Colorado § 12-155-122 - Unauthorized practice - penalties.
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§ 12-155-122. Unauthorized practice - penalties.
(1) A person who engages in or works at or offers or attempts to engage in or work at the business, trade, or calling of a residential, journeyworker, or master plumber or plumbing apprentice without an active license, permit, or registration issued under this article 155 is subject to penalties pursuant to section 12-20-407 (1)(a).
(2) A person who engages in or works at or offers or attempts to engage in or work at the business, trade, or calling of a water conditioning contractor, water conditioning installer, or water conditioning principal without an active registration issued under this article 155 is subject to penalties pursuant to section 12-20-407 (1)(a); except that nothing in this subsection (2) limits the ability of a licensed residential, journeyworker, or master plumber, a plumbing apprentice, or a registered plumbing contractor to practice within the person's respective area as authorized by this article 155 with regard to water conditioning appliances.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1007, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2024: (2) amended, (HB 24-1344), ch. 343, p. 2328, § 22, effective July 1; entire section amended, (HB 24-1344), ch. 343, p. 2328, § 23, effective July 1, 2025.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 12-58-116 as it existed prior to 2019.
(2) Amendments to subsection (2) by sections 22 and 23 of HB 24-1344 were harmonized, effective July 1, 2025.
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Section 12-155-122 ("Unauthorized practice - penalties.") 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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