The Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) Liquor Enforcement Division, in
partnership with Colorado.gov, has launched a new website that stores
and tracks data on Minors in Possession (MIP) citations and liquor
license compliance checks.
During a two-year grant period between 2010 and 2012, the Liquor
Enforcement Division was awarded funds by the U.S. Department of Justice
Office, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. These
funds were used to build a Web-based program for collecting and sharing
statistics to assist with enforcing Colorado’s underage drinking laws.
The Web-based program also allows city, county and state law enforcement
agencies to enter MIP citations and compliance checks results through a
secure network.
Prior to this application, the Liquor Enforcement Division published
compliance check results manually and were only compiled on a quarterly
basis. The published information did not include any information from
local law enforcement agencies.
During fiscal year 2012, the Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division:
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Issued 516 citations to minors in Colorado
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Conducted 1,728 liquor license compliance checks
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Issued 271 compliance check violation citations
“Having one place to track MIP violations and compliance check results
will offer better insight into drinking trends and alcohol access for
minors in Colorado,“ said Patrick Maroney, Chief of Investigations for
the DOR - Liquor Enforcement Division.
The website also includes:
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A public interface www.colorado.gov/eudl
to search and download MIP violations and compliance checks results
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The ability to submit anonymous tips of possible liquor violations
involving minors to the DOR – Liquor Enforcement Division
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Additional resources on the issue of underage drinking
About Colorado Department of Revenue
The Colorado Department of Revenue interacts with every citizen in the
state. The Department administers Colorado's tax system, including state
sales, fuel, motor vehicle, gaming, liquor, income, racing, cigarette,
severance and estate taxes. Each year, the Department processes 4.3
million pieces of incoming and 6.1 million pieces of outgoing
mail and handles $10.2 billion in tax revenues. Through its Division of
Motor Vehicles, the Department oversees more than 5 million vehicle
registrations and 3.6 million driver's licenses. The Department also
enforces liquor and tobacco laws, administers auto industry licensing,
oversees limited gaming and racing, regulates medical marijuana centers
and operates the state lottery.
About Colorado.gov
Colorado.gov is the official website of the State of Colorado (http://www.colorado.gov)
and is overseen by the Statewide Internet Portal Authority. Colorado.gov
helps State and local government entities Web-enable their services and
is operated without tax funds through a public-private partnership
between the state and Colorado Interactive, LLC. Colorado Interactive
builds, operates, maintains, and markets Colorado.gov and is part of
eGovernment firm NIC’s (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.