Colorado § 18-9-311 - Automated dialing systems prohibited.
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§ 18-9-311. Automated dialing systems prohibited.
(1) No person shall utilize an automated dialing system with a prerecorded message for the purpose of soliciting another person to purchase goods or services, whether such solicitation occurs or is intended to occur during the prerecorded message or during some further communication initiated by or resulting from the prerecorded message, unless there is an existing business relationship between such persons and the person being called then consents to hear the prerecorded message.
(2) Any person who violates this section commits a petty offense.
Source: L. 79: Entire section added, p. 745, § 1, effective July 1. L. 88: (1) amended, p. 348, § 15, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3208, § 336, effective March 1, 2022.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-9-311 ("Automated dialing systems prohibited.") 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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