Colorado § 5-19-109 - Criminal penalties and injunctive relief.
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§ 5-19-109. Criminal penalties and injunctive relief.
(1) Any person who violates any provision of this part 1 commits a class 1 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501. Violating any provision of this part 1 with respect to any buyer shall constitute a class 1 public nuisance subject to the provisions of part 3 of article 13 of title 16.
(2) The administrator of the uniform consumer credit code, designated pursuant to section 5-6-103, or the district attorney of any judicial district may maintain an action to enjoin violations of this part 1 and for restitution and penalties in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars per violation. The state treasurer shall transfer the penalties collected pursuant to this subsection (2) to the general fund.
(3) Costs and reasonable attorney fees shall be awarded to the administrator of the uniform consumer credit code or a district attorney in all injunctive actions where the administrator of the uniform consumer credit code or district attorney successfully enforces this part 1.
Source: L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 17-1238), ch. 260, p. 1135, § 4, effective August 9.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-14.5-110 as it existed prior to 2017.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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