Colorado § 12-235-119 - Local government - regulations - enforcement.
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§ 12-235-119. Local government - regulations - enforcement.
(1) No city, county, city and county, or other political subdivision of this state shall enact or enforce any local ordinance that regulates the practice or the profession of massage therapy.
(2) Local government law enforcement agencies may inspect massage therapy licenses and the business premises where massage therapy is practiced for compliance with applicable laws. Nothing in this section precludes criminal prosecution for a violation of any criminal law. If an inspection reveals the practice of massage therapy by a person without a valid license, the local government law enforcement agency shall charge the person with a misdemeanor pursuant to sections 12-20-407 (1)(b) and 12-235-115.
(3) A city, county, city and county, or other political subdivision may inspect massage businesses, except for a sole proprietorship with a person's residence, upon complaint of illegal activity and ensure that the people performing massage therapy are licensees. A city, county, city and county, or other political subdivision shall not charge a fee for the inspection or license verification.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1170, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-35.5-118 as it existed prior to 2019.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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