Pace Membership Warehouse v. Axelson

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals decision in Axelson v. Pace Membership Warehouse, 923 P.2d 322 (Colo.App.1996), in which the court of appeals deter mined that section 8-42-103(1)(f), 3B C.R.S. (1995 Supp.), violates the equal protection requirements of the United States and Colorado Constitutions. Because we hold that section 8-42-103(l)(f) is rationally related to a legitimate state interest, we conclude that this statutory provision does not violate the constitutional requirements of equal protection. We therefore reverse the court of appeals and remand to reinstate the…