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Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 9:38 AM
To: Liquor.Licensing@greeleygov.com; shelby.fletcher@greeleygov.com;
jennifer.middleton@greeleygov.com;Jessica Holowczenko; Chloe White; Esther Gesick;
Leah Flesner
Subject: Executed Stipulation -JK Liquorland (Underage Tobacco Sale)
Attachments: JK Liquorland TOB CC - First Violation - stipulation signed + COS (NH).pdf
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Good morning,
Attached is an executed stipulation for the licensee listed in the subject line. The licensee has been provided a copy of the
same in a separate email.
Please note: This notice may be provided as a courtesy to the city and county in which the licensee is located. If the
licensee is not licensed under your jurisdiction, please feel free to disregard this email.
The Division considers this matter closed, and no further action is required on the licensee's part.
If you have any questions or inquiries regarding this executed stipulation, please email: led adminactions(a,state.co.us.
Respectfully,
Noelle Holler
Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division
1707 Cole Blvd, Suite 300, Lakewood, CO 80401
office: 303-205-2300
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40 �i7� Department of Revenue
Specialized Bus,ness Group—
Liquor b Tobacco
Mailing Address:
Physical Address: Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division
1707 Cole Blvd.,Ste. 300 P.O. Box 17087
Lakewood,CO 80401 Denver,CO 80217-0087
March 16, 2026
JK Liquorland Inc
DB/A JK Liquorland
2867 17th Avenue
Greeley,CO 80631
SINGHJASVINDER 1966AYAHOO.COM
Dear Licensee:
On March 9, 2026, an enforcement agent of the Liquor and Tobacco Enforcement Division ("Division")
from the Lakewood field office, observed an alleged violation of the Colorado Tobacco Code at your
licensed entity, specifically: section 44-7-103(1), C.R.S., a retailer shall not sell or permit the sale of
cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to a minor. Attached is a proposed Stipulation,
Agreement, and Order("Order")regarding allegation(s) of violation(s)of the Colorado Tobacco Code by
your licensed entity. The attached Order is subject to the provisions of Rule 408 of the Colorado Rules of
Evidence as an offer in compromise and statements made in compromise negotiations. This Order has
important legal consequences.Please carefully read the terms of the Order.You should consider consulting
legal counsel to advise you.
You may resolve this matter by signing and returning the attached Order and effectuating payment of the
stated fine to the Division using the address above or by emailing the executed order to
led_adminactions@state.co.us. The fine is due on the date specified within the Order, and needs to be
submitted at the same time as the signed Order so your fine can be appropriately processed. The associated
fine may be paid by Certified Check or Cashier's check mailed to the mailing address above or paid online
at: https://secure.colorado.gov/payment/liquor. If the Division does not receive the signed Order and
payment by the due date indicated in the order, this offer to settle expires, and the terms and conditions
presented and offered in the attached Order become null and void. If you fail to respond by the due date in
the Order, or if you do not agree to the terms of the Order, an Order to Show Cause will be issued, and a
hearing will be scheduled to determine the merits of the allegations contained in the Order.Should an Order
to Show Cause be issued and the matter proceed to hearing, the Division may seek up to the maximum
penalty allowed by law, if warranted by the circumstances. The Order contains a proposed fine amount to
be paid in lieu of the Division proceeding with an Order to Show Cause.
To discuss matters relating to this notice and the attached Order, you should contact
led adminactions(7a,state.co.us within ten(10)days of the date of this notice.
Sincerely,
i Zicd .c>u- ;
Michelle Stone-Principato
Division Director
Liquor and Tobacco Enforcement Division
Stipulation,Agreement,and Order
JK Liquorland
LED Case No. 2026LW0062
TOBACCO RETAILER OFF-PREMISES
Page 1
BEFORE THE LIQUOR ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
STATE OF COLORADO
STIPULATION,AGREEMENT,AND ORDER
IN THE MATTER OF:
JK Liquorland Inc
D/B/A JK Liquorland
2867 17th Avenue
Greeley,CO 80631
SINGHJASVINDER1966(a,YAHOO.COM
Tobacco License No. TOB-006482
Respondent.
LED Case No.2026LW0062
THIS STIPULATION, AGREEMENT, AND ORDER ("Order") between the State of Colorado
Department of Revenue, Liquor Enforcement Division, ("Division"), and JK Liquorland, Inc., Tobacco
License No. TOB-006482 ("Retailer"), is entered into for the purpose of settlement and to avoid the
uncertainty and cost of future administrative action. The Division and Retailer stipulate and agree as
follows:
1. Pursuant to subsection 44-7-105(1)(a)(I),C.R.S.,the Division,on its own motion or on complaint
from another governmental agency responsible for the enforcement of laws relating to the
prohibition of the sale of cigarettes,tobacco products,or nicotine products to minors,may penalize
retailers for violations of article 7 of title 44,C.R.S.
2. Pursuant to subsection 44-7-105(1)(b),C.R.S.,the Division may,after investigation and a public
hearing at which a retailer must be afforded an opportunity to be heard, fine a retailer for a
violation by the retailer,or by any agent or employee of the retailer,of article 7 of title 44,C.R.S,
or any rule promulgated pursuant to article 7 of title 44.
3. Pursuant to section 44-7-103(1), C.R.S., a retailer shall not sell or permit the sale of cigarettes,
tobacco products,or nicotine products to a minor,as defined in section 44-7-102(8),C.R.S.
4. The Division and Retailer have come to a mutual agreement and understanding to jointly resolve
the Division's investigation and allegations in lieu of proceeding to an administrative hearing on
Stipulation,Agreement,and Order
JK Liquorland
LED Case No.2026LW0062
TOBACCO RETAILER OFF-PREMISES
Page 2
an Order to Show Cause issued by the Division to determine the merits of such investigation and
allegations.
5. Retailer admits to the following facts and violation regarding the date of investigation, March 9,
2026:
A. Retailer holds Tobacco Retail License No. TOB-006482 with a business address of 2867
17`''Avenue,Greeley,Colorado 80631 ("Retail Location").
B. Division investigators conducted a compliance check regarding sales of cigarettes,tobacco
products, and/or nicotine products at the Retail Location using the services of a nineteen-
year-old underage operative,25MLK18127 ("Underage Operative").
C. Underage Operative entered the Retail Location and attempted to purchase cigarettes,
tobacco products,and/or nicotine products.
D. Retailer, by and through its agent, Gurmeet Singh, sold or permitted the sale of Marlboro
Red Cigarettes,to the Underage Operative.
E. Retailer was neither presented with nor reasonably relied upon a valid government-issued
photographic identification that identified the Underage Operative as being twenty-one
years of age or older.
F. By selling cigarettes, tobacco products, and/or nicotine products to the Underage
Operative,Retailer violated section 44-7-103(1),C.R.S.
G. Retailer does not claim an affirmative defense pursuant to section 44-7-106(2),C.R.S.
6. Retailer and the Division stipulate the violations admitted in paragraph 5 are Retailer's first
violation of section 44-7-103(1),C.R.S.,within a twenty-four(24)month period commencing on
the date set forth in paragraph 5.
7. Retailer and the Division agree,in lieu of proceeding with an Order to Show Cause and subsequent
administrative action,to the following sanction:
A. Retailer agrees to pay a fine totaling$250.00(Two hundred and fifty dollars). Payment
of the fine shall either be made online at: https://secure.colorado.gov/payment/liquor by
selecting Cigarette,Tobacco,Nicotine Products and Administrative Action Fee or Fine and
including the amount listed above, or shall be in the form of a certified check or a
cashier's check made payable to the Colorado Department of Revenue and mailed to the
Department of Revenue, Attn: Liquor Enforcement Division, P.O. Box 17087, Denver,
Colorado 80217-0087.
B. The Division will execute this Order upon receipt of both the Order executed by Retailer
and payment of the fine required by paragraph 7(A). If the Division does not receive the
Order executed by the Retailer AND fine payment by April 17,2026,the Division will
proceed with the issuance of an Order to Show Cause,and the Retailer's admissions herein
will be deemed withdrawn.
Stipulation,Agreement, and Order
JK Liquorland
LED Case No. 2026LW0062
TOBACCO RETAILER OFF-PREMISES
Page 3
8. This Order shall be admissible as evidence at any future hearing before the Hearings Division of
the Department of Revenue and may be used in connection with any future actions by the Division.
9. Retailer expressly agrees and acknowledges that Retailer has received sufficient notice and has
entered into this Order knowingly and voluntarily. Retailer acknowledges that the terms of this
Order were mutually negotiated and agreed upon. After consulting with legal counsel, or having
elected to proceed without legal counsel, Retailer affirms that Retailer has read this Order and
fully understands its nature, meaning and content. Retailer agrees that upon execution of this
Order, no subsequent action or assertion shall be maintained or pursued by Retailer asserting the
invalidity in any manner of this Order.
10. Upon execution by all parties, this Order shall represent the entire and final agreement of the
parties. In the event that any provision of this Order is deemed unenforceable by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be severed, and the remainder of this Order shall be
given full force and effect.
11. Upon execution by the Parties,this Order and all its terms shall have the same force and effect as
an order entered after a formal hearing pursuant to sections 24-4-105 and 44-7-105,C.R.S.,except
that it may not be appealed.
12. This Order may be executed by electronic means (facsimile, e-mail, DocuSign etc.), and any
signatures delivered electronically will be deemed to be as valid as an original signature.
13. Retailer understands, and knowingly and voluntarily enters into, this Order. Retailer further
understands,and knowingly and voluntarily waives the following rights:
A. The right to a formal disciplinary hearing on the merits of the matters forming the basis of
this Order and the right to require the Division to meet its burden of proof in a formal
hearing;
B. The right to cross-examine all witnesses against Retailer at a formal hearing;
C. The right to subpoena witnesses, present evidence, and testify on Retailer's own behalf at
a formal hearing;
D. The right to engage in pre-hearing exchange of evidence with the Division and to review
the Division's evidence prior to hearing; and
E. The right to judicial review of this Order pursuant to sections 24-4-106 and 44-7-105(5),
C.R.S.
14. Upon approval and order of the Division, this Order shall become a permanent part of the
Retailer's record with the Division, and it shall be open to public inspection and published
pursuant to the Division's standard policies and procedures or applicable law.
Stipulation,Agreement,and Order
JK Liquorland
LED Case No.2026LW0062
TOBACCO RETAILER OFF-PREMISES
Page 4
15. This Order constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties and supersedes
all prior agreements and promises related to the allegations,facts and issues that are the subject of
this Order, written or oral between the parties which modify, interpret, construe or affect this
•• •er. Any other allegations, facts and issues not specifically raised or addressed in this Order
dr . e not been considered by the parties and are not made a part of this Order.
03/21/2026
Khush Singh Date
JK Liquorland Inc
APPROVED and ORDERED on the date set forth in the electronic signature below.
Michelle e Stone MichelleDigitally Stsigone-Pnedby
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Principato Date.2026.03.23
18:17:08-06'00'
Michelle Stone-Principato
Director
Liquor and Tobacco Enforcement Division
Department of Revenue
Stipulation, Agreement,and Order
JK Liquorland
LED Case No. 2026LW0062
TOBACCO RETAILER OFF-PREMISES
Page 5
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of the foregoing STIPULATION, AGREEMENT, AND
ORDER was sent via electronic mail, on the date set forth in the electronic signature below, addressed as
follows:
Licensee Business Address Licensee Mailing Address
JK Liquorland Inc JK Liquorland Inc
D/B/A Jk Liquorland D/B/A Jk Liquorland
2867 17th Avenue 2867 17th Avenue
Greeley, CO 80631 Greeley, CO 80631
SINGHJASVINDER 1966AYAHOO.COM SINGHJASVINDER 1966(a,YAHOO.COM
Tobacco License No. TOB-006482
Liquor and Tobacco Enforcement Division
P.O. Box 17087
Denver, CO 80217-0087
led adminactionsAstate.co.us
J. Noelle NoeIeDigitally
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Holler Date:2026.03.24
09:35:28-06'00'
By:
Hilary Hutchinson
Legal Assistant II
Liquor and Tobacco Enforcement Division
Department of Revenue
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