To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: John Christofferson, Acting County Attorney
Prepared By:
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Dawn Johnson, Senior Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office
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presenter
Presenter: Sgt. Bruce Peterson, Sheriff's Office; Sgt. Chris Chernault, Sheriff's Office; Dawn Johnson, Attorney's Office
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Subject:
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Adoption of Massage Facility Background Check Resolution
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
House Bill 24-1371 requires local governments to establish a process, by resolution, ordinance or otherwise, requiring current and prospective owners, operators and employees of massage facilities to submit their fingerprints for a criminal history background check. The statute, C.R.S. ? 30-15-401.4, also gives local governments discretion to: (1) implement a licensure program to regulate massage facilities; and/or (2) prohibit activities associated with the operation of illegal massage facilities engaged in human trafficking-related offenses. Based on the Board's direction during the study session on March 30, 2026 to just proceed with adopting the background check process at this time, staff recommend adopting the proposed resolution.
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Alignment with Strategic Plan: Good Governance - Deliver mandated and essential services with excellence.
Background and Discussion: In 2022, the General Assembly enacted legislation (HB22-1300) that permitted county governments, in their discretion, to implement regulatory systems for licensing massage facilities operating within the county and to regulate and prohibit certain unlawful activities to prevent the operation of unlawful massage facilities that engage in human trafficking-related offenses. In 2024, the Legislature adopted HB 24-1371, which extended similar authority to municipalities and imposed a requirement that all local governments establish a process through which current and prospective owners, operators and employees of massage facility businesses be r...
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