§ 6-1-101. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado Consumer Protection Act”. Source: L. 69: p. 376, § 13. C.R.S. 1963: § 55-5-13.

§ 6-1-102. Definitions

As used in this article 1, unless the context otherwise requires: “Advertisement” includes the attempt by publication, dissemination, solicitation, or circulation, visual, oral, or written, to induce directly or indirectly any person to enter into any obligation or to acquire any title or interest in any property. “Article” means a product as distinguished from a […]

§ 6-1-103. Attorney General and District Attorneys Concurrently Responsible for Enforcement

The attorney general and the district attorneys of the several judicial districts of this state are concurrently responsible for the enforcement of this article 1. Until the Colorado supreme court adopts a venue provision relating to this article 1, actions instituted pursuant to this article 1 may be brought in the county where an alleged […]

§ 6-1-104. Cooperative Reporting

[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until July 1, 2023. ] The district attorneys may cooperate in a statewide reporting system by receiving, on forms provided by the attorney general, complaints from persons concerning deceptive trade practices listed in section 6-1-105 and part 7 of this article and transmitting such complaints […]

§ 6-1-105. Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices

A person engages in a deceptive trade practice when, in the course of the person’s business, vocation, or occupation, the person: Either knowingly or recklessly passes off goods, services, or property as those of another; Either knowingly or recklessly makes a false representation as to the source, sponsorship, approval, or certification of goods, services, or […]

§ 6-1-106. Exclusions

This article does not apply to: Conduct in compliance with the orders or rules of, or a statute administered by, a federal, state, or local governmental agency; Publishers, including outdoor advertising media, advertising agencies, broadcasters, or printers engaged in the dissemination of information or reproduction of printed or pictorial matter who publish, broadcast, or reproduce […]

§ 6-1-107. Powers of Attorney General and District Attorneys

[ Editor’s note: This version of the introductory portion to subsection (1) is effective until July 1, 2023.] When the attorney general or a district attorney has reasonable cause to believe that any person, whether in this state or elsewhere, has engaged in or is engaging in any deceptive trade practice listed in section 6-1-105 […]

§ 6-1-108. Subpoenas – Hearings – Rules

[ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until July 1, 2023.] When the attorney general or a district attorney has reasonable cause to believe that a person, whether in this state or elsewhere, has engaged in or is engaging in a deceptive trade practice listed in section 6-1-105 or part 7 of […]

§ 6-1-109. Remedies

If any person fails to cooperate with any investigation pursuant to section 6-1-107 or fails to obey any subpoena pursuant to section 6-1-108, the attorney general or a district attorney may apply to the appropriate district court for an appropriate order to effect the purposes of this article 1. The application shall state that there […]

§ 6-1-110. Restraining Orders – Injunctions – Assurances of Discontinuance

[ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until July 1, 2023.] Whenever the attorney general or a district attorney has cause to believe that a person has engaged in or is engaging in any deceptive trade practice listed in section 6-1-105 or part 7 of this article, the attorney general or district […]

§ 6-1-111. Information and Evidence Confidential and Inadmissible – When

Any testimony obtained by the attorney general or a district attorney pursuant to compulsory process under this article or any information derived directly or indirectly from such testimony shall not be admissible in evidence in any criminal prosecution against the person so compelled to testify. The provisions of this subsection (1) shall not be construed […]

§ 6-1-112. Civil Penalties

The attorney general or a district attorney may bring a civil action on behalf of the state to seek the imposition of civil penalties as follows: Any person who violates or causes another to violate any provision of this article 1 shall forfeit and pay to the general fund of this state a civil penalty […]

§ 6-1-113. Damages

The provisions of this article shall be available in a civil action for any claim against any person who has engaged in or caused another to engage in any deceptive trade practice listed in this article. An action under this section shall be available to any person who: Is an actual or potential consumer of […]

§ 6-1-114. Criminal Penalties

[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] Upon a first conviction, any person who promotes a pyramid promotional scheme in this state or who violates article 230 of title 12 or section 6-1-701 or 6-1-717 is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor, as defined in section 18-1.3-501, […]

§ 6-1-115. Limitations

All actions brought under this article must be commenced within three years after the date on which the false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice occurred or the date on which the last in a series of such acts or practices occurred or within three years after the consumer discovered or in the exercise of […]