City of Northglenn v. Ibarra

I. INTRODUCTION

In this case we determine the enforceability of Northglenn’s Ordinance 1248, which prohibits registered sex offenders from living together in a single-family residence in Northglenn. We hold that state law preempts Ordinance 1248 as it applies to a particular subset of registered sex offenders: adjudicated delinquent children whom the state places and supervises in state-created foster care families. Neither the Colorado Constitution nor state statutes grant North-glenn the power to regulate this matter of statewide concern.

The trial court convicted and fined the respondent,…