Colorado § 44-20-128 - Penalty.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 44-20-128 — Penalty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-20-128. Penalty.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who willfully violates this part 1 or who willfully commits any offense in this part 1 declared to be unlawful commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.
(2) (a) Any person who willfully violates section 44-20-124 (2) by acting as a manufacturer, distributor, or manufacturer representative without proper authorization commits a petty offense.
(b) Any person who willfully violates section 44-20-124 (2) by acting as a motor vehicle dealer, wholesaler, used motor vehicle dealer, buyer agent, wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer, business disposer, or motor vehicle salesperson without proper authorization commits a petty offense.
Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 84, § 2, effective October 1. L. 2019: (2)(b) amended, (SB 19-249), ch. 309, p. 2806, § 10, effective August 2. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3328, § 787, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-6-121 as it existed prior to 2018.
Cross references: For the penalty for a petty offense, see § 18-1.3-503.
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