Colorado § 5-19-107 - Written contracts required.

§ 5-19-107. Written contracts required.

(1) Each contract between the buyer and a credit services organization for the purchase of the services of the credit services organization shall be in writing, dated, signed by the buyer, and include the following:

(a) A conspicuous statement in bold-faced type, in immediate proximity to the space reserved for the signature of the buyer, as follows: "You, the buyer, may cancel this contract at any time prior to midnight of the fifth working day after the date of the transaction. See the attached notice of cancellation form for an explanation of this right."

(b) The terms and conditions of payment, including the total of all payments to be made by the buyer, whether to the credit services organization or to some other person;

(c) A full and detailed description of the services to be performed by the credit services organization for the buyer, including:

(I) All guarantees and all promises of full or partial refunds;

(II) The estimated date by which the services are to be performed, or the estimated length of time for performing the services;

(III) A list of the adverse information appearing on the buyer's credit report that is to be modified and a description of the precise nature of each modification. A copy of the consumer's current credit report issued by a consumer credit reporting agency shall be annexed to the contract with the adverse entries and proposed modifications clearly marked.

(d) The credit services organization's principal business address which shall be the actual office location of the organization and the name and address of its agent in the state authorized to receive service of process.

(2) The contract shall be accompanied by a completed form in duplicate, captioned "Notice of Cancellation", that shall be attached to the contract, be easily detachable, and contain in bold-faced type the following statement written in the same language as used in the contract:

Notice of Cancellation

You may cancel this contract, without any penalty or obligation, within five (5) working days from the date the contract is signed.

If you cancel any payment made by you under this contract, it will be returned within ten (10) days following receipt by the seller of your cancellation notice.

To cancel this contract, mail or deliver a signed, dated copy of this cancellation notice, or any other written notice to _____(name of seller)_____ at (address of seller)____(place of business)__ not later than midnight ___(date)___.

I hereby cancel this transaction,

_____(date)_____

_____(purchaser's signature)_____.

(3) The credit services organization shall give to the buyer a copy of the completed contract and all other documents the credit services organization requires the buyer to sign at the time they are signed.

Source: L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 17-1238), ch. 260, p. 1134, § 4, effective August 9.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-14.5-108 as it existed prior to 2017.