Colorado § 44-5-101 - Special licenses authorized.
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§ 44-5-101. Special licenses authorized.
(1) The state or local licensing authority, as defined in articles 3 and 4 of this title 44, may issue a special event permit for the sale, by the drink only, of fermented malt beverages, as defined in section 44-4-103, or the sale, by the drink only, of malt, spirituous, or vinous liquors, as defined in section 44-3-103, to organizations and political candidates qualifying under this article 5, subject to the applicable provisions of articles 3 and 4 of this title 44 and to the limitations imposed by this article 5.
(2) For purposes of this article 5, a state institution of higher education includes each principal campus of a state system of higher education.
Source: L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1096), ch. 33, p. 369, § 1, effective August 8; entire article added with relocations, (HB 18-1025), ch. 152, p. 1074, § 2, effective October 1.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 12-48-101 as it existed prior to 2018.
(2) This section was numbered as § 12-48-101 in HB 18-1096. That section was harmonized with and relocated to this section as this section appears in HB 18-1025.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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