Revocation or suspension; notice of hearing.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 24-378
in effectSec. 24-378. - Revocation or suspension; notice of hearing.
(a) The manager of licensing and consumer protection, on his or her own motion or on complaint, after investigation and public hearing, at which the licensee shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard, may suspend, for a period up to six (6) months, or revoke any body art establishment or mobile body art vehicle license, or may revoke any temporary special event permit, if the manager of licensing and consumer protection finds that:
(1) There have been violations of this article, the rules and regulations of the manager, the health statutes or regulations of the State of Colorado, or any other municipal ordinance at the licensed premises by the licensee, or by the licensee's agent, employee, servant, local manager, or by any body artist; or
(2) The conduct of persons on the licensed premises, or in the licensed vehicle, is such as to either disturb or tend to disturb the peace of residents in the vicinity or passersby; or
(3) The conduct of persons on the licensed premises or in the licensed vehicle, or adjacent thereto, is such as to obstruct or interfere with the public's use of any public sidewalk, street, highway or any other public right-of-way; or
(4) The licensee does not possess or maintain possession of the premises for which the license has issued by ownership, lease, rental, or other arrangement for possession of such premises; or
(5) The licensee has engaged in advertising which is misleading, deceptive, or false; or
(6) Any of the grounds shown in chapter 32 of this Code for revocation or suspension of a license exist.
(b) Notice of such hearing shall be given by mailing the same in writing to the licensee at the address of the licensee or the registered local resident agent of said licensee.
(c) The manager of licensing and consumer protection may, in his or her discretion, place conditions upon any suspended license or permit, during the period of suspension, reasonably related to the rehabilitation of the licensee or the prevention of future violations of any provision of this article, the rules or regulations promulgated by the board under this article, or the laws or regulations of the State of Colorado relating to body art, health, or the practice of medicine.
(d) Every licensee whose license has been suspended by the manager of licensing and consumer protection shall post two (2) notices in the most conspicuous places on the exterior and interior of the premises or vehicle for the duration of the suspension. The notices shall be two (2) feet in length and fourteen (14) inches in width, consist of black lettering on a white background, at least one (1) inch in height and appropriate width, and in the following form:
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
THE LICENSE ISSUED
FOR THESE PREMISES HAS BEEN
SUSPENDED BY ORDER OF THE
MANAGER OF LICENSING AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER
FOR VIOLATION OF THE
DENVER REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE.
(Ord. No. 886-98, § 1, 12-14-98; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 14, 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_CH24HESA_ARTXBOAR_DIV3BOARESMOBOARVELITESPEVFAPE_S24-378RESUNOHEFetched: 10/27/2026