The general assembly hereby declares that the practice of trafficking in academic materials, commonly referred to as ghostwriting, serves no legitimate purpose and tends to undermine the academic process to the detriment of students, the academic community, and the public and that such practice should not be permitted to continue. Source: L. 73: p. 1346, […]
As used in this article 4, unless the context otherwise requires: “Assignment” means any specific written, recorded, pictorial, artistic, or other academic task, including but not limited to a term paper, thesis, dissertation, essay, or report intended for submission to any institution of higher education in fulfillment of the requirements for a degree, diploma, certificate, […]
A person or entity shall not prepare, offer to prepare, cause to be prepared, sell, or distribute any assignment for another person for a fee or other compensation with the knowledge, or under circumstances in which he or she should reasonably have known, that such assignment is to be submitted by any other person for […]
Any court of competent jurisdiction may grant such relief as is necessary to enforce the provisions of this article, including the issuance of an injunction. Actions for injunction under the provisions of this article 4 may be brought in the name of the people of the state of Colorado by the attorney general or by […]
The attorney general may bring a civil action on behalf of the state to seek the imposition of a civil penalty for any violation of this article 4. The court, upon finding a violation of this article 4, shall impose a civil penalty to be paid to the general fund of the state in an […]
The provisions of this article are not exclusive. Nothing in this article shall be construed to preempt or in any other way to limit, diminish, or imply the absence of rights of any party, public or private, against any person in connection with any of the acts described in section 23-4-103. Source: L. 73: p. […]
It is not a violation of this article 4 if a person or entity renders for a fee: Tutorial assistance if the assistance is not intended to be submitted in whole or in substantial part as an assignment or as an answer to an online exam; or Service in the form of typing, transcribing, assembling, […]
This article shall be liberally construed in order to prevent the practices described therein. Source: L. 73: p. 1347, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 124-28-6.
