§ 5-19-109 — Criminal penalties and injunctive relief

Colorado § 5-19-109

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 05: Consumer
• Art.: Debt-management Services

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(1) Any person who
violates any provision of this part 1 commits a class 1 misdemeanor and shall be
punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501. Violating any provision of this part 1 with
respect to any buyer shall constitute a class 1 public nuisance subject to the
provisions of part 3 of article 13 of title 16.

(2) The administrator of the uniform consumer credit code, designated
pursuant to section 5-6-103, or the district attorney of any judicial district may
maintain an action to enjoin violations of this part 1 and for restitution and penalties
in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars per violation. The
state treasurer shall transfer the penalties collected pursuant to this subsection (2)
to the general fund.

(3) Costs and reasonable attorney fees shall be awarded to the administrator
of the uniform consumer credit code or a district attorney in all injunctive actions
where the administrator of the uniform consumer credit code or district attorney
successfully enforces this part 1.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 17-1238), ch. 260, p. 1135, � 4, effective August 9.