Colorado § 5-16-133 - Injunction - receiver.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 5-16-133 — Injunction - receiver., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-16-133. Injunction - receiver.
The district court in and for the city and county of Denver, upon application of the administrator, may issue an injunction or other appropriate order restraining any person from a violation of this article 16 and may appoint a receiver or award other relief to effectuate the provisions of this article 16; order restitution for consumers or creditors for violations of this article 16; impose civil penalties up to one thousand five hundred dollars per violation of this article 16; and award reasonable costs and attorney fees to the administrator if the administrator prevails in an action brought under this article 16. This provision shall be in addition to any other remedy and shall not prohibit the enforcement of any other law. The administrator shall not be required to show irreparable injury or to post a bond.
Source: L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 17-1238), ch. 260, p. 1104, § 1, effective August 9.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-14-135 as it existed prior to 2017.
ANNOTATION
Attorney fees award not dischargeable under the federal bankruptcy code. The award is sufficiently penal to constitute a "fine, penalty, or forfeiture". State v. Robert J. Hopp & Assocs., 2018 COA 71, 422 P.3d 617.
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Section 5-16-133 ("Injunction - receiver.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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