- Price
- $149 for up to 2 dogs; $229 for up to 3
- Delivery
- Emailed within 24 hours after approval
- State law
- C.R.S. 24-34-803: housing, work and public places
- Where to complain
- Colorado Civil Rights Division
How Colorado PSD Letter works
Book a telehealth evaluation and tell the clinician about your symptoms and the trained tasks your dog performs. If you qualify, your signed letter is emailed within 24 hours after approval. If you don't, no letter is issued.
Who it’s for, and who it isn’t
May be a fit
- Colorado renters with a task-trained psychiatric service dog
- Employees asking to keep their service dog with them at work
- Handlers with up to 3 trained dogs
Usually not a fit
- Dogs whose help is companionship rather than trained tasks
- Shops and restaurants; staff can't require documentation
- Anyone under 18
What’s included
- Telehealth evaluation with a licensed clinician
- Signed letter with the clinician's license type, number and state
- $149 for 1 or 2 dogs; $229 for 3
- Emailed within 24 hours after approval
Possible side effects
- In Colorado, a person already warned who still presents a pet as a service animal commits a petty offense, fined $25 to $500
- An employer can decline a workplace accommodation that would cause undue hardship
- The letter doesn't replace training, and you remain liable for damage
This isn’t a complete list. Your clinician reviews risks, interactions and warnings with you before prescribing. In an emergency, call 911.
What the evidence says
HUD's May 2026 guidance presumes housing requests for task-trained dogs, including psychiatric service dogs, are reasonable, and the ADA keeps businesses to two questions with no paperwork. Colorado's C.R.S. 24-34-803 works alongside both and extends protection into employment.
Colorado service animal law
- C.R.S. 24-34-803 applies in housing, at work and in public accommodations, and handlers pay nothing extra for an individually trained dog.
- At work, a handler may keep the service animal with them at all times, and employers must reasonably accommodate it unless that causes undue hardship.
- Trainers, and people with disabilities training their own animal, have the same access with a service animal in training (C.R.S. 24-34-803(2)).
- Owners with disabilities don't pay state or local licensing fees for their service animal.
Public places under the ADA
Staff may ask only two things: whether you need the dog for a disability, and which task it has been trained for. No letter can be demanded.
Fraud rules
C.R.S. 18-13-107.7 treats it as a petty offense when someone who has been warned before intentionally presents a pet as a service animal. Fines run from $25 to $500.
If a Colorado landlord or employer refuses
The Colorado Civil Rights Division takes discrimination complaints. Housing complaints can also go to HUD.
Prescription treatments are available only to eligible patients after a clinical evaluation by an independently licensed clinician.
Colorado PSD Letter: common questions
Can I bring my psychiatric service dog to work in Colorado?
Colorado law lets you keep your service animal with you at work, and employers must reasonably accommodate it unless that would cause undue hardship.
Do I pay a dog license fee in Colorado for my service dog?
No. Colorado waives state and local licensing fees on a service animal owned by a person with a disability.
Are owner-trainers covered in Colorado?
Yes. People with disabilities training their own service animal get the same access as trainers.
Does Colorado fine fake service dogs?
Yes. After a prior warning, it's a petty offense with a fine of $25 to $500.
What does a PSD letter cost?
$149 covers 1 or 2 dogs. A letter for 3 dogs is $229.
Sources
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- Colorado Revised Statutes 24-34-803: service animalsColorado Public Law
- File a discrimination complaintColorado Civil Rights Division
- Enforcement guidance on requests to use an animal as a reasonable accommodation (May 2026)U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- ADA requirements: service animalsADA.gov (U.S. Department of Justice)