{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-14-208.5","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 25-14-208.5","heading":"Violations relating to signage and admission of persons under twenty-one years of age - limitation on fines.","body":"(1) For a violation of section 25-14-204 (2) or (3), the penalty shall be as follows:\n\n(a) A written warning for a first violation committed within a twenty-four-month period; and\n\n(b) Fines as specified in section 25-14-208 (3) for a second or subsequent violation within a twenty-four-month period.\n\n(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a fine for a violation of section 25-14-204 (2) or (3) shall not be imposed upon a retailer that can establish as an affirmative defense that, prior to the date of the violation, the retailer:\n\n(a) Had adopted and enforced a written policy against allowing persons under twenty-one years of age to enter the premises;\n\n(b) Had informed the retailer's employees of the applicable laws regarding the prohibition against persons under twenty-one years of age entering or remaining in areas where smoking is permitted;\n\n(c) Required employees to verify the age of persons on the premises by way of photographic identification; and\n\n(d) Had established and imposed disciplinary sanctions for noncompliance.\n\n(3) The affirmative defense established in subsection (2) of this section may be used only twice at each location within any twenty-four-month period.","path":["Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT","Article 14 - Control of Smoking","Part 2 - COLORADO CLEAN INDOOR AIR ACT"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-25.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"dd7bc84fa45d46ec01245b2ac37dbdb376694f73edb8247da123e481458051fa","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-14-208","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-14-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}