Application for renewal of a license for the retail sale of fermented malt beverage and alcohol beverages must be made to the Department of Excise and Licenses no fewer than forty-five (45) days prior to an expiration date. Per C.R.S., Section 12-47-302,applications to renew a license for the retail sale of fermented malt beverage and alcohol beverages must be submitted to the state licensing authority no fewer than thirty (30)days prior to a license expiration date. License renewals will not be approved by the department earlier than 35 days prior to the expiration date of the existing license.
Each renewal application must be complete. Applications that are not complete will not be accepted. State renewal applications must be submitted to the department with both city and state renewal fees. If the renewal applicant is a corporation, a current certificate of good standing must also accompany the renewal application. Any changes in corporate structure must be noted in a renewal application. Supporting documents must be provided.
A licensee whose license has been expired for not more than ninety (90) days may file a late renewal application upon the payment of the license renewal fees and any penalties plus a nonrefundable late application fee of $500 to the local licensing authority. A late Application for renewal will require that the fees and penalties be paid by cash, a cashier’s check, a certified check, or checks written on an attorney’s account. A licensee who has filed a late renewal application and paid the requisite fees may continue to sell alcohol until both state and local licensing authorities have approved the renewal application and the licenses are issued.
If a liquor license has been expired for more than ninety (90) days, the licensee must stop the sale of alcoholic beverages and beer. The license may not be renewed and a new license application must be approved before alcohol may be served on the premises again.
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