Colorado § 22-80-108 - Interest in contracts - penalty.
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§ 22-80-108. Interest in contracts - penalty.
Neither the board of trustees nor any treasurer, superintendent, or other officer or agent of the school shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract or other agreement for building, repairing, furnishing, or supplying the school, and no drawbacks or secret discounts whatever shall be given to or received by any such person on account of any articles or materials furnished to or labor done for the school. Any person violating the provisions of this section commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.
Source: L. 77: Entire article added, p. 1092, § 2, effective July 1. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 702, § 74, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 1636, § 33, effective July 19. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 843, § 108, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1529, § 236, effective October 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1583, § 10, effective July 1, 2004.
Cross references: (1) For other illegal conduct by public servants, see parts 3 and 4 of article 8 of title 18.
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22-80-108 ("Interest in contracts - penalty.") 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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