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  1. This part 2 does not apply to an agreement with an individual who the provider has no reason to know resides in this state at the time of the agreement.
  2. This part 2 does not apply to a provider to the extent that the provider:
    1. Provides or agrees to provide debt-management, educational, or counseling services to an individual who the provider has no reason to know resides in this state at the time the provider agrees to provide the services;
    2. Receives no compensation for debt-management services from or on behalf of the individuals to whom it provides the services or from their creditors;
    3. Provides debt-management services only to persons that have incurred debt in the conduct of business; or
    4. Is subject to the “Colorado Foreclosure Protection Act”, part 11 of article 1 of title 6.
  3. This part 2 does not apply to the following persons or their employees when the person or the employee is engaged in the regular course of the person’s business or profession:

    (1) A judicial officer, a person acting under an order of a court or an administrative agency, or an assignee for the benefit of creditors;

    (2) A bank;

    (3) An affiliate, as defined in section 5-19-202 (2)(B)(i), of a bank if the affiliate is regulated by a federal or state banking regulatory authority; or

    (4) A title insurer, escrow company, or other person that provides bill-paying services if the provision of debt-management services is incidental to the bill-paying services.

Source: L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 17-1238), ch. 260, p. 1140, § 4, effective August 9.

Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 12-14.5-203 as it existed prior to 2017.