Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act

There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke*. Breathing secondhand smoke for even a short time can have immediate health effects that increase the risk of serious health conditions including heart attack**. On July 1, 2006, the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act went into effect. It was passed to protect the public from involuntary exposure to secondhand smoke.

 *2010 US Surgeon General Report on Tobacco: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/reports/tobaccosmoke/executivesummary.pdf  
**CDC, Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/health_effects/index.htm

Report a Violation

Please report smoking ban violations if you:

• See someone smoking or smell tobacco smoke inside a public facility, including government buildings, bars, restaurants, casinos and public modes of transportation. 
• See or smell someone smoking within 15 feet of an entrance to a public facility.
• Witness dirty ashtrays or other evidence of smoking inside a public facility.

No business will be fined on the basis of your report. Instead, law enforcement personnel will use your report to investigate and issue a citation if they witness a violation.