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CO Code § 6-12-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 6 - Consumer and Commercial Affairs|Article 12 - Prohibited Communication Concerning Patents|§ 6-12-103. Exclusions

  It is not a violation of this article for any person who owns or has the right of license or enforcement of a patent to:   Notify another of that ownership or right of license or enforcement;    Notify another that a patent is available for license or sale;    Notify another that the claim for infringement of the patent is pursuant to 35 U.S.C. sec. 271 (e)(2) or 42 U.S.C. sec. 262; or    Seek compensation on account of past or present infringement, or for a license to the patent, when, after an objectively good faith investigation, it is reasonable to believe that the person from whom compensation is sought may owe such compensation.       The provisions of this article do not apply to any written or electronic communication sent by:   Any owner of a patent who is using the patent in connection with substantial research, development, production, manufacturing, processing, or delivery of products or materials;    Any institution of higher education; or    Any technology transfer organization whose primary purpose is to facilitate the commercialization of technology developed by an institution of higher education.       The provisions of this article do not apply to a demand letter or civil action that includes a claim for relief arising under 35 U.S.C. section 271 (e)(2) after an objectively good faith investigation.     History. Source: L. 2015: Entire article added, (HB 15-1063), ch. 309, p. 1265, § 2, effective August 5.
CO Code § 6-16-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 6 - Consumer and Commercial Affairs|Article 16 - Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act|§ 6-16-101. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act”.   History. Source: L. 88: Entire article added, p. 350, § 1, effective July 1.    ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, “A Survey of the Law of Colorado Nonprofit Entities”, see 27 Colo. Law. 5 (April 1998).
CO Code § 6-16-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 6 - Consumer and Commercial Affairs|Article 16 - Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act|§ 6-16-102. Legislative Declaration

 The general assembly hereby finds that fraudulent charitable solicitations are a widespread practice in this state that results in millions of dollars of losses to contributors and legitimate charities each year. Legitimate charities are harmed by such fraud because the money available for contributions continually is being siphoned off by fraudulent charities, and the goodwill and confidence of contributors continually is being undermined by the practices of unscrupulous solicitors. The general assembly further finds that legitimate charities provide many public benefits and that charitable donations are a direct result of public trust in charities. The general assembly therefore finds that the provisions of this article, including those involving pertinent information to be filed in a timely manner by charitable organizations and disclosures to be made by paid solicitors, are necessary to protect the public's interest in making informed choices as to which charitable causes should be supported. Furthermore, these provisions are intended to help the secretary of state investigate allegations of wrongdoing in charities, without having a chilling effect on donors who wish to give anonymously or requiring public disclosure of confidential information about charities.   History. Source: L. 88: Entire article added, p. 350, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 806, § 1, effective September 1.
CO Code § 6-16-105.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 6 - Consumer and Commercial Affairs|Article 16 - Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act|§ 6-16-105.5. Solicitations by Container - Disclosures

     No person or charitable organization, or agent of a person or charitable organization, whether paid or not paid, shall place any container offering a product for sale or distribution in a public place for solicitation purposes unless the container is affixed with a disclosure label conspicuously displaying the information set forth in subsection (2) of this section in a typed or printed clearly legible form.      A person other than an organization that has received a determination that it is exempt under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal “Internal Revenue Code of 1986”, as amended, who places a container in a public place for solicitation purposes and who does not direct all of the items placed in the container to a charitable purpose or, if the items are sold, does not direct all proceeds of such sale to a charitable purpose, shall affix to the container a disclosure label that clearly and conspicuously displays the following legend: (b) (I) A person other than an organization that has received a determination that it is exempt under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal “Internal Revenue Code of 1986”, as amended, who places a container in a public place for solicitation purposes and who does not direct all of the items placed in the container to a charitable purpose or, if the items are sold, does not direct all proceeds of such sale to a charitable purpose, shall affix to the container a disclosure label that clearly and conspicuously displays the following legend:    This paragraph (b) shall not apply to containers used exclusively for the collection of used paper, cardboard, motor oil, bottles, cans, or other containers or materials for recycling or waste diversion purposes.          The disclosure label required pursuant to paragraph   of subsection (1) of this section shall state the following:    The percentage of annual contributions that are paid to the charitable organization specified on the container;    Whether the person maintaining, servicing, or collecting the contributions deposited in the container is a volunteer or is paid for the services.       For purposes of this section, “container” means a box, carton, package, receptacle, canister, jar, dispenser, or machine.    Nothing in this section shall be construed as restricting, superseding, abrogating, or contravening any state or federal law or regulation regarding charitable solicitations.      DONATED ITEMS WILL BE SOLD FOR PROFIT   The value of items placed in this container is NOT tax-deductible.   (a) The percentage of annual contributions that are paid to any person or organization to maintain, service, or collect the contributions deposited in all the containers used by the person or charitable organization;   History. Source: L. 96: Entire section added, p. 291, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1) and IP(2) amended, (HB 09-1052), ch. 50, p. 178, § 1, effective August 5.
CO Code § 6-16-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 6 - Consumer and Commercial Affairs|Article 16 - Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act|§ 6-16-106. Contributor's Right to Cancel

  In addition to any right otherwise provided by law with respect to the binding nature of an agreement or pledge to make a charitable contribution, a contributor shall have the right to cancel his agreement or pledge to contribute as follows:   With respect to a solicitation in which the paid solicitor knowingly fails to comply with this article, at any time; or    Until 12 midnight of the third business day, or with respect to a nonmonetary contribution, until 12 midnight of the first business day after the day on which the contributor receives a written confirmation of contribution pursuant to section 6-16-105.       Cancellation occurs when the contributor gives written or oral notice of the cancellation to the paid solicitor at the address or telephone number stated in the written confirmation of contribution.    Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is given at the time it is properly addressed and deposited in a mail box with proper postage.    A particular form shall not be required for a notice of cancellation, and such notice shall be sufficient if it indicates the intention of the contributor to cancel his pledge to contribute.    Within ten days after a notification of cancellation has been received by the paid solicitor, the paid solicitor shall tender to the contributor any contribution made and any note or other evidence of indebtedness.    Allowing for ordinary wear and tear or consumption of the goods contemplated by the transaction, within a reasonable time after an agreement or pledge to contribute has been cancelled, the contributor upon demand must tender to the paid solicitor any goods or items delivered by the paid solicitor in connection with the contribution but shall not be under obligation to tender at any other place than where the goods or items were delivered. If the paid solicitor fails to demand possession of the goods or items within a reasonable time after cancellation, the goods or items become the property of the contributor without obligation to contribute. For purposes of this subsection (6), forty days is presumed to be a reasonable time.     History. Source: L. 88: Entire article added, p. 355, § 1, effective July 1. L. 89: Entire section R&RE, p. 365, § 4, effective July 1.
CO Code § 6-16-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 6 - Consumer and Commercial Affairs|Article 16 - Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act|§ 6-16-107. Donated Tickets - Sponsored Attendance

 No person, in the course of or in aid of a solicitation, shall represent that a contribution will purchase a ticket or tickets to be donated for use by another, sponsor the attendance of another at an event, or sponsor the receipt of a benefit by another while knowing that the donated tickets or sponsorships will not actually be used or received by the donees or beneficiaries in the quantity represented.   History. Source: L. 88: Entire article added, p. 355, § 1, effective July 1. L. 89: Entire section R&RE, p. 366, § 5, effective July 1.
CO Code § 6-16-109 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 6 - Consumer and Commercial Affairs|Article 16 - Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act|§ 6-16-109. Records - Accounts

  During each solicitation campaign, a paid solicitor shall create and maintain, for not less than two years after the completion of such campaign, the following records:   Copies of all written confirmations or any standardized written confirmations provided pursuant to section 6-16-105;    The name and residence address of each employee, agent, or other person involved in the solicitation as is on record at the time of such solicitation;    The locations and account numbers of all bank or other financial institution accounts into which the paid solicitor has deposited receipts from the solicitation;    Records indicating the quantity of donated tickets or sponsorships, as described in section 6-16-107, which were actually used or received by donees or beneficiaries;    A complete record and accounting of the receipts and disbursements of funds derived from any solicitation campaign. Said record and accounting shall clearly identify any person or organization to whom or to which any part of such funds are transferred and shall describe with specificity the purpose for which any expenditure is made and the amount of each expenditure. Funds spent directly for any charitable purpose or transferred to any charitable organization as represented in the solicitations shall be clearly delineated as such.    All written records relating to pitches, sales approaches, or disclosures used during any solicitation campaign and all instructions provided to paid solicitors concerning the content or solicitations;    All contracts or agreements made with charitable organizations or other represented beneficiaries of solicitations; and    For each contribution, records indicating the name and address of the contributor, the amount of the contribution if monetary, and the date of the contribution, together with the name of the individual paid solicitor who solicited the contribution.       Any person involved in solicitations who claims an exemption from the definition of paid solicitor in section 6-16-103 (7) shall maintain records of ruling letters and other communications from the internal revenue service regarding tax-exempt status. Failure to produce such records on written demand of the district attorney pursuant to section 6-16-111 (1)(e) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption that the person does not have a ruling letter granting tax-exempt status pursuant to 26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (c)(3).    Repealed.     History. Source: L. 88: Entire article added, p. 356, § 1, effective July 1. L. 89: IP(1), (1)(a), (1)(d), (1)(f), (1)(g), (2), and (3) amended and (1)(h) added, p. 366, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2001: (3) repealed, p. 1247, § 6, effective May 9, 2002.
CO Code § 6-16-110 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 6 - Consumer and Commercial Affairs|Article 16 - Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act|§ 6-16-110. Charitable Sales Promotions

  The provisions of this article relating to commercial coventurers and charitable sales promotions shall apply only when a commercial coventurer reasonably expects that more than one-half of all proceeds of a solicitation campaign will be derived from transactions within the state of Colorado.    A commercial coventurer shall disclose in each advertisement for a charitable sales promotion the dollar amount or percent per unit of goods or services purchased or used that will benefit the charitable organization or purpose. If the actual dollar amount or percentage cannot reasonably be determined prior to the final date of the charitable sales promotion, the commercial coventurer shall disclose an estimated dollar amount or percentage. Any such estimate shall be reasonable and shall be based upon all of the relevant facts known to the commercial coventurer regarding the charitable sales promotion.    A commercial entity which purchases at wholesale a product which is created, manufactured, or produced by a charitable organization for resale to the general public as part of the commercial entity's general stock of merchandise shall be exempt from the provisions of this article relating to commercial coventurers and charitable sales promotions.     History. Source: L. 88: Entire article added, p. 357, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 6-16-110.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 6 - Consumer and Commercial Affairs|Article 16 - Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act|§ 6-16-110.5. Secretary of State - Dissemination of Information - Cooperation With Other Agencies - Rules

  The secretary of state shall take steps to:   Publicize the requirements of this article and otherwise assist charitable organizations, professional fundraising consultants, and paid solicitors in complying with this article;    Compile and publish, on an annual basis, the information provided by charitable organizations, professional fundraising consultants, and paid solicitors under this article to assist the public in making informed decisions about charitable solicitation and to assist charitable organizations in making informed decisions about contracting with paid solicitors;    Participate in a national online charity information system as soon as a system is established, if the secretary determines that participation will further advance the purposes of this subsection (1) and subsection (2) of this section.       The secretary of state may exchange with appropriate authorities of this state, any other state, and the United States information with respect to charitable organizations, professional fundraising consultants, commercial coventurers, and paid solicitors.    The secretary of state may promulgate rules as needed for the effective implementation of this article 16, including:   Providing for the extension of filing deadlines;    Providing for the online availability of forms required to be filed pursuant to sections 6-16-104 to 6-16-104.6;    Providing for the electronic filing of required forms, including the acceptance of electronic signatures;    Mandating electronic filing and providing, in the secretary of state's discretion, for exceptions to mandatory electronic filing;    Setting fines for noncompliance with this article or rules promulgated pursuant to this article; and    Providing for the withdrawal of an active registration by a charitable organization, professional fundraising consultant, or paid solicitor.        History. Source: L. 2001: Entire section added, p. 1239, § 3, effective May 9, 2002. L. 2002: (3) amended, p. 949, § 2, effective June 1. L. 2005: (1)(c) added, p. 1288, § 5, effective June 3. L. 2008: (3) amended, p. 807, § 3, effective September 1. L. 2014: IP(3) and (3)(e) amended, (HB 14-1206), ch. 118, p. 421, § 5, effective August 6. L. 2017: IP(3) amended and (3)(f) added, (HB 17-1158), ch. 160, p. 594, § 4, effective October 1, 2018.
CO Code § 6-16-111.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 6 - Consumer and Commercial Affairs|Article 16 - Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act|§ 6-16-111.5. Investigations

 Whenever the secretary of state or the secretary of state's designee believes that a violation of this article has occurred, the secretary of state or the secretary of state's designee may investigate any such violation. Upon demand, records shall be made available and produced to the secretary of state for inspection. Such records shall not be subject to disclosure pursuant to part 2 of article 72 of title 24, C.R.S.; except that public records about persons subject to this article prepared by the secretary of state or the secretary of state's designee are subject to disclosure pursuant to part 2 of article 72 of title 24, C.R.S.   History. Source: L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 807, § 4, effective September 1.
CO Code § 6-16-112 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 6 - Consumer and Commercial Affairs|Article 16 - Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act|§ 6-16-112. Address of Record - Service of Process

  Any person required under this article 16 to register with the secretary of state shall, in his or her initial registration or application and in every renewal, provide an address of record. Unless the registrant designates an alternative address, the address of record is the registrant's principal place of business.    Any notice, order, or document issued by the secretary of state in accordance with this article 16 is properly served if mailed to the registrant's or applicant's address of record.    Any foreign corporation performing an act prohibited under this article 16 through a salesperson or agent is subject to service of process either upon the registered agent specified by the corporation or upon the corporation itself if the corporation fails to maintain a registered agent as required by part 7 of article 90 of title 7. Service of process upon any individual outside this state based upon any action arising out of matters prohibited by this article 16 must be effected pursuant to section 13-1-125.     History. Source: L. 88: Entire article added, p. 358, § 1, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 853, § 2, effective July 1, 1994. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 2356, § 345, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1206), ch. 118, p. 422, § 6, effective August 6. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1158), ch. 160, p. 595, § 6, effective October 1, 2018.
CO Code § 6-16-113 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 6 - Consumer and Commercial Affairs|Article 16 - Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act|§ 6-16-113. Severability

 If any provision of this article is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, the remaining provisions of this article shall be valid, unless it appears to the court that the valid provisions of this article are so essentially and inseparably connected with, and so dependent upon, the void provision that it cannot be presumed that the general assembly would have enacted the valid provisions without the void provision or unless the court determines that the valid provisions, standing alone, are incomplete and are incapable of being executed in accordance with the legislative intent.   History. Source: L. 88: Entire article added, p. 358, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 6-16-114 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 6 - Consumer and Commercial Affairs|Article 16 - Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act|§ 6-16-114. Fines - Required Notification - Rules

     Any charitable organization, professional fundraising consultant, or paid solicitor who, after sufficient notification by the secretary of state, fails to properly register, renew a registration, file a financial report required by section 6-16-104 (2)(f), (4)(b), or (5), or file a financial report of a solicitation campaign under this article 16 by the end of the seventh day following the issuance of the final notice, is liable for a fine in an amount to be established by rule promulgated by the secretary of state.    The secretary of state provides sufficient notification under this section if the secretary:   Mails at least two notices by first-class mail to the address of record for the charitable organization, professional fundraising consultant, or paid solicitor; and    If the charitable organization, professional fundraising consultant, or paid solicitor has provided the secretary with an e-mail address, sends at least two notices to that e-mail address.       The fine for filing a registration renewal, financial report required by section 6-16-104 (2)(f), (4)(b), or (5), or solicitation campaign financial report late must not exceed one hundred dollars per year for charities or two hundred dollars per year for paid solicitors; except that a charitable organization that fails to timely renew its registration and fails to file the financial report required by section 6-16-104 (5) is only subject to a single fine for the failure to renew its registration.    The fine for soliciting before registering must not exceed three hundred dollars per year for a charitable organization or one thousand dollars per year for paid solicitors.       If a paid solicitor fails to file a solicitation notice at least fifteen days before commencing a solicitation campaign, the secretary of state shall assess against the paid solicitor, at the time the paid solicitor files the solicitation notice, a fine in an amount established in rules promulgated by the secretary of state.    A fine imposed under this section is in addition to any other filing fee provided by this article.     History. Source: L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 807, § 4, effective September 1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1403), ch. 404, p. 1993, § 1, effective August 11. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1206), ch. 118, p. 422, § 7, effective August 6. L. 2017: (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(c) amended, (HB 17-1158), ch. 160, p. 596, § 7, effective October 1, 2018.
CO Code § 6-17-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 6 - Consumer and Commercial Affairs|Article 17 - Uniform Records Retention Act|§ 6-17-101. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Records Retention Act”.   History. Source: L. 90: Entire article added, p. 384, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 6-17-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 6 - Consumer and Commercial Affairs|Article 17 - Uniform Records Retention Act|§ 6-17-102. Legislative Declaration

 The general assembly hereby finds that there is a need to minimize the paperwork burden associated with the retention of business records for individuals, small businesses, state and local agencies, corporations, and other persons, and there is a need to minimize the costs of collecting, maintaining, using, storing, and disseminating information and business records. The general assembly therefore finds that the provisions of this article are necessary to promote efficiency and economy.   History. Source: L. 90: Entire article added, p. 384, § 1, effective July 1.