Jefferson County, CO Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum age to enter
- 21 years
- Permitted hours
- 4:00 p.m.-midnight, Mon-Sat
- Sunday operation
- Not permitted
- Separation distance
- 1,000 feet from homes/schools/churches/bars
- Per-offense fine
- $300.00, flat
- Nuisance trigger
- 3+ violations/year or 3+ consecutive days
Summary
Jefferson County limits nude entertainment establishments to 4 p.m. to midnight, Monday through Saturday, bars entry to anyone under 21, and requires 1,000 feet of separation from homes, schools, churches, and liquor-licensed businesses under Resolution CC07-245.
C. Minimum Age Restriction. No person under twenty-one (21) years of age shall be admitted to any Nude Entertainment Establishment, including without limitation any patron or employee, agent, servant, or independent contractor working on the premises during hours when nude entertainment is presented. D. Hours of Operation. Nude entertainment is permissible between the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight, Monday through Saturday of each week. It shall not be permitted during any other hours. E. Distance Restrictions. No Nude Entertainment Establishment shall be operated within 1000 feet of any property which is zoned or used for residential, school or church purposes or which holds a liquor license, measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects or political boundaries from the closest exterior wall of the structure in which the nude entertainment establishment is located to the nearest property line of the premises of a residence, school, church, or establishment holding a liquor license.
Full Breakdown
Part 3, Ch. 3, Sec. 1 to include exposure of the female breast below the top of the areola, pubic hair, anus, buttocks cleft, vulva, or genitals. Section C bars anyone under 21 from the premises during nude-entertainment hours, covering patrons, employees, agents, and independent contractors alike. to 12:00 midnight, Monday through Saturday, and bars it entirely outside those hours and on Sundays. Section E requires 1,000 feet of separation, measured in a straight line without regard to intervening structures or political boundaries, from any residential, school, or church property, or any premises holding a liquor license.
Section F layers the county Zoning Resolution's own requirements on top. Section G gives the Sheriff's Office standing authority to inspect at any time, including checking identification for age compliance and health conditions. Section H makes three or more violations in a year, or a violation lasting three or more consecutive days, a public nuisance in itself, and Section I makes each day of a continuing violation a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
A first-tier violation is a Class 2 Petty Offense under Section J.2, punishable by a flat $300 fine per separate offense, with each day of ongoing violation counted separately under Section I. Where a violation rises to a public nuisance, the County Attorney or District Attorney can seek an injunction in Jefferson County District Court under C.R.S. § 16-13-301, and these remedies stack with any other civil or criminal action available under Section J.3.
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