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Castle Rock approves IGA with Douglas County to centralize massage business licensing and fingerprinting

Castle Rock Town Council · February 17, 2026
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Summary

To implement a 2022 state law authorizing local regulation of massage facilities, the town authorized an intergovernmental agreement with Douglas County under which the county will serve as licensing authority, collect fees (county staff cited a $100 transfer fee and $25 renewals) and handle fingerprinting while Castle Rock enforces zoning and refers criminal complaints to local police.

Town attorney Mike Hyman and county staff presented a proposed intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Douglas County that would make the county the licensing authority for massage facilities operating in Castle Rock under state statute. Hyman said the statute authorizing local regulation is "section 30 15 4 0 1.4 of the Colorado revised statutes." Staff said the county's approach provides administrative efficiency for an estimated…

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