction of any license.

(4) (a) The commission, by rule, and notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, may list persons to be excluded or ejected from any licensed gaming establishment if the commission finds that listing the persons on an emergency basis is necessary to avoid danger to the public safety and if the public confidence and trust would be maintained only if the persons are listed on such an emergency basis.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-4-103 (6), the listing of a person to be excluded or ejected pursuant to this subsection (4) expires one year after the adoption of the list, unless the provisions of subsection (3) of this section are followed for permanent listing.

(c) With respect to the finding of danger to public safety, the commission shall consider whether a person has been listed on the list of persons to be excluded or ejected under the laws and gaming rules of the states of Nevada, New Jersey, or South Dakota or any other states; the United States or its territories or possessions; or an Indian tribe.

(d) Any rule adopted pursuant to this subsection (4) shall be followed within thirty days after the emergency listing by the procedures set forth in subsection (3) of this section. A listing pursuant to this subsection (4) must be vacated upon the conclusion of the rule-making proceeding initiated under subsection (3) of this section if the commission determines that a person should not have been placed on the list of persons to be excluded or ejected.

(5) On or before November 1, 2022, the commission shall promulgate rules for the operation of the program described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section. The rules must include the establishment of a list of individuals to be excluded or ejected from all gaming activities in the state pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section, which list is accessible to all licensed gaming operators, including sports betting operators and internet sports betting operators.
C.R.S. § 44-30-816 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 30 / Part 8 / Section 44-30-816
44-30-816. Authorized amount of bets
Status: in_force

44-30-816. Authorized amount of bets. The amount of a bet made pursuant to this article 30 shall not be more, on the initial bet or subsequent bet, than the amounts approved by the voters of Central, Black Hawk, or Cripple Creek at a local election held in each city to control the conduct of gaming in that jurisdiction, subject to rules promulgated by the commission.
C.R.S. § 44-4-104 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 4 / Section 44-4-104
44-4-104. Licenses - state license fees - requirements - definition
Status: repealed

44-4-104. Licenses - state license fees - requirements - definition. (1) The licenses to be granted and issued by the state licensing authority pursuant to this article 4 for the retail sale of fermented malt beverages or fermented malt beverages and wine are as follows:

(a) and (b) Repealed.

(c) (I) (A) A retailer's license shall be granted and issued to any person, partnership, association, organization, or corporation qualifying under section 44-3-301 and not prohibited from licensure under section 44-3-307 to sell at retail fermented malt beverages and wine either for consumption off the licensed premises, or fermented malt beverages for consumption on the licensed premises or, subject to subsection (1)(c)(III) of this section, fermented malt beverages for consumption on and off the licensed premises, upon paying an annual license fee of seventy-five dollars to the state licensing authority.

(B) A person licensed pursuant to this subsection (1)(c) to sell fermented malt beverages or fermented malt beverages and wine at retail shall purchase the fermented malt beverages or fermented malt beverages and wine only from a wholesaler licensed pursuant to article 3 of this title 44.

(II) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(c)(III) of this section:

(A) The state licensing authority shall not issue a new or renew a fermented malt beverage retailer's license for the sale of fermented malt beverages for consumption on and off the licensed premises; and

(B) Any licensee holding a fermented malt beverage license authorizing the sale of fermented malt beverages for consumption on and off the licensed premises that was issued by the state licensing authority under this subsection (1)(c) before June 4, 2018, that applies to renew the license on or after June 4, 2018, and whose licensed premises is located in a county with a population of thirty-five thousand or more and not in an underserved area must simultaneously apply to convert the license either to a license for the sale of fermented malt beverages at retail for consumption off the licensed premises or to a license for the sale of fermented malt beverages at retail for consumption on the licensed premises.

(III) (A) The state licensing authority may issue a new or renew a fermented malt beverage retailer's license for the sale of fermented malt beverages for consumption on and off the licensed premises if the licensed premises is located in a county with a population of less than thirty-five thousand or in an underserved area.

(B) Repealed.

(IV) As used in this subsection (1)(c), "underserved area" means an area that is within a county with a population of thirty-five thousand or more but lies outside of municipal boundaries or is a city or town with a population of less than seven thousand five hundred.

(V) For purposes of this subsection (1)(c), population is determined according to the most recently available population statistics of the United States census bureau.

(d) Repealed.

(e) (I) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning on January 31, 2019, the state licensing authority shall not issue or renew any licenses under this section except for licenses authorized under subsection (1)(c) of this section.

(II) Licenses issued by the state licensing authority under subsection (1)(a), (1)(b), or (1)(d) of this section in effect on January 31, 2019, immediately convert, on January 31, 2019, without any further act by the state licensing authority or the licensee, as follows:

(A) A manufacturer's license that was issued under subsection (1)(a) of this section, as it existed before January 31, 2019, converts to a manufacturer's license issued pursuant to section 44-3-402 for the manufacture of malt liquors;

(B) A wholesaler's license that was issued under subsection (1)(b) of this section, as it existed before January 31, 2019, converts to a wholesaler's beer license issued pursuant to section 44-3-407 (1)(b);

(C) A nonresident manufacturer's license that was issued under subsection (1)(d)(I) of this section, as it existed before January 31, 2019, converts to a nonresident manufacturer's license issued pursuant to section 44-3-406 (1); and

(D) An importer's license that was issued under subsection (1)(d)(II) of this section, as it existed before January 31, 2019, converts to a malt liquor importer's license issued pursuant to section 44-3-406 (2).

(III) The conversion of a license issued under subsection (1)(a), (1)(b), or (1)(d) of this section to a license issued under article 3 of this title 44 pursuant to subsection (1)(e)(II) of this section is a continuation of the prior license issued pursuant to this article 4 and does not affect:

(A) Any prior discipline, limitation, or condition imposed by the state licensing authority on a licensee;

(B) The deadline for renewal of a license; or

(C) Any pending or future investigation or administrative proceeding.

(2) Notwithstanding the amount specified for any fee in subsection (1) of this section, the state licensing authority, by rule or as otherwise provided by law, may reduce the amount of one or more of the fees if necessary pursuant to section 24-75-402 (3) to reduce the uncommitted reserves of the fund to which all or any portion of one or more of the fees is credited. After the uncommitted reserves of the fund are sufficiently reduced, the state licensing authority, by rule or as otherwise provided by law, may increase the amount of one or more of the fees as provided in section 24-75-402 (4).

(3) Repealed.

(4) It is unlawful for any retail licensee under this article 4 to be interested financially, directly or indirectly, in the business of any manufacturer or wholesaler or any person, partnership, association, organization, or corporation interested in or with any of the manufacturers or wholesalers licensed pursuant to article 3 of this title 44.
C.R.S. § 44-20-103 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 44-20-103
44-20-103. Motor vehicle dealer board - creation
Status: in_force

44-20-103. Motor vehicle dealer board - creation. (1) There is hereby created and established the motor vehicle dealer board, consisting of nine members who have been residents of this state for at least five years, three of whom shall be licensed motor vehicle dealers, three of whom shall be licensed used motor vehicle dealers, and three of whom shall be members from the public at large. The members representing the public at large shall not have a present or past financial interest in a motor vehicle dealership. The terms of office of the board members shall be three years. Any vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.

(2) All board members shall be appointed by the governor.

(3) Each board member shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in the discharge of official duties.
C.R.S. § 44-50-102 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 50 / Part 1 / Section 44-50-102
44-50-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

44-50-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(a) The people of Colorado approved statutory measures that, in part, intended to ensure that people in Colorado have access to regulated natural medicine and regulated natural medicine product;

(b) The department is uniquely suited to regulate the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, storing, distribution, transportation, transferring, and dispensation of regulated natural medicine and regulated natural medicine product because of its experience and existing resources in regulating alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana; and

(c) It is necessary to entrust the regulation of the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, storing, distribution, transportation, transferring, and dispensation of regulated natural medicine and regulated natural medicine product to the department in order to implement the regulatory measures in a manner that honors the intent of the people, promotes public trust, supports the integrity and sustainability of the regulatory measures, and ensures regulatory efficiency.

(2) The general assembly declares that this article 50 is deemed an exercise of the police powers of the state for the protection of the economic and social welfare and the health, peace, and morals of the people of this state.

(3) The general assembly declares that it is unlawful under state law to cultivate, manufacture, test, store, distribute, transport, transfer, and dispense natural medicine or natural medicine product, except in compliance with the terms, conditions, limitations, and restrictions in this article 50; rules promulgated pursuant to this article 50; article 170 of title 12; rules promulgated pursuant to article 170 of title 12; title 16; title 18; article 1.5 of title 25; and rules promulgated pursuant to article 1.5 of title 25.
C.R.S. § 44-1-101 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 1 / Section 44-1-101
44-1-101. Short title
Status: in_force

44-1-101. Short title. The short title of this title 44 is the "Department of Revenue Activities Regulation Act".
C.R.S. § 44-10-610 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 10 / Part 6 / Section 44-10-610
44-10-610. Retail marijuana hospitality and sales business license
Status: in_force

44-10-610. Retail marijuana hospitality and sales business license. (1) (a) The state licensing authority may issue a retail marijuana hospitality and sales business license authorizing the licensee to operate a licensed premises in which marijuana may be sold and consumed pursuant to this article 10, rules promulgated pursuant to this article 10, and the provisions of the ordinance or resolution of the local jurisdiction in which the licensee operates.

(b) Subject to provisions of this article 10 and the ordinance or resolution of the local jurisdiction in which the licensee operates, a retail food business as defined in section 25-4-1602 (14) that does not hold a license or permit issued pursuant to article 3, 4, or 5 of this title 44 may apply for a license to operate a retail marijuana hospitality and sales business in an isolated portion of the premises of the retail food business. A retail food business operating a retail marijuana hospitality and sales business pursuant to this subsection (1)(b) is subject to the terms and conditions of article 4 of title 25 and the rules promulgated pursuant to that article, including but not limited to licensure requirements and inspection and enforcement authority of the Colorado department of public health and environment. This subsection (1)(b) does not authorize the retail marijuana hospitality and sales business to engage in the manufacture of medical marijuana-infused products or retail marijuana products or to add marijuana to foods produced or provided at the retail food business.

(c) The state licensing authority shall maintain a list of all retail marijuana hospitality and sales businesses in the state and shall make the list available on its website.

(2) A retail marijuana hospitality and sales business licensee shall not:

(a) Engage in multiple sales transactions to the same patron during the same business day when the business's employee knows or reasonably should have known that the sales transaction would result in the patron possessing more than the sales limit established by the state licensing authority;

(b) Allow on-duty employees of the business to consume any marijuana in the licensed premises;

(c) Distribute or allow distribution of free samples of marijuana in the licensed premises of the business;

(d) Sell any retail marijuana or retail marijuana products that contain nicotine or, if the sale of alcohol would require a license or permit pursuant to article 3, 4, or 5 of this title 44, alcohol;

(e) Allow the consumption of alcohol on the licensed premises;

(f) Allow the smoking of tobacco or tobacco products in the licensed premises of the business;

(g) Allow the use of any device using any liquid petroleum gas, a butane torch, a butane lighter, or matches in the licensed premises if prohibited by local ordinance or resolution;

(h) Allow any activity that would require an additional license under this article 10 in the licensed premises of the business, including but not limited to manufacturing or cultivation activity;

(i) Knowingly permit any activity or acts of disorderly conduct as described in section 18-9-106;

(j) Sell, serve, or permit the sale or serving of retail marijuana or retail marijuana products to any patron who shows signs of visible intoxication;

(k) Permit rowdiness, undue noise, or other disturbances or activity offensive to the average citizen or to the residents of the neighborhood in which the licensed premises is located; or

(l) Admit into the licensed premises of a retail marijuana hospitality and sales business any person who is under twenty-one years of age.

(3) A retail marijuana hospitality and sales business licensee shall:

(a) Track all of its retail marijuana and retail marijuana products from the point that they are transferred from a retail marijuana store, retail marijuana products manufacturer, or retail marijuana cultivation facility to the point of sale to its patrons;

(b) Limit a patron to one transaction of no more than the sales limit set by the state licensing authority by rule pursuant to section 44-10-203 (2)(ff)(II);

(c) Before allowing a patron to leave the licensed premises with any retail marijuana or retail marijuana products, package and label the retail marijuana or retail marijuana products in accordance with procedures developed by the business that comply with the requirements of section 44-10-203 (2)(f) and (3)(b);

(d) Operate the business in a decent, orderly, and respectable manner;

(e) Require all employees of the business to have a valid responsible vendor designation, as described in section 44-10-1201;

(f) Ensure that the display and consumption of any retail marijuana or retail marijuana product is not visible from outside of the business;

(g) Educate consumers of marijuana by providing informational materials regarding the safe consumption of marijuana. The materials must be based on the requirements established by the marijuana educational oversight committee, established pursuant to section 24-20-112 (4), and on the relevant research from the panel of health-care professionals appointed pursuant to section 25-1.5-110. Nothing in this subsection (3)(g) prohibits a local jurisdiction from adopting additional requirements for education on safe consumption.

(h) Maintaining a record of all educational materials required by subsection (3)(g) of this section in the licensed premises for inspection by state and local licensing authorities and law enforcement; and

(i) If an emergency requires law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical service providers, or other public safety personnel to enter a retail marijuana hospitality and sales business, ensure that all employees and patrons of the business cease all sales, consumption, and other activities until such personnel have completed their investigation or services and have left the licensed premises.

(4) A retail marijuana hospitality and sales business and its employees may remove an individual from the business for any reason, including a patron who displays any visible signs of intoxication.

(5) A retail marijuana hospitality and sales business may purchase retail marijuana or retail marijuana products from any retail marijuana store, retail marijuana cultivation facility, or retail marijuana products manufacturer.
C.R.S. § 44-10-401 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 10 / Part 4 / Section 44-10-401
44-10-401. Classes of licenses
Status: in_force

44-10-401. Classes of licenses. (1) For the purpose of regulating the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, hospitality, and sale of regulated marijuana and regulated marijuana products, the state licensing authority in its discretion, upon application in the prescribed form made to it, may issue and grant to the applicant a license from any of the classes listed in subsection (2) of this section, subject to the provisions and restrictions provided by this article 10.

(2) (a) The following are medical marijuana licenses:

(I) Medical marijuana store license;

(II) Medical marijuana cultivation facility license;

(III) Medical marijuana products manufacturer license;

(IV) Medical marijuana testing facility license;

(V) Medical marijuana transporter license;

(VI) Medical marijuana business operator license; and

(VII) Marijuana research and development license.

(b) The following are retail marijuana licenses:

(I) Retail marijuana store license;

(II) Retail marijuana cultivation facility license;

(III) Retail marijuana products manufacturer license;

(IV) Retail marijuana testing facility license;

(V) Retail marijuana transporter license;

(VI) Retail marijuana business operator license;

(VII) Accelerator cultivator license;

(VIII) Accelerator manufacturer license;

(IX) Marijuana hospitality business license;

(X) Retail marijuana hospitality and sales business license; and

(XI) Accelerator store license.

(c) The following are regulated marijuana licenses or registrations: Occupational licenses and registrations for owners, managers, operators, employees, contractors, and other support staff employed by, working in, or having access to restricted areas of the licensed premises, as determined by the state licensing authority. The state licensing authority may take any action with respect to a registration or permit pursuant to this article 10 as it may with respect to a license pursuant to this article 10, in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to this article 10.

(3) (a) Prior to accepting a court appointment as a receiver, personal representative, executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, trustee, or any other similarly situated person to take possession of, operate, manage, or control a licensed medical marijuana business, the proposed appointee shall certify to the court that the proposed appointee is not prohibited from being issued a medical marijuana license pursuant to section 44-10-307 (1). Within the time frame established by rules promulgated by the state licensing authority pursuant to section 44-10-203 (2)(q), an appointee shall notify the state and local licensing authorities of the appointment and shall apply to the state licensing authority for a finding of suitability.

(b) Upon notification of an appointment required by subsection (3)(a) of this section, the state licensing authority shall issue a temporary appointee registration to the appointee effective as of the date of the appointment. Pursuant to sections 24-4-104, 44-10-202 (1)(b), and 44-10-901, the appointee's temporary appointee registration may be suspended, revoked, or subject to other sanction if the state licensing authority finds the appointee to be unsuitable or if the appointee fails to comply with this article 10, the rules promulgated pursuant thereto, or any order of the state licensing authority. If an appointee's temporary appointee registration is suspended or revoked, the appointee shall immediately cease performing all activities for which a license is required by this article 10. For purposes of section 44-10-901 (1), the appointee is deemed an agent of the licensed medical marijuana business.

(c) The appointee shall inform the court of any action taken against the temporary appointee registration by the state licensing authority pursuant to section 24-4-104 or 44-10-901 within two business days of any such action.

(d) Unless otherwise permitted by this article 10 and rules promulgated pursuant to this article 10, a person shall not take possession of, operate, manage, or control a medical marijuana business on behalf of another except by court appointment and in accordance with this subsection (3) and rules promulgated pursuant thereto.

(4) All persons licensed pursuant to this article 10 shall collect sales tax on all sales made pursuant to the licensing activities.

(5) A state chartered bank or a credit union may loan money to any person licensed pursuant to this article 10 for the operation of a licensed medical or retail marijuana business.

(6) For a person applying to be a social equity licensee, the state licensing authority shall not deny an application on the sole basis of the prior marijuana conviction of the applicant and at its discretion may waive other requirements.

(7) A person may not operate a license issued pursuant to this article 10 at the same location as a license or permit issued pursuant to article 3, 4, or 5 of this title 44.
C.R.S. § 44-30-103 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 30 / Part 1 / Section 44-30-103
44-30-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

44-30-103. Definitions. As used in this article 30, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Adjusted gross proceeds", except with respect to games of poker, means the total amount of all wagers made by players on limited gaming less all payments to players; and payment to players shall include all payments of cash premiums, merchandise, tokens, redeemable game credits, or any other thing of value. With respect to games of poker, "adjusted gross proceeds" means any sums wagered in a poker hand that may be retained by the licensee as compensation and are consistent with the minimum and maximum amounts established by the Colorado limited gaming control commission.

(2) "Applicant" means any person who has applied for a license or registration under this article 30 or who has applied for permission to engage in any act or activity that is regulated by this article 30.

(3) (a) "Associated equipment" means a device, piece of equipment, or system used remotely or directly in connection with gaming or any game. The term includes a device, piece of equipment, or system used to monitor, collect, or report gaming transactions data or to calculate adjusted gross proceeds and gaming taxes.

(b) "Associated equipment" does not include equipment that meets the definition of a "gaming device" or "gaming equipment" in subsection (13) of this section.

(4) "Associated equipment supplier" means a person who imports, manufactures, distributes, or otherwise provides associated equipment for use in Colorado. The term does not include a person licensed as a slot machine manufacturer or distributor under part 5 of this article 30.

(5) "Bet" means an amount placed as a wager in a game of chance or on a sports event, as defined in section 44-30-1501 (12).

(6) "Blackjack" means a banking card game commonly known as "21" or "blackjack" in which each player bets against the dealer. The object is to draw cards whose value will equal or approach twenty-one without exceeding that amount and win amounts bet, payable by the dealer, if the player holds cards more valuable than the dealer's cards.

(7) "Certified local government" means any local government certified by the state historic preservation officer pursuant to the provisions of 54 U.S.C. sec. 302503.

(8) "Commission" means the Colorado limited gaming control commission.

(9) "Crane game" means an amusement machine that, upon insertion of a coin, bill, token, or similar object, allows the player to use one or more buttons, joysticks, or other controls to maneuver a crane or claw over a nonmonetary prize, toy, or novelty, none of which shall have a cost of more than twenty-five dollars, and then, using the crane or claw, to attempt to retrieve the prize, toy, or novelty for the player.

(10) "Craps" means a game played by one or more players against a casino using two dice, in which players bet upon the occurrence of specific combinations of numbers shown by the dice on each throw.

(11) "Director" means the director of the division of gaming.

(12) "Division" means the division of gaming.

(13) "Gaming device" or "gaming equipment" means any equipment or mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic contrivance, component, or machine used remotely or directly in connection with gaming or any game. The term includes a system for processing information that can alter the normal criteria of random selection affecting the operation, or determining the outcome, of a game. The term includes a physical or electronic version of a slot machine, poker table, blackjack table, craps table, roulette table, dice, and the cards used to play poker and blackjack.

(14) "Gaming employee" means any person employed by an operator or retailer hosting gaming to work directly with the gaming portion of the operator's or retailer's business, who shall be eighteen years of age or older and hold a support license. Persons deemed to be gaming employees include:

(a) Dealers;

(b) Change and counting room personnel;

(c) Cashiers;

(d) Floormen;

(e) Cage personnel;

(f) Slot machine repairmen or mechanics;

(g) Persons who accept or transport gaming revenues;

(h) Security personnel;

(i) Shift or pit bosses;

(j) Floor managers;

(k) Supervisors;

(l) Slot machine and slot booth personnel;

(m) Any person involved in the handling, counting, collecting, or exchanging of money, property, checks, credit, or any representative of value, including, without limitation:

(I) Any coin, token, chip, cash premium, merchandise, redeemable game credits, or any other thing of value; or

(II) The payoff from any game, gaming, or gaming device;

(n) Craps table personnel and roulette table personnel; and

(o) Any other persons that the commission shall by rule determine.

(15) "Gaming license" means any license issued by the commission pursuant to this article 30 that authorizes any person to engage in gaming within the cities of Central, Black Hawk, or Cripple Creek.

(16) "Immediate family" means a person's spouse and any children actually living with the person.

(17) "Key employee" means any executive, employee, or agent of a gaming licensee or sports betting licensee having the power to exercise a significant influence over decisions concerning any part of the operation of the gaming licensee or sports betting licensee.

(18) "Licensed gaming establishment" means any premises licensed pursuant to this article 30 for the conduct of gaming.

(19) "Licensed premises" means that portion of any premises licensed for the conduct of limited gaming. Nothing pursuant to this subsection (19) shall be construed to prohibit the affected local governing authority from otherwise determining the size of any building. In no event shall the licensed premises exceed thirty-five percent of the square footage of any building and no more than fifty percent of any one floor of the building.

(20) "Licensee" means any person licensed under this article 30.

(21) "Licensing authority" means the Colorado limited gaming control commission.

(22) "Limited card games and slot machines", "limited gaming", or "gaming" means physical and electronic versions of slot machines, craps, roulette, and the card games of poker and blackjack authorized by this article 30, as well as such other games as are approved by the voters of Central, Black Hawk, or Cripple Creek at a local election held in each city to control the conduct of gaming in that jurisdiction, and defined and regulated by the commission, each game having a maximum single bet as approved by the voters of Central, Black Hawk, or Cripple Creek at a local election held in each city to control the conduct of gaming in that jurisdiction.

(23) "Operator" means any person who places slot machines upon the person's business premises or any person who, individually or jointly, pursuant to an agreement whereby consideration is paid for the right to place slot machines on another's business premises, engages in the business of placing and operating slot machines on retail premises within the cities of Central, Black Hawk, or Cripple Creek.

(24) "Person" means an individual, partnership, business trust, government or governmental subdivision or agency, estate, association, trust, for profit corporation, nonprofit corporation, organization, or any other legal entity or a manager, agent, servant, officer, or employee thereof.

(25) (a) "Poker" means a card game played by a player or players who are dealt cards by a dealer. The object of the game is:

(I) For each player to bet the superiority of such player's hand and win the other players' bets by either making a bet no other player is willing to match or proving to hold the most valuable cards after all the betting is over; or

(II) For each player, whether by reason of the skill of the player or application of the element of chance, or both, to hold a poker hand entitled to a monetary or premium return based upon a publicly available pay schedule.

(b) In a variation of poker in which there can be more than one winning hand and the dealer's participation is necessary or desirable to improve the game for players other than the dealer, the dealer may play, but under no circumstances may the dealer place a wager in any game in which he or she is dealing. A game in which the player holding the highest-scoring hand splits his or her winnings with the player holding the lowest-scoring hand does not qualify as a "variation of poker in which there can be more than one winning hand" for purposes of this subsection (25)(b).

(26) "Repeating gambling offender" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 18-10-102 (9).

(27) "Retailer" means any licensee who maintains gaming at his or her place of business within the cities of Central, Black Hawk, or Cripple Creek for use and operation by the public.

(28) "Retail space" means the area where a retailer's business is principally conducted.

(29) "Roulette" means a game in which a ball is spun on a rotating wheel and drops into a numbered slot on the wheel, and bets are placed on which slot the ball will come to rest in.

(30) (a) "Slot machine" means any mechanical, electrical, video, electronic, or other device, contrivance, or machine which, after insertion of a coin, token, or similar object, or upon payment of any required consideration whatsoever by a player, is available to be played or operated, and that, whether by reason of the skill of the player or application of the element of chance, or both, may deliver or entitle the player operating the machine to receive cash premiums, merchandise, tokens, or redeemable game credits, or any other thing of value other than unredeemable free games, whether the payoff is made automatically from the machines or in any other manner.

(b) "Slot machine" does not include:

(I) A vintage slot machine model that:

(A) Was introduced on the market before 1984;

(B) Does not contain component parts manufactured in 1984 or thereafter; and

(C) Is not used for gambling purposes or in connection with limited gaming; or

(II) Crane games.

(31) "Slot machine distributor" means any person who imports into this state, or first receives in this state, slot machines, or who sells, leases, for a fixed or flat fee, or distributes slot machines in this state; except that "slot machine distributor" does not include operators licensed in this state.

(32) "Slot machine manufacturer" means any person who designs, assembles, fabricates, produces, constructs, or otherwise prepares a complete or component part of a slot machine, other than tables or cabinetry; except that "slot machine manufacturer" does not include licensed operators performing incidental repairs on their own slot machines or slot machines leased or distributed by them. A licensed slot machine manufacturer may sell slot machines, or components of slot machines, of its own manufacture to licensed slot machine distributors or operators. A licensed manufacturer may also import those slot machine parts or components necessary for its manufacturing operations.

(32.5) "Sports betting" means placing one or more bets in a sports betting operation, as defined in section 44-30-1501 (10).

(33) "Suitability" or "suitable" means, in relation to a person, the ability to be licensed by the commission and, in relation to acts or practices, lawful acts or practices.

(34) "Unsuitability or unsuitable" means, in relation to a person, the inability to be licensed by the commission because of prior acts, associations, or financial conditions, and, in relation to acts or practices, those that violate or would violate the statutes or rules or are or would be contrary to the declared legislative purposes of this article 30.

(35) "Within the cities of Central, Black Hawk, or Cripple Creek" means within the commercial district of any of those cities as specified in section 44-30-105.
C.R.S. § 44-3-1002 — CO Code / Title 44 / Article 3 / Part 10 / Section 44-3-1002
44-3-1002. Responsible vendors - standards
Status: in_force

44-3-1002. Responsible vendors - standards. (1) To be a responsible alcohol beverage vendor, a vendor shall comply with the server and seller training program established by the director of the liquor enforcement division of the department.

(2) The director of the liquor enforcement division shall set standards for compliance with the server and seller training program. When creating standards, the director shall consider input from local and state government, the alcohol beverage industry, and any other state or national seller and server programs.