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Denver Revised Municipal Code ch. 44, art. V, div. 2

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Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-131 Required.

Sec. 44-131. - Required. A license issued by the manager of licensing and consumer protection shall be obtained by any person before selling or offering to sell any goods at a sale to be advertised or held out by any means to be one (1) of the following kinds: (1) Going-out-of-business sale; (2) Fire, smoke and water-damaged goods sale. (Code 1950, § 958.2; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 24, 7-28-25)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-132 Application.

Sec. 44-132. - Application. A person desiring to conduct a sale regulated by this article shall make a written application to the manager of licensing and consumer protection setting forth and containing the following information: (1) The true name and address of the owner of the goods to be the object of the sale; (2) A description of the place where such sale is to be held; (3) The nature of the occupancy, whether by lease or sublease and the effective date of termination of such occupancy; (4) The dates of the period of time in which the sale is to be conducted; (5) A full and complete statement of the facts in regard to the sale, including the reason for the urgent and expeditious disposal of goods thereby and the manner in which the sale will be conducted; (6) An inventory or statement, in such form and in such detail as the manager of licensing and consumer protection may require, setting forth the amount and description of the goods to be sold at such sale, and when required by the director, the date of acquisition of such goods, the persons from whom obtained, and the place from which the goods were last taken. (Code 1950, § 958.4; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 24, 7-28-25)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-133 Investigation; denial or issuance.

Sec. 44-133. - Investigation; denial or issuance. (a) Upon the filing of an application under this division, the manager of licensing and consumer protection may make or cause to be made an investigation, examination or audit of the applicant and the applicant's affairs in relation to the proposed sale. (b) If the manager of licensing and consumer protection finds the statements in the application are true and complete, and the proposed method of conducting the sale are not such as to work a fraud on purchasers by misrepresentation or deception, then the manager shall issue a license; otherwise, the manager shall deny it. The manager may deny a license on insufficiency of information in the application, statement or inventory, but in that event the manager shall notify, in writing, the applicant of the specific grounds of insufficiency and shall grant the applicant permission to file an amended or supplemental application, statement or inventory. (c) No application shall be denied unless an opportunity is given to the applicant for a hearing with five (5) days' written notice of the hearing. (Code 1950, § 958.4; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 24, 7-28-25)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-134 Fees.

Sec. 44-134. - Fees. Application and license fees under this division are prescribed in section 32-78. (Code 1950, § 958.4)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-135 Causes for denial.

Sec. 44-135. - Causes for denial. (a) Any person who has not been the owner of a business advertised or described in the application for a license under this division for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the date of the proposed sale shall not be granted a license; provided, however, any person having goods damaged by fire, smoke or water on the premises where the sale is to be conducted, such person shall have a right to apply at any time for a license hereunder for such goods and upon the death of a person doing business in the city, the heirs, devisees, legatees or personal representatives shall have the right to apply at any time for a license hereunder. (b) Any person who has held a sale regulated under this division, at the location stated in the application, within one (1) year last past from the date of such application, shall not be granted a license. (Code 1950, §§ 958.3-2, 958.3-3)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-136 Term.

Sec. 44-136. - Term. The license issued under this division shall authorize the sale described in the application for a period of not more than sixty (60) consecutive days, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, following the issuance thereof. (Code 1950, § 958.5-1)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-137 Type of sale authorized.

Sec. 44-137. - Type of sale authorized. (a) The license issued under this division shall authorize only the one (1) type of sale described in the application at the location named therein. (b) The license shall authorize only the sale of goods described in the inventory attached to the application, in the form and detail as required by the manager of licensing and consumer protection, and only such additional goods as have been approved for sale by the manager after a supplemental inventory has been filed, as provided by the terms of this division. (Code 1950, §§ 958.5-2, 958.5-3; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 24, 7-28-25)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-138 Renewal.

Sec. 44-138. - Renewal. The manager of licensing and consumer protection shall renew a license for one (1) period of time only, such period to be in addition to the sixty (60) days permitted in the original license and not to exceed thirty (30) consecutive days, Sundays and holidays excluded, when the manager finds: (1) That facts exist justifying the license renewal; and (2) That the licensee has filed an application for renewal; (3) That the licensee has submitted, with the application for renewal, a revised inventory, in the manner and form prescribed, showing the items listed on the original or supplemental inventory, remaining unsold, and not listing any goods not included in an approved application and inventory, and any application for a license under the provisions of this division covering any goods previously inventoried, as required hereunder, shall be deemed to be an application for renewal, whether presented by the original applicant, or by any other person. (Code 1950, § 958.5-1(1); Ord. No. 1003-25, § 24, 7-28-25)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-139 Suspension or revocation.

Sec. 44-139. - Suspension or revocation. In addition to the other penalties herein provided, the manager of licensing and consumer protection shall have the power to suspend or to revoke, to any time, any license issued under this division whenever any such sale is conducted in violation of the provisions of this article or in such manner as to deceive or defraud the public. (Code 1950, § 958.8; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 24, 7-28-25)

Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH44SA_ARTVGO-BSAFISMWAMAGOSA_DIV2LIFetched: 10/27/2026