Colorado § 12-105-121 - Unauthorized practice - penalties - fines.

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§ 12-105-121. Unauthorized practice - penalties - fines.

(1) Any person who practices or offers or attempts to practice barbering, hairstyling, esthetics, manicuring, or cosmetology without an active license issued under this article 105 is subject to penalties pursuant to section 12-20-407 (1)(a).

(2) In addition to any other penalty, any person who violates the provisions of this article 105 or the rules of the director promulgated under this article 105 may be fined by the director upon a finding of a violation, pursuant to article 4 of title 24, as follows:

(a) In the first administrative proceeding against any person, a fine of not less than one hundred dollars but not more than five hundred dollars per day per violation;

(b) In any subsequent administrative proceeding against any person for transactions occurring after a final agency action determining that a violation of this article 105 has occurred, a fine of not less than one thousand dollars but not more than two thousand dollars per day per violation.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 829, § 1, effective October 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-8-127 as it existed prior to 2019.

ANNOTATION

Law reviews. For article, "Criminal Prosecutions under the Colorado Securities Act", see 47 U. Colo. L. Rev. 233 (1976).

Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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