Colorado § 8-1-117 - Director to have access to books - penalty.
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§ 8-1-117. Director to have access to books - penalty.
(1) All books, records, and payrolls of employers, showing or reflecting in any way upon the amount of wage expenditure of such employers, and other data, facts, and statistics appertaining to the purposes of this article shall always be open for inspection by the director or any of his deputies or agents for the purpose of ascertaining the conditions of employment and such other information as may be necessary for the uses and purposes of the director in his administration of the law.
(2) Any employer that refuses to exhibit and furnish to the director or any agents of the division an inspection of any books, records, and payrolls of the employer, showing or reflecting in any way upon the amount of wage expenditure of the employer, and other data, facts, and statistics appertaining to the purposes of this article 1 or that refuses to admit the director or any agent of the division to any place of employment shall pay a penalty of not less than fifty dollars for each day that the failure, neglect, or refusal continues. The division shall transmit any penalty imposed and collected pursuant to this section to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the wage theft enforcement fund created in section 8-4-113 (3).
Source: L. 15: p. 574, § 21. L. 21: p. 835, § 7. C.L. § 4345. CSA: C. 97, § 23. CRS 53: § 80-1-21. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-1-21. L. 69: p. 580, § 35. L. 72: p. 604, § 104. L. 2022: (2) amended, (SB 22-161), ch. 370, p. 2627, § 3, effective August 10.
Cross references: For the right of the director to have access to books of employers under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", see § 8-47-208.
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Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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