Stephen Brett Ryals v. City of Englewood.

Summary

The court held that Englewood's ordinance restricting certain sex offenders from residing near specified facilities regulates a matter of mixed state and local concern. It further held that the ordinance does not conflict with Colorado law because state law neither authorizes sex offenders to live wherever they choose nor requires individualized residency determinations, and it expressly recognizes the role of local ordinances in the registration process. The court therefore answered the certified question in the negative and returned the case to the Tenth Circuit for further proceedings.