Colorado § 24-34-601 Discrimination in places of public accommodation

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-34-601 — Discrimination in places of public accommodation

Colorado § 24-34-601

Title 24Government

Art.Department of Regulatory Agencies

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-601 (2026).

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(1)Repealed.

(2)(a) It is a discriminatory practice and unlawful for a person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from, or deny to an individual or a group, because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, or ancestry the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation or, directly or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue, display, post, or mail any written, electronic, or printed communication, notice, or advertisement that indicates that the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation will be refu

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(1) Repealed.

(2) (a) It is a discriminatory practice and unlawful for a person, directly or
indirectly, to refuse, withhold from, or deny to an individual or a group, because of
disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender
expression, marital status, national origin, or ancestry the full and equal enjoyment
of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a
place of public accommodation or, directly or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue,
display, post, or mail any written, electronic, or printed communication, notice, or
advertisement that indicates that the full and equal enjoyment of the goods,
services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public
accommodation will be refused, withheld from, or denied an individual or that an
individual's patronage or presence at a place of public accommodation is
unwelcome, objectionable, unacceptable, or undesirable because of disability, race,
creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital
status, national origin, or ancestry.

(b) Repealed.

(2.5) It is a discriminatory practice and unlawful for any person to
discriminate against any individual or group because such person or group has
opposed any practice made a discriminatory practice by this part 6, because such
person or group has requested reasonable accommodations on the basis of a
person's disability, or because such person or group has made a charge, testified,
assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing
conducted pursuant to this part 6.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, it is not a
discriminatory practice for a person to restrict admission to a place of public
accommodation to individuals of one sex if such restriction has a bona fide
relationship to the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or
accommodations of such place of public accommodation.

(4) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, nonprofit
means any person that is listed as an exempt organization in 26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (c)
and that is exempt from taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (a) of the federal
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(5) A nonprofit does not directly or indirectly participate or intervene in a
political campaign merely by renting out space for a political event at the
nonprofit's customary and usual rates.

Legislative History

Source: L. 79: Entire part R&RE, p. 937, � 3, effective July 1. L. 89: (2.5) added, p. 1043, � 11, effective July 1. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 1661, � 65, effective July 1. L. 2008: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1596, � 6, effective May 29. L. 2014: (2) amended, (SB 14-118), ch. 250, p. 978, � 7, effective August 6. L. 2021: (2)(a) amended, (HB 21-1108), ch. 156, p. 888, � 7, effective September 7. L. 2024: (1) amended and (4) and (5) added, (HB 24-1124), ch. 224, p. 1393, � 1, effective August 7. L. 2025: (1) repealed, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2109, � 336, effective August 6; (2)(b) repealed and (2.5) amended, (HB 25-1239), ch. 232, p. 1099, � 2, effective August 6.