Protection of public library property.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 38-63
in effectSec. 38-63. - Protection of public library property.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to write in, injure, deface, tear or destroy any book, plate, picture, engraving, map, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet, periodical, manuscript, film or phonograph record belonging to the public library.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to damage or deface the grounds, building, furniture, fixtures or other property of the public library.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to return any books or other items borrowed from and belonging to the public library in accordance with the requirements of the bylaws or other rules and regulations of the library commission.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or to assist in the removal from the public library or any of its regional libraries, branch libraries, or neighborhood libraries, deposit stations, collections or bookmobiles, any book, plate, picture, engraving, map, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet, periodical, manuscript, film, phonograph record, or other item belonging to the public library without first having the same charged or checked out by the proper agent or employee of the public library in accordance with the requirements of the bylaws or other rules and regulations of the library commission.
(e) Violation of this section is a class 4 offense if the aggregate damage to the library property or the aggregate value of the library property taken is less than three hundred dollars ($300.00).
(f) Violation of this section is a class 3 offense if the aggregate damage to the library property or the aggregate value of the library property taken is three hundred dollars ($300.00) or more but less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
(Code 1950, § 851.3; Ord. No. 328-26, § 12, 6-29-26)
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_CH38OFMIPR_ARTIIIOFAGPR_DIV2PUPR_S38-63PRPULIPRFetched: 10/27/2026