Title 8, Labor and Industry

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-12-110 Hazardous occupations prohibited for minors
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(1) No minor shall be permitted employment in any occupation declared to be hazardous in subsection (2) of this section unless such minor is fourteen years of age or older and he is employed: (a) Incidental to or upon completion of a program of apprentice training; (b) Incidental…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-12-111 Age certificates
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(1) Any employer desiring proof of the age of any minor employee or prospective employee may require the minor to submit an age certificate. Upon request of a minor, an age certificate shall be issued by or under the authority of the school superintendent of the district or count…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-12-112 Proof of high school diploma, passing score on general educational development examination, or completion of career and technical education program
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Any employer may require proof of a high school diploma, a passing score on the general educational development examination, or completion of a career and technical education program. The employer shall maintain a record of the high school diploma, proof of a passing score on the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-12-113 School release permit
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(1) Any minor fourteen or fifteen years of age who wishes to work on school days during school hours shall first secure a school release permit. The permit shall be issued only by the school district superintendent, his agent, or some other person designated by the board of educa…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-12-114 Appeal from denial or cancellation of school release permit - procedure
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(1) If a minor is refused a school release permit or has had a school release permit canceled for reasons other than the termination of employment for which the permit was granted, he shall be entitled to review by the court having jurisdiction of juvenile matters in the county i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-12-115 Director of division of labor standards and statistics - powers and duties - public records - filing final orders - rules - definition
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(1) The director shall enforce the provisions of this article. (2) The director shall take the necessary steps to inform employers, school authorities, and the general public regarding the provisions of this article, and he shall work with other public and private agencies to min…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-12-116 Penalty and damages for violations
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(1) Any person, including any firm or corporation, or any agent, manager, superintendent, or foreperson of any firm or corporation, that, individually or through an agent, subagent, manager, superintendent, or foreperson, violates or fails to comply with this article 12 is subjec…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-12-117 Remedies for violations - workers’ compensation - remedies at law and in equity
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(1) All minors, whether lawfully or unlawfully employed, are subject to the rights and remedies of the “Workers’ Compensation Act of Colorado”, articles 40 to 47 of this title 8, if the employer is included within the meaning of section 8-40-203. (2) Persons aggrieved by violatio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-12-118 Protection from retaliation - rebuttable presumption of retaliation
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(1) The retaliation protections described in section 8-4-120 protect an individual attempting to exercise any right protected under this article 12. (2) If a person, including any firm or corporation, or any agent, manager, superintendent, or foreperson of any firm or corporation…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-13-101 Employment declared dangerous
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Employment in all underground mines, underground workings, and smelters is declared to be injurious to health and dangerous to life and limb. Source: L. 13: p. 306, � 1. C.L. � 4172. CSA: C. 97, � 100. CRS 53: � 80-7-1. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-14-1. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 37…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-13-102 Eight-hour day - exceptions
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(1) The period of employment of persons working in all underground mines, underground workings, and smelters may exceed eight hours within a twenty-four-hour period upon the following conditions: (a) The operator of the underground mine, underground workings, or smelter establish…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-13-102.1 Period of employment - relation to conservation of fuel
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that in order to give full effect to state programs for the conservation of fuel and not to impede or prevent the execution of any fuel conservation powers the governor may impose pursuant to part 3 of article 20 of title 24, C.R…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-13-103 Penalty for violation
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Any person, body corporate, general manager, or employer who violates or causes to be violated any of the provisions of sections 8-13-101 and 8-13-102 commits a class 2 misdemeanor. Each day in violation of the provisions of sections 8-13-101 and 8-13-102 shall constitute a separ…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-13-104 Eight-hour day for public employees. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 1893: p. 305, � 1. L. 1894: p. 85, � 1. R.S. 08: � 3921. C.L. �4175. CSA: C. 97, � 103. CRS 53: � 80-7-4. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-14-4. L. 86: Entire section repealed, p. 508, � 1, effective March 26.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-13-105 Emergency cases. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 1893: p. 305, � 2. L. 1894: p. 85, � 2. R.S. 08: � 3922. C.L. � 4176. CSA: C. 97, � 104. CRS 53: � 80-7-5. L. 63: p. 621, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-14-5. L. 73: p. 942, � 1. L. 75: Entire section R&RE, p. 290, � 1, effective January 1, 1976. L. 86: Entire section repealed…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-13-106 Penalty for violation. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 1893: p. 305, � 2. L. 1894: p. 86, � 3. R.S. 08: � 3923. C.L. � 4177. CSA: C. 97, 104. CRS 53: � 80-7-6. L. 63: p. 621, � 2. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-14-6. L. 86: Entire section repealed, p. 508, � 1, effective March 26.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-13-107 Firemen - hours of duty
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It is unlawful for any municipality, or any officer or employee thereof, to require any person holding any position or employment in the fire department of such municipality, except one who may be at any time in command of the department, to be or remain on duty in such employmen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-13-108 Penalty for violation
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Any officer, agent, or employee of any municipality who orders, directs, compels, or requires any employee or other person in any such fire department, except one who may be at any time in command of the fire department, to be or remain on duty in such work or employment in any c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-13-109 Employment in cement and plaster factories injurious. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 8-13-109Statutes 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. § 8-13-110 Overtime not mandatory
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Nothing in this article shall be construed to mandate overtime for employees in and about cement manufacturing plants and plaster manufacturing plants unless otherwise negotiated by contract. Source: L. 27: p. 288, � 2. CSA: C. 97, � 115. CRS 53: � 80-7-16. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-14-1…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-13-111 Penalty for violation. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 27: p. 289, � 3. CSA: C. 97, � 116. CRS 53: � 80-7-17. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-14-14. L. 2000: Entire section repealed, p. 161, � 3, effective March 17.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-14-101 Protection of building employees
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A person employing or directing another to perform labor of any kind in the erection, repairing, altering, or painting of a house, building, or structure shall not furnish or erect for the performance of such labor scaffolding, hoists, stays, ladders, or other mechanical contriva…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-14-102 Scaffolding - complaints - duty of building inspector
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(1) Whenever complaint is made to the building inspector of any town or city wherein work is being done that the scaffolding or the slings, hangers, blocks, pulleys, stays, braces, ladders, or ropes of any swinging or stationary scaffolding used in the construction, alteration, r…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-14-103 Flooring - hoisting of materials - regulations
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(1) All contractors and owners, when constructing buildings in cities where the plans and specifications require the floors to be arched between the beams thereof or where the floors or filling in between the floors are of fireproof material or brick work, shall complete the floo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-14-104 Building inspector to enforce - prosecutions
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The building inspector shall enforce all the provisions of this article. He shall investigate complaints made to him of violations of such provisions, and, if he finds that such complaints are well-founded, he shall issue an order directed to the person or corporation complained …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-14-105 Penalty for violation
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Any person, corporation, company, or association who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense. Source: L. 13: …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-15-101 (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2016: Entire article RC&RE, (HB 16-1287), ch. 224, p. 857, � 2, effective August 10. Editor's note: (1) This article was numbered as article 1 of chapter 9, C.R.S. 1963. It was repealed in 1987 and was subsequently recreated and reenacted in 2016, resulting in the addi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-16-101 (Repealed)
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Source: L. 85: Entire article repealed, p. 340, � 1, effective June 13. Editor's note: This article was numbered as article 17 of chapter 80, C.R.S. 1963. For amendments to this article prior to its repeal in 1985, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-17-100.3 Definitions
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As used in this article 17: (1) Colorado labor means any person who is a resident of the state of Colorado, at the time of the public works project, without discrimination as to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, natio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-17-101 Colorado labor employed on public works
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(1) Whenever any public works project financed in whole or in part by funds of the state, counties, school districts, or municipalities of the state of Colorado are undertaken in this state, Colorado labor shall be employed to perform at least eighty percent of the work. The gove…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-17-102 Contracts to provide for preference of Colorado labor
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All contracts let for public works financed in whole or in part by funds of the state, counties, school districts, or municipalities of the state of Colorado shall contain provisions for the preference in employment of Colorado labor. Source: L. 33: p. 660, � 2. CSA: C. 138, � 26…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-17-103 Penalty for violation. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 33: p. 660, � 2. CSA: C. 138, � 264. CRS 53: � 80-21-2. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-18-2. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (HB 13-1292), ch. 266, p. 1396, � 3, effective May 24. Cross references: In 2013, this section was repealed by the Keep Jobs In Colorado Act of 2013. For t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-17-104 Enforcement - violation - penalties - Colorado labor enforcement cash fund - creation
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(1) The department of labor and employment shall enforce the requirements of this article in the event of a complaint alleging a potential violation of the requirements of this article. In connection with the department’s duty to enforce the requirements of this article, the depa…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-17-105 Compliance standard
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Compliance with the requirements of this article shall be calculated on the total taxable wages and fringe benefits, minus any per diem payments, paid to workers employed directly on the site of the project and who satisfy the definition of Colorado labor. Source: L. 2013: Entire…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-17-106 Rules
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(1) The executive director of the department of labor and employment shall promulgate rules for the implementation of this article. Such rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the State Administrative Procedure Act, article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., and must include, but need…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-17-107 Federal and state law
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Nothing in this article applies to any project that receives federal moneys. In addition, nothing in this article contravenes any existing treaty, law, agreement, or regulation of the United States. Contracts entered into in accordance with any treaty, law, agreement, or regulati…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-18-101 Bid preference - state contracts. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 87: Entire article RC&RE, p. 379, � 1, effective May 13. L. 95: (1) amended and (3) added, p. 26, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2004: (1)(a) amended, p. 270, � 1, effective August 4. L. 2017: Entire section repealed, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 354, � 76, effective August 9. …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-18-102 Repeal of article. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 87: Entire article RC&RE, p. 379, � 1, effective May 13. L. 89: Entire section repealed, p. 381, � 1, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-18-103 Preference for state agricultural products. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 270, � 2, effective August 4. L. 2005: (1) and (2)(d) amended and (4) and (5) added, p. 1485, � 1, effective August 8. L. 2017: Entire section repealed, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 354, � 76, effective August 9. Editor's note: This section w…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-19-101 Bid preference - public projects. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 85: Entire article added, p. 342, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2017: Entire section repealed, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 354, � 76, effective August 9. Editor's note: This section was relocated to � 24-103-908 (2) in 2017.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-19-102 Definitions. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 85: Entire article added, p. 342, � 1, effective July 1. L. 91: (1)(c) amended, p. 1056, � 8, effective July 1. L. 99: (2)(b) amended, p. 72, � 1, effective March 17. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1292), ch. 266, p. 1398, � 5, effective May 24. L. 2017: Entir…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-19-102.5 Resident bidder - reciprocity. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 99: Entire section added, p. 72, � 2, effective March 17. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 959, � 1, effective August 8. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (HB 13-1292), ch. 266, p. 1399, � 6, effective May 24.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-19-103 Repeal of article. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 85: Entire article added, p. 342, � 1, effective July 1. L. 88: Entire section repealed, p. 367, � 1, effective February 26.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-19-104 Bid preference - survey. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2013: Entire section added, (HB 13-1292), ch. 266, p. 1399, � 7, effective May 24. L. 2016: (1) amended, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 755, � 9, effective June 6. L. 2017: Entire section repealed, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 354, � 76, effective August 9. Editor's note: This s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-19-105 Federal and state law. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2013: Entire section added, (HB 13-1292), ch. 266, p. 1400, � 7, effective May 24. L. 2017: Entire section repealed, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 354, � 76, effective August 9. Editor's note: This section was relocated to � 24-103-908 (4) in 2017.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-20-1001 Definitions
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As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Amusement ride means a ride or device, or a combination of rides or devices, as defined by rule of the division; except that amusement ride shall not include inflatable amusement rides. (2) Certificate of inspect…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-20-1002 Duties of director - standards - certification of inspectors - fees - rules
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(1) The director shall promulgate rules for the registration, construction, repair, and maintenance of amusement rides and for the financial responsibility of operators. The rules shall require operators to submit a periodic certificate of inspection to the division for each amus…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-20-1003 Notification to division
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(1) The operator of an amusement ride shall notify the division, within such times and in such manner as established by rule of the director, regarding: (a) Any injury caused by an equipment failure of an amusement ride; (b) The installation of any new amusement rides; and (c) Th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-20-1004 Rules
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The director has the authority to promulgate rules as necessary for the implementation of this part 10. Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 1022, � 3, effective May 21.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-20-101 Division of oil and public safety - creation - appointment of director - transfer of duties
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(1) There is created in the department of labor and employment the division of oil and public safety, the head of which is the director of the division of oil and public safety. The director of the division of oil and public safety is appointed by the executive director of the de…