Colorado § 6-16-114 Fines - required notification - rules

Colorado Statutes

§ 6-16-114 — Fines - required notification - rules

Colorado § 6-16-114

Title 06Consumer

Art.Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-16-114 (2026).

Text

(1)(a) Any charitable organization, professional fundraising consultant, or paid solicitor who, after sufficient notification by the secretary of state, fails to properly register, renew a registration, file a financial report required by section 6-16-104 (2)(f), (4)(b), or (5), or file a financial report of a solicitation campaign under this article 16 by the end of the seventh day following the issuance of the final notice, is liable for a fine in an amount to be established by rule promulgated by the secretary of state.

(b)The secretary of state provides sufficient notification under this section if the secretary:

(I)Mails at least two notices by first-class mail to the address of record for the charitable organization, professional fundraising consultant, or paid solicitor

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(1) (a) Any charitable
organization, professional fundraising consultant, or paid solicitor who, after
sufficient notification by the secretary of state, fails to properly register, renew a
registration, file a financial report required by section 6-16-104 (2)(f), (4)(b), or (5), or
file a financial report of a solicitation campaign under this article 16 by the end of
the seventh day following the issuance of the final notice, is liable for a fine in an
amount to be established by rule promulgated by the secretary of state.

(b) The secretary of state provides sufficient notification under this section if
the secretary:

(I) Mails at least two notices by first-class mail to the address of record for
the charitable organization, professional fundraising consultant, or paid solicitor;
and

(II) If the charitable organization, professional fundraising consultant, or paid
solicitor has provided the secretary with an email address, sends at least two
notices to that email address.

(c) The fine for filing a registration renewal, financial report required by
section 6-16-104 (2)(f), (4)(b), or (5), or solicitation campaign financial report late
must not exceed one hundred dollars per year for charities or two hundred dollars
per year for paid solicitors; except that a charitable organization that fails to timely
renew its registration and fails to file the financial report required by section 6-16-104 (5) is only subject to a single fine for the failure to renew its registration.

(d) The fine for soliciting before registering must not exceed three hundred
dollars per year for a charitable organization or one thousand dollars per year for
paid solicitors.

(2) If a paid solicitor fails to file a solicitation notice at least fifteen days
before commencing a solicitation campaign, the secretary of state shall assess
against the paid solicitor, at the time the paid solicitor files the solicitation notice, a
fine in an amount established in rules promulgated by the secretary of state.

(3) A fine imposed under this section is in addition to any other filing fee
provided by this article.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 807, � 4, effective September 1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1403), ch. 404, p. 1993, � 1, effective August 11. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1206), ch. 118, p. 422, � 7, effective August 6. L. 2017: (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(c) amended, (HB 17-1158), ch. 160, p. 596, � 7, effective October 1, 2018.