Colorado § 35-57.5-119 Refunds - fraudulent and false claims - penalty

Colorado Statutes

§ 35-57.5-119 — Refunds - fraudulent and false claims - penalty

Colorado § 35-57.5-119

Title 35Agriculture

Art.Colorado Sheep and Wool Authority

This text of Colorado § 35-57.5-119 (Refunds - fraudulent and false claims - penalty) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Colorado primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-57.5-119 (2026).

Text

(1)Unless otherwise specified in this article, there shall be no refunds of assessments.

(2)Any sheep producer or lamb feeder who has paid an assessment as required by section 35-57.5-116 shall be entitled to a prompt refund of seventy-five percent of such assessment from the board. Claim for refund shall be made to the board within thirty days after the date of payment of the assessment or thirty days after the due date of the assessment, whichever is later, on a form furnished by the board.

(3)Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary and to carry out the intent of this section to ensure prompt refund, the board, except as provided by subsection (4) of this section, is authorized to expeditiously process claims for refund. The refund shall be based on the signed statem

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(1) Unless
otherwise specified in this article, there shall be no refunds of assessments.

(2) Any sheep producer or lamb feeder who has paid an assessment as
required by section 35-57.5-116 shall be entitled to a prompt refund of seventy-five
percent of such assessment from the board. Claim for refund shall be made to the
board within thirty days after the date of payment of the assessment or thirty days
after the due date of the assessment, whichever is later, on a form furnished by the
board.

(3) Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary and to carry out the
intent of this section to ensure prompt refund, the board, except as provided by
subsection (4) of this section, is authorized to expeditiously process claims for
refund. The refund shall be based on the signed statement of the refund claim and
any other information that is attached thereto unless other information or
verification is required by subsection (4) of this section.

(4) The board, before processing and making a refund, may require any
additional information or verification it deems necessary to determine the validity of
the claim for refund. All persons who forward claims for refund shall keep pertinent
records for a period of at least three years, which shall be available for audit by the
board. The board may file an action to recover from any person a refund of
assessment illegally obtained.

(5) A claim for refund shall be signed by the person who paid the
assessment. A person who files a fraudulent or false claim for refund; or who, by
any false pretenses, obtains or attempts to obtain a refund not legally due to the
person; or who signs a refund claim in the name of and for another person commits
theft, as defined in section 18-4-401, and shall be punished accordingly.

Legislative History

Source: L. 93: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1845, � 1, effective July 1. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 180, � 6, effective March 31. L. 2025: (5) amended, (HB 25-1084), ch. 24, p. 141, � 163, effective August 6.