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Title 24, Government - State

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-101 Department created - executive director
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(1) (a) There is hereby created the department of regulatory agencies, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of regulatory agencies, which office is hereby created. The executive director shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the se…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-104 General assembly review of regulatory agencies and functions for repeal, continuation, or reestablishment - legislative declaration - repeal
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(1) (a) The general assembly finds that state government actions have produced a substantial increase in numbers of agencies, growth of programs, and proliferation of rules and that the process developed without sufficient legislative oversight, regulatory accountability, or a sy…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-104.1 General assembly sunrise review of new regulation of occupations and professions - definition
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(1) The general assembly finds that regulation should be imposed on an occupation or profession only when necessary for the protection of the public interest. The general assembly further finds that establishing a system for reviewing the necessity of regulating an occupation or …

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-104.5 Cost of reports - charges

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The reasonable cost to perform sunset reviews of programs not within the department of regulatory agencies shall be charged to the departments in which such programs are located. Source: L. 91: Entire section added, p. 687, § 51, effective April 20.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-106 Professions and occupations - alternative to existing disciplinary actions

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If, as a result of a proceeding held pursuant to article 4 of this title, it is determined that a person licensed, registered, or certified to practice a profession or occupation pursuant to article 2 of title 10 or title 12, C.R.S., has acted in such a manner as to be subject to…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-107 Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules

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(1) Every application by an individual for a license issued pursuant to the authority set forth in titles 10, 11, and 12 by any division, board, or agency of the department of regulatory agencies requires the applicant's name, address, and social security number. If the applicant…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-108 Consumer outreach and education program - creation - cash fund - fine surcharge

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(1) The executive director of the department of regulatory agencies shall develop and implement a consumer outreach and education program, referred to in this section as the "program", for the purposes of informing consumers of their rights regarding regulated professions and occ…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-111 Posting summary transparency reports required by federal law

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Upon receipt by the state from the secretary of the United States department of health and human services, the department of regulatory agencies shall post on its website the report required by section 6002 of the federal "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", H.R. 3590, P…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-300.5 Short title

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The short title of parts 3 to 8 of this article 34 is the "Colorado Anti-discrimination Act" or "CADA". Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (HB 25-1312), ch. 205, p. 930, § 9, effective May 16.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-300.7 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that each Coloradan has the right to access fair employment, housing opportunities, public accommodations, and advertising that is free from discrimination regardless of their membership in a protected class, as those classes are listed…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-301 Definitions

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As used in parts 3 to 10 of this article 34, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Age" means a chronological age of at least forty years. (2) "Agency" or "state agency" means any board, bureau, commission, department, institution, division, section, or officer of the state…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-302 Civil rights division - director - powers and duties

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(1) There is created in the department of regulatory agencies a division of state government designated as the Colorado civil rights division, the head of which is the director of the Colorado civil rights division. The director is appointed by the executive director of the depar…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-303 Civil rights commission - membership

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(1) (a) There is created in the division the Colorado civil rights commission. The commission is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. (b) (I) The commission consists of seven members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate as specified in subsection …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-304 Division and commission subject to termination - repeal of part

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(1) The provisions of section 24-34-104, concerning the termination schedule for regulatory bodies of the state unless extended as provided in that section, are applicable to the division and the commission created by this part 3. (2) This part 3 is repealed, effective September …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-305 Powers and duties of commission

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(1) The commission has the following powers and duties: (a) To adopt, publish, amend, and rescind rules, in accordance with the provisions of section 24-4-103, that are consistent with and for the implementation of parts 3 to 7 of this article. All rules adopted or amended are su…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-306 Charge - complaint - hearing - procedure - exhaustion of administrative remedies

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(1) (a) (I) Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory or an unfair practice as defined by parts 4 to 7 of this article 34 may, by oneself or through the person's attorney, make, sign, and file with the division a verified written charge stating the name and address …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-307 Judicial review and enforcement

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(1) Any complainant or respondent claiming to be aggrieved by a final order of the commission, including a refusal to issue an order, may obtain judicial review thereof, and the commission may obtain an order of court for its enforcement in a proceeding as provided in this sectio…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-308 Enforcement of federal law prohibited

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Nothing in parts 3 to 8 of this article shall be construed to authorize the commission, the director, or the division to enforce any provision of federal law. Nothing in this section shall prevent the commission from accepting federal grants for the enforcement of parts 3 to 7. S…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-309 Public education - service and assistance animals - form used in housing

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(1) The division is authorized to educate the public about the definitions of assistance and service animals, as those terms are defined in sections 18-13-107.3 and 18-13-107.7, and the rights that accompany people with disabilities who use those animals. The division may: (a) Us…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-400.2 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly finds that: (a) All Coloradans should have an equal opportunity to succeed in the workplace and are entitled to a workplace that is safe and free from discrimination and harassment based on their protected status; (b) When employees have a safe workplace …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-401 Definitions

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As used in this part 4, unless otherwise defined in section 24-34-301 or unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Apprenticeship" means any program for the training of apprentices. (2) "Employee" means any individual employed by an employer. (3) "Employer" means the state of C…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-402 Discriminatory or unfair employment practices - affirmative defense - definition

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(1) It is a discriminatory or an unfair employment practice: (a) (I) For an employer to refuse to hire, to discharge, to promote or demote, to harass during the course of employment, or to discriminate in matters of compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment aga…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-402.3 Prohibition of discrimination - pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions - reasonable accommodations required - notice of rights - definitions

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(1) (a) An employer shall: (I) Provide reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of the job to an applicant for employment or an employee for health conditions related to pregnancy or the physical recovery from childbirth, if the applicant or employee requests …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-402.5 Unlawful prohibition of legal activities as a condition of employment

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(1) It shall be a discriminatory or unfair employment practice for an employer to terminate the employment of any employee due to that employee's engaging in any lawful activity off the premises of the employer during nonworking hours unless such a restriction: (a) Relates to a b…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-402.7 Unlawful action against employees seeking protection

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(1) (a) Employers shall permit an employee to request or take up to three working days of leave from work in any twelve-month period, with or without pay, if the employee is the victim of domestic abuse, as that term is defined in section 13-14-101 (2), C.R.S., the victim of stal…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-403 Time limits on filing of charges

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Any charge alleging a violation of this part 4 must be filed with the commission pursuant to section 24-34-306 within three hundred days after the alleged discriminatory or unfair employment practice occurred, and if a charge is not timely filed, it is barred. Source: L. 79: Enti…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-404 Charges by employers and others

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Any employer, labor organization, joint apprenticeship committee, or vocational school whose employees or members, or some of them, refuse or threaten to refuse to comply with the provisions of this part 4 may file with the commission a verified written charge in duplicate asking…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-405 Relief authorized - short title

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(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Job Protection and Civil Rights Enforcement Act of 2013". (2) (a) In addition to the relief authorized by section 24-34-306 (9), the commission or the court may order affirmative relief that the commission or court determin…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-406 Ruling on unemployment benefits not a bar

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No findings, conclusions, or orders made pursuant to the provisions of articles 70 to 82 of title 8, C.R.S., shall be binding upon the commission in the exercise of its powers pursuant to parts 3 and 4 of this article; except that the commission may consider any explicit findings…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-407 Nondisclosure agreements - requirements for enforcement - penalties for noncompliance

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(1) A provision in an agreement entered into or renewed on or after August 7, 2023, between an employer and an employee or a prospective employee that limits the ability of the employee or prospective employee to disclose or discuss, either orally or in writing, any alleged discr…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-408 Employer record keeping - repository of discrimination complaints - definition

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(1) An employer shall preserve any personnel or employment record the employer made, received, or kept for at least five years after the later of: (a) The date the employer made or received the record; or (b) The date of the personnel action about which the record pertains or of …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-501 Definitions

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As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Aggrieved person" means any person who claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice or believes that he will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur. (1.3) (a) "…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-502 Unfair housing practices prohibited - definition

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(1) It is an unfair housing practice, unlawful, and prohibited: (a) (I) For any person to refuse to show, sell, transfer, rent, or lease any housing; refuse to receive and transmit any bona fide offer to buy, sell, rent, or lease any housing; or otherwise make unavailable or deny…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-502.2 Unfair or discriminatory housing practices against individuals with disabilities prohibited

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(1) It is an unfair or discriminatory housing practice and therefore unlawful and prohibited: (a) For a person to discriminate in the sale or rental of, or to otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a disability of a buyer or renter, an in…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-503 Refusal to show housing

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If the charge alleging an unfair housing practice relates to the refusal to show the housing involved, the commission, after proper investigations as set forth in section 24-34-306, may issue its order that the housing involved be shown to the person filing such charge, and, if t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-504 Time limits on filing of charges

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(1) Any charge alleging a violation of this part 5 shall be filed with the commission pursuant to section 24-34-306 within one year after the alleged unfair housing practice occurred, or it shall be barred. (2) A civil action filed by the attorney general under this section shall…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-505 Charges by other persons

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Any person whose employees, agents, employers, or principals, or some of them, refuse or threaten to refuse to comply with the provisions of this part 5 may make, sign, and file with the commission a verified written charge in duplicate asking the commission for assistance to obt…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-505.5 Enforcement by the attorney general

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(1) Upon timely application, the attorney general may intervene in any civil action filed as provided in section 24-34-505.6 if the attorney general certifies that the case is of general public importance. Upon such intervention, the attorney general may obtain such relief as wou…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-505.6 Enforcement by private persons

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(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, an aggrieved person may commence a civil action in an appropriate United States district court or state district court not later than two years after the occurrence or the termination of an alleged discriminatory …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-506 Probable cause

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In making his determination on probable cause under the provisions of section 24-34-306 (2), the director shall find that probable cause exists if upon all the facts and circumstances a person of reasonable prudence and caution would be warranted in a belief that an unfair housin…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-506.5 Conciliation agreements

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(1) A conciliation agreement arising out of a conciliation shall be an agreement between the respondent and the charging party, and shall be subject to approval by the director. (2) A conciliation agreement may provide for binding arbitration of the dispute arising from the charg…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-507 Injunctive relief

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(1) After the filing of a charge pursuant to section 24-34-306 (1), the commission or a commissioner designated by the commission for that purpose may file in the name of the people of the state of Colorado through the attorney general of the state a petition in the district cour…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-508 Relief authorized

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(1) In addition to the relief authorized by section 24-34-306 (9), the commission may order a respondent who has been found to have engaged in an unfair housing practice: (a) To rehire, reinstate, and provide back pay to any employee or agent discriminated against because of his …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-509 Enforcement sought by commission

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Upon refusal by a person to comply with any order, order pursuant to section 24-34-503, or regulation of the commission, the commission has authority to immediately seek an order in the district court enforcing the order or regulation of the commission. Such proceedings shall be …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-600.3 Definitions

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As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) (a) "Place of public accommodation" means any place of business engaged in any sales to the public and any place offering services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations to the public, including bu…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-601 Discrimination in places of public accommodation - rules

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(1) Repealed. (2) (a) It is a discriminatory practice and unlawful for a person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from, or deny to an individual or a group, because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-602 Penalty and civil liability

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(1) (a) A person aggrieved by the violation of section 24-34-601, 24-34-802 (1)(b), or 24-34-803 may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction. Upon finding a violation of section 24-34-601, 24-34-802 (1)(b), or 24-34-803, the plaintiff is entitled to a court order r…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-603 Jurisdiction of county court - trial

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The county court in the county where the offense is committed shall have jurisdiction in all civil actions brought under this part 6 to recover damages to the extent of the jurisdiction of the county court to recover a money demand in other actions. Either party shall have the ri…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-604 Time limits on filing of charges

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Any charge filed with the commission alleging a violation of this part 6 shall be filed pursuant to section 24-34-306 within sixty days after the alleged discriminatory act occurred, and if not so filed, it shall be barred. Source: L. 79: Entire part R&RE, p. 938, § 3, effective …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-605 Relief authorized

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In addition to the relief authorized by section 24-34-306 (9), the commission may order a respondent who has been found to have engaged in a discriminatory practice as defined in this part 6 to rehire, reinstate, and provide back pay to any employee or agent discriminated against…