The Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division (or Division of Liquor/Tobacco Enforcement) is a division of the
Colorado Department of Revenue
The Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) is a state agency in Colorado. The department collects most types of taxes and issues state identification cards and driver licenses and also enforces Colorado laws regarding gambling, gaming, liquor, tobac ...
, an agency charged with the regulation of
alcoholic beverages
An alcoholic beverage (also called an alcoholic drink, adult beverage, or a drink) is a drink that contains ethanol, a type of alcohol that acts as a drug and is produced by fermentation of grains, fruits, or other sources of sugar. The cons ...
within the state of
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...
. The department was established in 1989 by
Colorado Revised Statutes
The ''Colorado Revised Statutes'' (C.R.S.) are a legal code of Colorado, the codified general and permanent statutes of the Colorado General Assembly.
Publication
The ''Colorado Revised Statutes'' are revised and published by the Revisor of ...
24-35-401. In 2018, the department was reestablished by C.R.S. 44-6-101, after the first law was repealed.
Organization
The Department currently has three offices:
* Lakewood, responsible for Northern Colorado
* Colorado Springs, responsible for Southern Colorado
* Grand Junction, responsible for Eastern Colorado
See also
*
State of Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
References
External links
Official website
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State alcohol agencies of the United States
State law enforcement agencies of Colorado