Century Electric Service & Repair, Inc. v. Stone

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Denver District Court enjoining the City and County of Denver from requiring electrical contractors and electricians licensed by the state to obtain city licenses. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

In 1975, the Colorado legislature enacted section 12-23-111(15), C.R.S. 1973 (Supp. 1976), which established exclusive state licensing of electricians. Declaring such licensing to be a matter of state-wide concern, the statute prohibited all local governmental authorities from requiring local licenses for electricians licensed by the state. Denver…