Statewide

Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act 2006

The Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act 2006 was passed by the Colorado State Legislature on March 27, 2006, and signed by Governor Owens on the same date.  This statewide smoking ban took effect on July 1, 2006.

For more information on the Act itself, go to SmokeFreeColorado's website by pressing

Locally

This law prohibits smoking in most indoor workplaces and public businesses including restaurants, bars, bowling alleys, and bingo parlors.  Based on the experiences of communities that have enacted smoke-free laws, we have every expectation that the vast majority of businesses and their customers will comply with the law, and the enforcement will be minimal.

Smoking is prohibited effective July 1, 2006, in the following places in the City of Fort Morgan (including other places not listed):

>  public buildings and public meeting places;

>  jury waiting and deliberation rooms, courtrooms

>  lobbies, reception areas, hallways, and any other common-use areas;

>  any place of employment that is not exempted;

>  educational institutions;

>  grocery stores;

>  child day care facilities;

>  health care facilities;

>  retirement facilities and nursing homes;

>  food service establishments;

>  bars;

>  bowling alleys;

>  billiard or pool halls;

>  theaters;

>  75% of hotel or motel sleeping quarters rented to guests;

>  the "entryways" of all buildings listed above.

Private homes, private residences and private automobiles are exempt, as is a retail tobacco business and the "outdoor area" of any business.  A place of employment that is not open to the public and that is under the control of an employer that employs three or fewer employees is also exempt.

Penalties

A violation of this law is a Class C Petty Offense.

▪  It is unlawful for a person who owns, manages, operates, or otherwise controls the use of a

   premises subject to his law to violate any provisions of this law.

▪  It is unlawful for a person to smoke in an area where smoking is prohibited by this law.

▪  1st violation within a calendar year - $200 fine

▪  2nd violation within a calendar year - $300 fine

▪  3rd violation within a calendar year - $500 fine

Each day of a continuing violation shall be deemed a separate violation.

This law will be enforced by local authorities.