[Colorado] Enforcement Discretion & Dec. 19 Stakeholder meeting: Discussion of guidance document

A letter received from the State of Colorado Amusement Rides & Devices Program:

Dear Operators and Inspectors,

Our Division Director, Mahesh Albuquerque, has issued an Enforcement Discretion guidance document. 

This discretion gives operators of previously unregistered rides and devices impacted by the August 30, 2024, revisions to the State of Colorado Amusement Regulations until July 31, 2025, to submit Certificates of Inspection for these rides and devices (form updated to include a checkbox for these existing and not previously registered rides and devices), while mandating that operators still comply with all of the other requirements in the Regulations. Please read this document carefully.

We are aware that many of you are diligently working towards compliance with the new Regulations. Please use this enforcement discretion period to continue taking the necessary steps to get your rides and devices registered. 

If you were unable to attend the 11/19/24 meeting, our office is offering another (optional) opportunity to discuss the Non-Mechanized Amusement Rides and Devices - Ninja Courses, Dry Slides, and similar guidance document (this guidance still applies with the caveat that the enforcement discretion period provides an extension from the November 30th deadline for some parts of the process):

When: December 19th at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Where: Virtual Zoom meeting

• Zoom Link:   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86810321473?pwd=qDz70hQZdgdTYypUWNb7v3WDvSCt4M.1
• Meeting ID:  868 1032 1473
• Passcode:  218645
• Phone #:  719-359-4580

Who the meeting is for: 

• Ninja course operators; 
• Dry slides operators;
• Other operators whose rides and devices meet the updated definition in the Regulations; and
• Inspectors interested in performing inspections of the aforementioned rides and devices.

If you are not able to attend the 12/19/24 meeting and/or have questions about your specific situation as an operator, please feel free to contact Leslie Sohl, Program Manager.

If you have questions about this email, please use the contact information below.

**Operators: Join us for a hybrid Keys to Compliance Training March 4th, 2025. This is a free 2-hour presentation designed to help operators and their staff better understand the Amusement Rides and Devices Regulations 7 CCR 1101-12.

Registration for the event is required. Sign up for March 4, 2025.  

With Appreciation,

Amusement Rides & Devices Program

Foster Shay, Program Support (720) 836-0690

Lara Kreuter, Compliance Inspector (720) 467-7919

Chris Kops, Compliance Inspector (303) 514-3281

Leslie Sohl, Program Manager (303) 941-9438

Division of Oil and Public Safety

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