GENERALLY

Denver Revised Municipal Code ch. 44, art. V, div. 1

in effect

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-116 Definitions.

Sec. 44-116. - Definitions. The following words and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them: (1) Fire, smoke and water-damaged goods sale is a sale held out in such a manner as to reasonably cause the public to believe that the sale will offer goods damaged by fire, smoke or water. (2) Going-out-of-business sale is a sale held out in such a manner as to reasonably cause the public to believe that, upon the disposal of the stock of goods on hand, the business will cease and be discontinued, including but not limited to the following sales: Adjuster's, adjustment, alteration, assignee's, bankrupt, benefit of administrator's, benefit of creditors', benefit of trustees, building coming down, closing, creditors' committee, creditors', end, executor's, final days, forced out, forced out of business, insolvents', last days, lease expires, liquidation, loss of lease, mortgage sale, receiver's, trustee's, quitting business. (3) Goods is meant to include any goods, wares, merchandise or other property capable of being the object of a sale regulated this article. (Code 1950, § 958.1)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-117 Exemptions from article.

Sec. 44-117. - Exemptions from article. The provisions of this article shall not apply to or affect the following persons: (1) Persons acting pursuant to an order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction; (2) Persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties as public officials; (3) Duly licensed auctioneers, selling at auction; (4) Any publisher of a newspaper, magazine or other publication, who publishes in good faith, any advertisement, without knowledge of its false, deceptive or misleading character, or without knowledge that the provisions of this article have not been complied with. (Code 1950, § 958.3-4)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-118 Copy of inventory at sale; records.

Sec. 44-118. - Copy of inventory at sale; records. A licensee under this article shall keep available at the place of sale a duplicate copy of the inventory submitted with the application, and shall present such duplicate to inspecting officials upon request. Further, the licensee shall keep available to inspecting officials the stock or other records of the business relating to the sale on the application for a license. (Code 1950, § 958.6-3)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-119 Conduct in conformance with advertising.

Sec. 44-119. - Conduct in conformance with advertising. A licensee under this article shall conduct the licensed sale in strict conformity with any advertising or holding out incident thereto. (Code 1950, § 958.6-4)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-120 Deceptive advertising prohibited.

Sec. 44-120. - Deceptive advertising prohibited. A licensee under this article shall refrain from employing any untrue, deceptive or misleading advertising. (Code 1950, § 958.6-2)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-121 Additions to inventory.

Sec. 44-121. - Additions to inventory. A licensee under this article shall make no additions whatsoever, during the period of the licensed sale, to the stock of goods set forth in the inventory attached to the application for a license, unless and until the applicant has filed a supplemental application and inventory or statement for the additional goods with the manager of licensing and consumer protection, and the manager has found that such additions are required or desirable to aid in the conduct of the sale of the goods in the original inventory. Such supplemental inventory or statement shall be in such form and detail as may be required by the manager. If the supplemental inventory or statement is found to be insufficient, written notice thereof shall be given to the applicant, and the applicant shall be granted permission to amend the same. The applicant shall not be denied the right to add goods unless the applicant is given an opportunity for a hearing with five (5) days' written notice thereof. (Code 1950, § 958.6-1; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 24, 7-28-25)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-122 Separation of inventory and noninventoried goods.

Sec. 44-122. - Separation of inventory and noninventoried goods. A licensee under this article shall keep any other goods separate and apart from the goods listed in the filed inventory as being objects of sale, and make such distinction clear to the public by placing tags on all inventoried goods in and about the place of sale, apprising the public of the status of all such goods. (Code 1950, § 958.6-5)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 44-123 Removal of goods.

Sec. 44-123. - Removal of goods. Any removal of any goods inventoried or described in an original or supplemental application form from the place of sale mentioned in the application shall cause such goods to lose their identity as the stock of any of the sales regulated in this article, and no licenses thereafter will be issued for the conducting of a sale of any such goods in such manner as to identify them with the store, store name, store owner or location referred to in the original application. (Code 1950, § 958.7)

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_DIV1GEFetched: 10/27/2026