Colorado § 30-1-111 - Unauthorized fees - penalty.
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§ 30-1-111. Unauthorized fees - penalty.
If any officer whose fees are expressed and limited in this article takes or demands greater fees than prescribed for any service, or charges for said services and neglects or refuses to enter the same of record, or to perform the same, he shall forfeit to the party injured thereby the sum of fifty dollars to be recovered as actions of debt of the same amount are recoverable by law.
Source: L. 1891: p. 220, § 17. R.S. 08: § 2549. L. 21: p. 230, § 4. C.L. § 7876. L. 23: p. 252, § 2. CSA: C. 66, § 36. CRS 53: § 56-4-14. C.R.S. 1963: § 56-4-15.
ANNOTATION
This section is penal and must be strictly construed. Mitchell v. Wheeler, 20 Colo. App. 159, 77 P. 361 (1904).
And it denounces a penalty of 50 dollars against any officer who shall take greater fees for any services to be done by him than those provided by the statute, and a like penalty against any officer who shall charge, demand, or take any of the fees provided by the statute where the services shall not be actually done or performed. Mitchell v. Wheeler, 20 Colo. App. 159, 77 P. 361 (1904).
A treasurer is not liable under this section for taking fees or commissions to which he is not entitled; such acts are not covered by the terms of this section. Mitchell v. Wheeler, 20 Colo. App. 159, 77 P. 361 (1904).
And a complaint was held not sufficient to constitute a cause of action under the provisions of this section, for the reason that there was no allegation that the treasurer had charged a greater fee than was provided for, or that he had charged, demanded, or taken a fee for a service which was not rendered. Mitchell v. Wheeler, 20 Colo. App. 159, 77 P. 361 (1904).
Section not assumed basis of action. In a suit to recover from a police magistrate excess fees collected, the reviewing court will not assume that the action is based on this section where the record does not so indicate. Cummings v. Aiken, 82 Colo. 391, 260 P. 524 (1927).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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