Colorado § 8-9-101 - Assignment of wages - requirements.
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§ 8-9-101. Assignment of wages - requirements.
This article is subject to the provisions of articles 2 and 3 of the "Uniform Consumer Credit Code". No assignment of wages by any employee to any person for the benefit of such employee shall be valid or enforceable. No employer or debtor shall recognize or honor any assignment of wages for any purpose unless it is in writing and for a fixed and definite part of the wages earned or to be earned within thirty days from the date of such assignment. Any assignment which is postdated or dated on any other date than that of its actual execution, shall be void and of no effect for any purpose.
Source: L. 49: p. 231, § 3. CSA: C. 97, § 223(1). CRS 53: § 80-11-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-15-1. L. 71: p. 853, § 3.
Cross references: For the "Uniform Consumer Credit Code", see articles 1 to 9 of title 5.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "The Revolution in Consumer Credit Legislation", see 45 Den. L.J. 679 (1968).
Assignment of insurance renewal commissions held not to be wages within the meaning of this article. Crepeau v. Renewal Guar. Corp., 29 Colo. App. 23, 478 P.2d 698 (1970).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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