Colorado § 5-17-103 - Application of the "Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act".
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§ 5-17-103. Application of the "Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act".
(1) Except as otherwise provided by the particular provisions of this article 17, this article 17 supplements the requirements of the "Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act", article 16 of this title 5, including but not limited to prohibited practices, licensing, and administrative and legal enforcement as it is applied to private child support collectors.
(2) Article 16 of this title 5 also applies to private child support collectors.
Source: L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 17-1238), ch. 260, p. 1107, § 2, effective August 9.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-14.1-103 as it existed prior to 2017.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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