Title 12, Professions and Occupations
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-719 Attorney general - district attorney - jurisdiction
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The attorney general shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the district attorneys of this state to investigate and prosecute allegations of criminal violations of this part 7. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 709, � 1, effective Oct…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-720 Violations - injunctions
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(1) (a) Any individual violating this part 7 by acting as a mortgage loan originator in this state without having obtained a license or by acting as a mortgage loan originator after that individual's license has been revoked or during any period for which the license may have bee…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-721 Prohibited conduct - influencing a real estate appraisal
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(1) A mortgage loan originator shall not, directly or indirectly, compensate, coerce, or intimidate an appraiser, or attempt, directly or indirectly, to compensate, coerce, or intimidate an appraiser, for the purpose of influencing the independent judgment of the appraiser with r…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-722 Rule-making authority
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The board has the authority to promulgate rules as necessary to enable the board to carry out the board's duties under this part 7. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 710, � 1, effective October 1. Editor's note: This section is similar…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-723 Acts of employee - mortgage loan originator's liability
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An unlawful act or violation of this part 7 upon the part of an agent or employee of a licensed mortgage loan originator shall not be cause for disciplinary action against a mortgage loan originator unless it appears that the mortgage loan originator knew or should have known of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-724 Dual status as real estate broker - requirements
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(1) Unless a mortgage loan originator complies with both subsections (2) and (3) of this section, he or she shall not act as a mortgage loan originator in any transaction in which: (a) The mortgage loan originator acts or has acted as a real estate broker or salesperson; or (b) A…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-725 Written disclosure of fees and costs - contents - limits on fees - rules
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(1) A mortgage loan originator’s disclosures must comply with all applicable requirements of: (a) The federal “Truth in Lending Act”, 15 U.S.C. sec. 1601 et seq., and Regulation Z, 12 CFR 226 and 12 CFR 1026; (b) The federal “Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974”, 12 U.S…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-726 Fee, commission, or compensation - when permitted - amount
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(1) Except as otherwise permitted by subsection (2) or (3) of this section, a mortgage loan originator shall not receive a fee, commission, or compensation of any kind in connection with the preparation or negotiation of a residential mortgage loan unless a borrower actually obta…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-727 Confidentiality
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008, 12 U.S.C. sec. 5111, the requirements under any federal law or law of this state regarding privacy or confidentiality of any information or material provided to the nat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-728 Mortgage call reports - reports of violations
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(1) The board may require each licensee or registrant to submit to the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry mortgage call reports, which shall be in the form and contain the information required by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry. (2) The board …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-729 Unique identifier - clearly displayed
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Each person required to be licensed or registered shall show his or her or the entity's unique identifier clearly on all residential mortgage loan application forms and any other documents as specified by the board by rule or order. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-730 Repeal of part - subject to review
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(1) This part 7 is repealed, effective September 1, 2029. (2) Before the repeal, the licensing of mortgage loan originators and the registration of mortgage companies is scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104. The department shall include in its review of mortg…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-801 HOA information and resource center - creation - duties - rules - subject to review - repeal
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(1) There is created, within the division, the HOA information and resource center, the head of which is the HOA information officer. The HOA information officer shall be appointed by the director. (2) The HOA information officer shall be familiar with the “Colorado Common Intere…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-901 Definitions
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As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Gas-fueled appliance means a furnace, HVAC system, boiler, water heater, oven, stove, or dryer that directly combusts a gaseous or liquid fuel to provide services within a home. (2) Heat pump means an electrical d…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-902 Purchase of service contract not compulsory
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A company selling, offering to sell, or effecting the issuance of a home warranty service contract under this part 9 shall not in any manner require a home buyer or seller, or prospective home buyer or seller, or person refinancing a home to purchase a home warranty service contr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-903 Contract requirements
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(1) Every home warranty service contract shall contain the following information: (a) A specific listing of all items or elements excluded from coverage; (b) A specific listing of all other limitations in coverage, including the exclusion of preexisting conditions if applicable; …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-904 Penalty for violation
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Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this part 9 commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501. Each instance of violation shall be considered a separate offense. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-117…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-905 Prohibitions
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It is unlawful for any lending institution to require the purchase of a home warranty service contract as a condition for granting financing for the purchase of the home. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 716, � 1, effective October 1.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-10-906 Repeal of part - subject to review
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This part 9 is repealed, effective September 1, 2026. Before the repeal, this part 9 is scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 716, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: Entire section…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-15-101 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that: (a) Colorado's conservation easement program is an important preservation tool used to balance economic needs with natural resources such as land and water preservation. Colorado's conservation easement tax credit and…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-15-101.5 Definitions
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As used in this article 15, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Commission means the conservation easement oversight commission created in section 12-15-103 (1). (2) Division means the division of conservation created in section 12-15-102 (1). Source: L. 2025: Entire secti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-15-102 Division of conservation - creation - director
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(1) There is created in the department the division of conservation. The executive director is authorized by this section to employ, subject to the provisions of the state personnel system laws of the state, a director of the division, who in turn shall employ such deputies, cler…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-15-103 Conservation easement oversight commission - created
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(1) There is created in the division a conservation easement oversight commission. The commission is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the division. The commission consists of nine members as foll…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-15-104 Certification of conservation easement holders - rules - definition
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(1) The division shall, in consultation with the commission created in section 12-15-103, establish and administer a certification program for qualified organizations under section 170 (h) of the federal “Internal Revenue Code of 1986”, as amended, that hold conservation easement…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-15-105 Conservation easement tax credit certificates - rules
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(1) The division shall receive tax credit certificate applications from and issue certificates to landowners for income tax credits for conservation easements donated on or after January 1, 2011, in accordance with section 39-22-522 (2.5) and this article 15. Nothing in this sect…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-15-106 Conservation easement tax credit certificate application process - definitions - rules
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) “Application” means an application for a tax credit certificate submitted pursuant to section 12-15-105 or this section. (b) “Conservation purpose” means conservation purpose as defined in section 170 (h) of the federal “Internal Revenue Code…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-15-107 Conservation cash fund
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There is hereby created in the state treasury the conservation cash fund, which consists of any money transferred pursuant to sections 12-15-104 and 12-15-106 and any gifts, grants, and donations provided to carry out the purposes of this article 15. All money in the fund shall b…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-101 Scope
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This article 20 applies to every article in this title 12 except articles 10 and 15 and except to the extent otherwise specified in this article 20 or another part or article of this title 12. The requirements of this article 20 are in addition to the requirements established in …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-102 Definitions
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As used in this title 12, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Applicant means a person applying, pursuant to a part or article of this title 12, for a new license, certification, or registration or to renew, reinstate, or reactivate a license, certification, or registratio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-103 Division of professions and occupations - creation - duties of division and department head - office space - per diem for board or commission members - review of functions
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(1) Division created. (a) There is created a division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies, the head of which is the director of professions and occupations. The division of professions and occupations is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 2…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-104 Excise tax on renewal fees - report to joint budget committee - definition
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(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, there is imposed, and the executive director shall collect, an excise tax of one dollar for each year of the renewal period upon the payment of renewal fees that are required to be paid by individuals for the renewal of a …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-105 Fee adjustments - division of professions and occupations cash fund created - legal defense account created - general fund transfer - definition - repeal
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(1) This section applies to all activities of the division and all regulators. (2) (a) The director shall propose, as part of the division’s annual budget request, an adjustment in the amount of each fee that each regulator is authorized by law to collect. The budget request and …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-201 Payment of fees - condition of licensure, certification, or registration
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The division shall not license, certify, or register a person who has applied to, and has otherwise satisfied the requirements for licensure, certification, or registration by, a regulator until the applicant has paid and the division has received all applicable fees.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-202 Licenses, certifications, and registrations - renewal - reinstatement - fees - occupational credential portability program - exceptions for military personnel, spouses, gold star military spouses, and dependents - rules - consideration of criminal convictions or driver’s history - executive director authority - definitions
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(1) Renewal. (a) Licenses, certifications, and registrations issued pursuant to a part or article of this title 12 expire pursuant to a schedule established by the director and must be renewed or reinstated in accordance with this section. The director shall establish renewal fee…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-203 Inactive license or certification - rights and responsibilities
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(1) Persons licensed or certified to practice any profession or occupation under this title 12 for which postgraduate study or attendance at educational institutions is required in order to obtain renewal of the license or certification may have their names transferred to an inac…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-204 Regulator's rule-making authority
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(1) Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, in addition to any specific rule-making authority that a regulator has pursuant to a part or article of this title 12, a regulator may adopt rules necessary to administer the part or article of this title 12 pursuant to w…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-205 Director - audit of practice acts - barriers to practice - criminal history records - report - denial of license, certification, registration
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(1) On or before June 1, 2023, the director shall complete an audit of the practice acts in this title 12 and the regulation of various professions and occupations by regulators pursuant to this title 12 to determine whether a barrier to professional licensing, certification, or …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-206 Regulators - consideration of criminal records - petition process - denials - definition
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(1) As used in this section, “directly related to” means that the criminal offense for which the applicant has been convicted is still relevant at the time of the individual’s application for a registration, certification, or license, which would create an unreasonable risk to pu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-301 Definitions
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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Agency means an agency of the state that regulates a profession or occupation under this title 12. (2) Authority to practice or authorized to practice means the holding of a currently valid license to practice in …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-302 Active military personnel - exemptions from licensing requirements
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(1) Each board or division that regulates persons licensed, certified, or registered pursuant to this title 12 shall exempt licensed, certified, or registered military personnel who have been called to federally funded active duty for more than one hundred twenty days for the pur…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-303 Continuing education - regulated service members - rules
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(1) An agency may accept, from a person with authority to practice, continuing education, training, or service completed as a member of the armed forces or reserves of the United States, the National Guard of any state, the military reserves of any state, or the naval militia of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-304 Military spouse - authority to practice - reciprocity - notice. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 12-20-304Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-305 Rules
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The director may promulgate rules reasonably necessary to implement this part 3. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 741, � 1, effective October 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 12-71-105 as it existed prior to 2019.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-401 Procedures for complaints concerning licensees, certificate holders, and registrants - executive director authority - rules
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(1) The executive director is responsible for receiving and monitoring the disposition of complaints. The executive director may require an investigation of a complaint concerning a person regulated by a regulator in accordance with this section. (2) A regulator shall refer all c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-402 Immunity
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(1) The director, any member of a board or commission, any member of a regulator's staff, any person acting as a witness or consultant to a regulator, any witness testifying in a proceeding authorized by a part or article of this title 12 governing a particular profession or occu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-403 Disciplinary procedures - investigations - hearings - oaths - witness statements - subpoenas - appointment of administrative law judge - driver’s history - acting as an official
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(1) In accordance with article 4 of title 24 and the part or article of this title 12 governing the particular profession or occupation over which a regulator has regulatory authority, a regulator may investigate, hold hearings, and gather evidence in all matters related to the e…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-404 Disciplinary actions - regulator powers - disposition of fines - mistreatment of at-risk adult - exceptions - definitions
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(1) General disciplinary authority. If a regulator determines that an applicant, licensee, certificate holder, or registrant has committed an act or engaged in conduct that constitutes grounds for discipline or unprofessional conduct under a part or article of this title 12 gover…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-405 Cease-and-desist orders
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(1) (a) If it appears to a regulator, based upon credible evidence as presented in a written complaint by any person, that a licensee, certificate holder, or registrant is acting in a manner that is an imminent threat to the health and safety of the public, or a person is acting …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-406 Injunctive relief
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(1) Except as otherwise specified in a part or article of this title 12 or subsection (3) of this section: (a) A regulator, in the name of the people of the state of Colorado and through the attorney general of the state of Colorado, may apply for an injunction in any court of co…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-20-407 Unauthorized practice of profession or occupation - penalties - exclusions
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(1) (a) A person commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501 if the person: (I) Violates section 12-100-112 or 12-100-116 (1)(a); (II) Engages in or offers or attempts to engage in the conduct, promotion, or performance of live boxing mat…