Colorado § 35-57-119 - Refunds.
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§ 35-57-119. Refunds.
(1) Any person who paid a beef board fee at the time of the brand inspection as required by section 35-57-117 shall be entitled to an eighty-five percent refund of such fee. A claim for a refund shall be made to the board of directors of the Colorado beef council authority, hereinafter referred to as the "board", within ten days after the date of the brand inspection.
(2) Only the person who paid the fee shall submit a claim for a refund to the board. A written and signed request for a refund of such fee and a copy of the Colorado brand inspection certificate shall be required for such refund. A person may submit a claim by facsimile or by mail. The postmark date or the facsimile confirmation date shall be used to determine the timeliness of a claim.
(3) The board, before processing or making a refund, may require any additional information or verification it deems necessary to determine the validity of the claim for such refund. All persons who forward claims for such refunds shall keep pertinent records for a period of at least three years and shall make such records available to the board upon request. The board may file an action to recover a refund of a fee from any person who has obtained such refund illegally.
(4) Any person who files a fraudulent or false claim for a refund, or who by any false pretenses obtains or attempts to obtain a refund not legally due to such person, or who signs a refund claim in the name of and for another person commits theft, as defined in section 18-4-401, C.R.S., and shall be punished according to law.
Source: L. 93: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1854, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section repealed, p. 518, § 5, effective May 12. L. 2003: Entire section RC&RE, p. 1046, § 2, effective August 6.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 35-57-117 as it existed prior to 1993.
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Section 35-57-119 ("Refunds.") 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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