General Police Power.
Denver City Charter, art. III, § 3.2.3
in effect§ 3.2.3 - General Police Power.
The Council shall have the power to enact and provide for the enforcement of all ordinances necessary to protect life, health and property; to declare, prevent and summarily abate and remove nuisances; to preserve and enforce good government, general welfare, order and security of the City and County and the inhabitants thereof; to enact by ordinance uniform maximum fines and/or imprisonment for the violation of each and every ordinance or regulation and minimum fines for the violation of ordinances or regulations; to provide for the County Court, in its discretion, to grant probation, and/or to defer judgment and sentencing upon a plea of guilty, and/or to conditionally suspend sentences, all for a period not to exceed two (2) years after conviction or plea; to establish procedures under which the County Court may permit the installment payment of fines; the Council, or a committee thereof duly authorized by it, shall have power to investigate any Department of the City and County and the official acts and conduct of any officer thereof, and may compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books and documents.
(Charter 1960, B1.12-1; amended March 20, 1956; amended September 14, 1982; amended August 9, 1988)
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=TITIHORU_SUBTITLE_BCH_ARTIIICICO_PT2COPO_S3.2.3GEPOPOFetched: 10/27/2026