Colorado § 5-16-112 - Deceptive forms.
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§ 5-16-112. Deceptive forms.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to design, compile, and furnish any form knowing that the form would be used to create the false belief in a consumer that a person other than the creditor of the consumer is participating in the collection or in the attempted collection of a debt that the consumer allegedly owes the creditor, when in fact the person is not so participating.
(2) Any person who violates this section shall be liable to the same extent and in the same manner as a debt collector or collection agency under section 5-16-113 for failure to comply with this article 16.
(3) This section shall apply if the person supplying or using the forms or the consumer receiving the forms is located within this state.
Source: L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 17-1238), ch. 260, p. 1089, § 1, effective August 9.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-14-112 as it existed prior to 2017.
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Section 5-16-112 ("Deceptive forms.") 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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