Colorado § 5-3-210 - Discrimination prohibited - exemption.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 5-3-210 — Discrimination prohibited - exemption., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-3-210. Discrimination prohibited - exemption.
A consumer credit transaction regulated by this code shall not be denied any person, nor shall terms and conditions be made more stringent, on the basis of disability, race, creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, or ancestry. This section does not apply to any consumer credit transaction made or denied by a seller, lessor, or lender whose total original unpaid balances arising from consumer credit transactions for the previous calendar year are less than one million dollars.
Source: L. 2000: Entire article R&RE, p. 1220, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1598, § 10, effective May 29. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (HB 21-1108), ch. 156, p. 889, § 10, effective September 7. L. 2026: Entire section amended, (HB 26-1426), ch. 334, p. 1982, § 3, effective August 12.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 5-1-109, as it existed prior to 2000.
Cross references: (1) For civil liability for discrimination, see § 5-5-206; for discrimination generally, see article 34 of title 24.
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 341, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.
(3) For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1108, see section 1 of chapter 156, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
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Section 5-3-210 ("Discrimination prohibited - exemption.") 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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