Administrative Citations

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The Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection issues administrative citations for licensing violations after a notice of violation (warning).

Review the sections below to:

Pay a citation

To pay an administrative citation, you will need the administrative citation number. 

Go to our online Permitting and Licensing Center

Click on the Business Licenses section.

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Under Record Number, input the full administrative citation ID (####-ENFORCE-#######) listed on the citation.

Click the Search button.

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Once in the correct record, click the Payments tab and then the Fees link listed beneath.

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The outstanding fees will appear below, click the Pay Fees link to the right of the fee item.

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You will be brought to the invoice screen. Make sure that the invoice amount here matches the citation amount.

 

Click on Continue Application.

 

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You will now be re-directed to a third-party payment center.

 

Enter your payment information.

 

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Click on Complete Transaction.

Appeal a citation

An appeal of an administrative citation must be submitted to the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection within ten days of service of the administrative citation.

An appeal request for an administrative citation must be made using the form below.

If the form does not appear, refresh the page or access the form at this link.

Click here to view form.

Administrative citation appeal hearings are governed by Chapter 2 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code and the Department's Hearing Rules(PDF, 324KB).

Pay a citation appeal fee

To pay an administrative citation appeal fee, you will need the administrative citation number. A citation appeal fee can only be paid after the appeal has been submitted and an invoice has been issued.

Go to our online Permitting and Licensing Center

Click on the Business Licenses section.

Picture of log in screen for Accela Citizens Account

Under Record Number, input the full administrative citation ID (####-ENFORCE-#######) listed on the citation.

Click the Search button.

Picture of general search section

 

Once in the correct record, click the Payments tab and then the Fees link listed beneath.

Picture of the Payments tab and Fees tab

 

The outstanding fees will appear below, click the Pay Fees link to the right of the fee item.

Picture of pay fees link

 

You will be brought to the invoice screen. Make sure that the invoice amount here matches the citation amount.

 

Click on Continue Application.

 

Picture of application fees for record

 

You will now be re-directed to a third-party payment center.

 

Enter your payment information.

 

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Click on Complete Transaction.

Save a copy of the next page as that will be your receipt.

Once you have made your payment, notify DLCPHearings@denvergov.org that you have paid your invoice. Be sure to include your administrative citation ID (####-ENFORCE-#######) in the email and attach a copy of the page that you saved as your receipt.