Colorado § 8-44-104 - Cutting rates - rebates - penalty.
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§ 8-44-104. Cutting rates - rebates - penalty.
Every insurance carrier that writes compensation insurance shall write insurance at the rates filed with the commissioner of insurance. The cutting of rates, rebating, or any other method whereby, directly or indirectly, any employer is given the benefit of or obtains a rate lower than that approved by the commissioner of insurance is prohibited. The commissioner of insurance may suspend the license of any insurance carrier, agent, or broker who violates any provision of this section. Also, any insurance carrier, any employer, or any officer, agent, or employee thereof who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for each such violation.
Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 521, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 471, § 11, effective August 2. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1884, § 36, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 2201, § 3, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 8-44-104 as it existed prior to 1990.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2000 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 135, Session Laws of Colorado 2000.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-44-104 ("Cutting rates - rebates - penalty.") 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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