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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 40 - STATE LOTTERY DIVISION (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-40-123) › Section 44-40-116 - Unlawful acts

(1)
It is unlawful for any person:
(a)
To sell a lottery ticket or share at a price greater than or less than that fixed by the commission; however, a lottery ticket or share that is offered at no additional charge in conjunction with the sale of a product or service shall not be deemed to violate this section unless the offer is made to a person under eighteen years of age;
(b)
To sell a lottery ticket or share unless authorized or licensed by the director to do so, but this shall not prevent lottery tickets or shares from being given as gifts;
(c)
To sell a lottery ticket or share to any person under eighteen years of age or for any person under eighteen years of age to purchase a lottery ticket or share, but this shall not prevent receipt of a lottery ticket or share given as a gift to a person under eighteen years of age;
(d)
To sell a lottery ticket or share at any place other than that place authorized and specified on the license.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 24-35-214 and amended by 2018 Ch. 31,§ 2, eff. 10/1/2018.
L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 18-1027), ch. 31, p. 357, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 24-35-214 as it existed prior to 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 40 - STATE LOTTERY DIVISION (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-40-123) › Section 44-40-117 - Penalties

(1)
In addition to any other penalties that may apply, any person violating any of the provisions of section
44-40-116
commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-501
.
(2)
Any person violating the sale restrictions of section
44-40-116(1)(c)
may also be proceeded against pursuant to section
18-6-701
for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
(3)
A person issuing, suspending, revoking, or renewing contracts pursuant to section
44-40-106
or licenses pursuant to section
44-40-107
for personal pecuniary gain or a thing of value as defined in section
18-1-901(3)(r)
, or a person violating the provisions of section
44-40-110
, commits a class 4 felony and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-401
.
(4)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article 40 relating to disclosure by providing any false or misleading information commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-401
.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 298,§ 75, eff. 10/1/2023.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 24-35-215 and amended by 2018 Ch. 31, § 2, eff. 10/1/2018.
L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(HB 18-1027), ch. 31, p. 358, § 2, effective October 1.L. 2023:(3) amended,(HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1799, § 75, effective October 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 24-35-215 as it existed prior to 2018.
(2) Section 77 of chapter 298 (HB 23-1293), Session Laws of Colorado 2023, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after October 1, 2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 40 - STATE LOTTERY DIVISION (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-40-123) › Section 44-40-118 - Advertising

Any promotional advertising regarding the lottery shall set forth the odds of winning and the average return on the dollar in prize money to the public. All promotional advertising expenses shall be paid from the lottery fund.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 24-35-216 and amended by 2018 Ch. 31,§ 2, eff. 10/1/2018.
L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 18-1027), ch. 31, p. 358, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 24-35-216 as it existed prior to 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 40 - STATE LOTTERY DIVISION (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-40-123) › Section 44-40-119 - Other laws inapplicable

Any other state or local law in conflict with this article 40 is inapplicable, but this section does not supersede or affect part 6 of article
21
of title
24
.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 24-35-217 and amended by 2018 Ch. 31,§ 2, eff. 10/1/2018.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 233,§ 5, eff. 5/23/2017.
L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 18-1027), ch. 31, p. 358, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 24-35-217 as it existed prior to 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 40 - STATE LOTTERY DIVISION (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-40-123) › Section 44-40-121 - Licensed agent recovery reserve - payments from reserve - revocation of license

(1)
There is hereby created in the lottery fund the licensed agent recovery reserve, which shall be used under the direction of the division in the manner prescribed in this section.
(2)
(a)
Beginning January 1, 1988, each licensed sales agent shall pay to the division a fee.
(b)
The amount of the fee and the frequency with which it shall be collected shall be established by the commission pursuant to rule.
(c)
All fees collected by the division pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the lottery fund, and the fees shall be maintained administratively as part of the licensed agent recovery reserve. Any interest earned on the investment of the fees in the fund shall be credited at least annually to said reserve.
(d)
No money shall be appropriated from the general fund for the payment of any expenses incurred under this section, and no expenses shall be charged against the state.
(3)
When a licensed sales agent has failed to remit any money owed to the lottery under rule, the division shall transfer money in the amount equivalent to the unpaid amount from the licensed agent recovery reserve to the lottery fund.
(4)
If the division is required to make a transfer pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, the director shall revoke the sales agent's license in accordance with the provisions of section
44-40-107(3)
. If the license is revoked, the sales agent shall not be eligible to be licensed again until he or she has repaid in full the amount paid from the licensed agent recovery reserve.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 24-35-219 and amended by 2018 Ch. 31,§ 2, eff. 10/1/2018.
L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 18-1027), ch. 31, p. 359, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 24-35-219 as it existed prior to 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 40 - STATE LOTTERY DIVISION (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-40-123) › Section 44-40-123 - Immunity

A lottery sales agent licensed pursuant to section
44-40-107
shall not be liable for monetary damages or otherwise for the sale of a lottery ticket that complies with this article 40, rules promulgated pursuant to this article 40, or orders issued by the director.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 24-35-222 and amended by 2018 Ch. 31,§ 2, eff. 10/1/2018.
L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 18-1027), ch. 31, p. 362, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 24-35-222 as it existed prior to 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 1 - COLORADO NATURAL MEDICINE CODE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-104) › Section 44-50-101 - Short title

The short title of this article 50 is the "Colorado Natural Medicine Code".
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 1 - COLORADO NATURAL MEDICINE CODE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-104) › Section 44-50-102 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly finds and declares that:
(a)
The people of Colorado approved statutory measures that, in part, intended to ensure that people in Colorado have access to regulated natural medicine and regulated natural medicine product;
(b)
The department is uniquely suited to regulate the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, storing, distribution, transportation, transferring, and dispensation of regulated natural medicine and regulated natural medicine product because of its experience and existing resources in regulating alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana; and
(c)
It is necessary to entrust the regulation of the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, storing, distribution, transportation, transferring, and dispensation of regulated natural medicine and regulated natural medicine product to the department in order to implement the regulatory measures in a manner that honors the intent of the people, promotes public trust, supports the integrity and sustainability of the regulatory measures, and ensures regulatory efficiency.
(2)
The general assembly declares that this article 50 is deemed an exercise of the police powers of the state for the protection of the economic and social welfare and the health, peace, and morals of the people of this state.
(3)
The general assembly declares that it is unlawful under state law to cultivate, manufacture, test, store, distribute, transport, transfer, and dispense natural medicine or natural medicine product, except in compliance with the terms, conditions, limitations, and restrictions in this article 50; rules promulgated pursuant to this article 50; article
170
of title
12
; rules promulgated pursuant to article
170
of title
12
; title 16; title 18; article
1.5
of title
25
; and rules promulgated pursuant to article
1.5
of title
25
.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 1 - COLORADO NATURAL MEDICINE CODE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-104) › Section 44-50-104 - Applicability

(1)
All businesses, for the purpose of the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, storage, distribution, transport, transfer, and dispensation of regulated natural medicine or regulated natural medicine product, as defined in this article 50, are subject to the terms and conditions of this article 50 and rules promulgated pursuant to this article 50.
(2)
A person applying for licensure pursuant to this article 50 must complete forms as provided by the state licensing authority and must pay the application fee and the licensing fee, which must be credited to the regulated natural medicine division cash fund established pursuant to section
44-50-601
. The state licensing authority shall prioritize reviewing applications from applicants who have established residency in Colorado.
(3)
This article 50 sets forth the exclusive means that the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, storage, distribution, transport, transfer, and dispensation of regulated natural medicine and regulated natural medicine product may occur in this state.
(4)
(a)
Nothing in this article 50 is intended to require an employer to permit or accommodate the use, consumption, possession, cultivation, manufacturing, testing, storage, distribution, transport, transfer, and dispensation of or impairment from natural medicine or natural medicine product in the workplace or to affect the ability of employers to have policies restricting the use of or impairment from natural medicine or natural medicine product by employees in the workplace.
(b)
Nothing in this article 50 prohibits a person, employer, school, hospital, detention facility, corporation, or any other entity that occupies, owns, or controls a property from prohibiting or otherwise regulating the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, storage, distribution, transport, transfer, and dispensation of natural medicine or natural medicine product on or in that property.
(5)
(a)
A local jurisdiction may enact ordinances or regulations governing the time, place, and manner of the operation of licenses issued pursuant to this article 50 within its boundaries.
(b)
A local jurisdiction may not prohibit the establishment or operation of licenses pursuant to this article 50 within its boundaries.
(c)
A local jurisdiction may not prohibit the transportation of natural medicine or natural medicine product within its boundaries on public roads by a person licensed to exercise such privileges pursuant to this article 50.
(d)
A local jurisdiction may not adopt ordinances or regulations that are unreasonable or conflict with this article 50.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 2 - STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY (§§ 44-50-201 — 44-50-204) › Section 44-50-201 - State licensing authority - creation - profiting from licensee

(1)
For the purpose of regulating and licensing the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, storage, distribution, transport, transfer, and dispensation of natural medicine or natural medicine product by and between natural medicine licensees in this state, there is created the state licensing authority, which is the executive director, or the director of the natural medicine division if designated by the executive director.
(2)
The executive director is the chief administrative officer of the state licensing authority and may employ, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, such officers and employees as determined to be necessary. The officers and employees are a part of the department.
(3)
The executive director of the state licensing authority or a state licensing authority employee with regulatory oversight responsibilities for the natural medicine licensees that are licensed by the state licensing authority shall not work for, represent, provide consulting services to, or otherwise derive pecuniary gain from a natural medicine licensee that is licensed by the state licensing authority or any other business established for the primary purpose of providing services to the natural medicine industry for a period of six months after the employee's last day of employment with the state licensing authority.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 2 - STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY (§§ 44-50-201 — 44-50-204) › Section 44-50-204 - Confidentiality

(1)
The state licensing authority shall maintain the confidentiality of:
(a)
Reports or other information obtained from a licensee or a license applicant containing any individualized data, information, or records related to the applicant; licensee; licensee's operation, including sales information, leases, business organization records, financial records, tax returns, credit reports, cultivation information, testing results, and security information and plans; any participant information; or any other records that are exempt from public inspection pursuant to state law. Such reports or other information may be used only for a purpose authorized by this article 50 or a rule promulgated pursuant to this article 50 for investigation or enforcement of any international, federal, state, or local securities law or regulation or for any other state or local law enforcement purpose. Any information released related to a participant may be used only for a purpose authorized by this article 50, as a part of an active investigation, as a part of a proceeding authorized by this article 50, or for any state or local law enforcement purpose involving evidence of sales transactions in violation of this article 50 or evidence of criminal activity. The information or records related to a participant constitute medical data as described by section
24-72-204 (3)(a)(I)
, and the information or records may only be disclosed to those persons directly involved with an active investigation or proceeding.
(b)
Investigative records and documents related to ongoing investigations. Those records and documents may be used only for a purpose authorized by this article 50 or rules promulgated by this article 50 or for any other state or local law enforcement purpose.
(c)
Computer systems maintained by the state licensing authority and the vendors with which the state licensing authority has contracted.
(2)
The state licensing authority shall make available for public inspection:
(a)
Documents related to final agency actions and orders;
(b)
Records related to testing on an aggregated and de-identified basis;
(c)
Demographic information related to applicants and licensees available on an aggregated and de-identified basis; and
(d)
Enforcement forms and compliance checklists.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 3 - LICENSE TYPES (§§ 44-50-301 — 44-50-302) › Section 44-50-301 - Classes of licenses

(1)
For the purpose of regulating the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, storage, distribution, transport, transfer, and dispensation of regulated natural medicine or regulated natural medicine product, the state licensing authority in its discretion, upon application in the prescribed form, may issue and grant to the applicant a license from any of the classes listed in subsection (2) of this section, subject to the provisions and restrictions provided by this article 50 or a rule promulgated pursuant to this article 50.
(2)
(a)
The following are natural medicine business licenses:
(I)
Natural medicine healing center license;
(II)
Natural medicine cultivation facility license;
(III)
Natural medicine product manufacturer license;
(IV)
Natural medicine testing facility license; and
(V)
Any natural medicine business license determined necessary by the state licensing authority.
(b)
The following are natural medicine licenses or registrations: Occupational licenses and registrations for owners, managers, operators, employees, contractors, and other support staff employed by, working in, or having access to restricted areas of the licensed premises, as determined by the state licensing authority. The state licensing authority may take any action with respect to a registration or permit pursuant to this article 50 or rules promulgated pursuant to this article 50 as it may with respect to a license issued pursuant to this article 50 or rules promulgated pursuant to this article 50 in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to this article 50 or rules promulgated pursuant to this article 50.
(3)
A state chartered bank or a credit union may loan money to any person licensed pursuant to this article 50 or rules promulgated pursuant to this article 50 for the operation of a licensed natural medicine business.
(4)
(a)
Except as provided in subsection (4)(b) of this section, a person shall not operate a license issued pursuant to this article 50 at the same location as a license or permit issued pursuant to article 3, 4, 5, or 10 of this title 44.
(b)
A person may operate a natural medicine testing facility license issued pursuant to section 44-50-404 at the same location as a regulated marijuana testing facility license issued pursuant to article 10 of this title 44.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 452,§ 10, eff. 6/6/2024.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 4 - NATURAL MEDICINE LICENSE TYPES (§§ 44-50-401 — 44-50-404) › Section 44-50-401 - Natural medicine healing center license - rules

(1)
A natural medicine healing center license may be issued only to a person that employs or contracts with a facilitator who provides natural medicine services pursuant to the terms and conditions of article
170
of title
12
.
(2)
A natural medicine healing center licensee may transfer regulated natural medicine or regulated natural medicine product to another natural medicine healing center licensee or a facilitator pursuant to rules promulgated by the state licensing authority.
(3)
Prior to initiating natural medicine services, the facilitator of the natural medicine healing center licensee shall verify that the participant is twenty-one years of age or older.
(4)
A natural medicine healing center licensee shall comply with all provisions of article
34
of title
24
, as the provisions relate to persons with disabilities.
(5)
(a)
Except as provided in subsection (5)(b) of this section, a natural medicine healing center licensee shall not transfer, individually or in any combination, more than an amount promulgated by rule of natural medicine and natural medicine product to a participant in a single administration session.
(b)
The state licensing authority may promulgate rules to establish certain exemptions to the natural medicine or natural medicine product limitation and may establish record-keeping requirements for natural medicine healing center licensees pursuant to any exemption to the administration limitation.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 452,§ 11, eff. 6/6/2024.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 4 - NATURAL MEDICINE LICENSE TYPES (§§ 44-50-401 — 44-50-404) › Section 44-50-402 - Natural medicine cultivation facility license

(1)
A natural medicine cultivation facility license may be issued pursuant to state licensing authority rules and only to a person who cultivates regulated natural medicine for transfer and distribution to natural medicine healing center licensees, natural medicine product manufacturer licensees, other natural medicine cultivation facility licensees, or other persons licensed under article 170 of title 12 or this article 50.
(2)
Natural medicine or natural medicine product must not be consumed on the natural medicine cultivation facility licensee's licensed premises, unless the licensed premises is co-located with a natural medicine healing center licensee's licensed premises.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 452,§ 12, eff. 6/6/2024.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 4 - NATURAL MEDICINE LICENSE TYPES (§§ 44-50-401 — 44-50-404) › Section 44-50-403 - Natural medicine product manufacturer license

(1)
(a)
A natural medicine product manufacturer license may be issued to a person who manufactures regulated natural medicine product pursuant to the terms and conditions of this article 50 and rules promulgated pursuant to this article 50.
(b)
A natural medicine product manufacturer licensee may cultivate its own regulated natural medicine pursuant to a natural medicine cultivation facility license.
(c)
A natural medicine product manufacturer licensee shall not:
(I)
Add any regulated natural medicine to a food product if the manufacturer of the food product holds a trademark to the food product's name; except that a natural medicine product manufacturer licensee may use a trademarked food product if the manufacturer uses the product as a component or as part of a recipe and if the natural medicine product manufacturer licensee does not state or advertise to the consumer that the final natural medicine product contains a trademarked food product;
(II)
Intentionally or knowingly label or package natural medicine or natural medicine product in a manner that would cause a reasonable consumer confusion as to whether the natural medicine product was a trademarked food product; or
(III)
Label or package a product in a manner that violates any federal trademark law or regulation.
(2)
Natural medicine and natural medicine product must not be consumed on a natural medicine product manufacturer licensee's licensed premises, unless the licensed premises is co-located with a natural medicine healing center licensee's licensed premises.
(3)
Pursuant to rules promulgated by the state licensing authority, a natural medicine product manufacturer licensee may transfer and distribute regulated natural medicine and a regulated natural medicine product to another person licensed under article 170 of title 12 or another person licensed under this article 50.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 452,§ 13, eff. 6/6/2024.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 4 - NATURAL MEDICINE LICENSE TYPES (§§ 44-50-401 — 44-50-404) › Section 44-50-404 - Natural medicine testing facility license - rules

(1)
(a)
A natural medicine testing facility license may be issued to a person who performs testing and research on natural medicine and natural medicine product.
(b)
The testing of natural medicine and natural medicine product, and the associated standards, is a matter of statewide concern.
(2)
The state licensing authority shall promulgate rules related to acceptable testing and research practices, including but not limited to testing, standards, quality control analysis, equipment certification and calibration, identification of chemicals and other substances used in bona fide research methods, and whether to allow a natural person to request and utilize testing services of natural medicine and natural medicine product if the natural person is twenty-one years of age or older.
(3)
A person who has an interest in a natural medicine testing facility license shall not have any interest in a licensed natural medicine healing center, a licensed natural medicine cultivation facility, a licensed natural medicine product manufacturer, or a natural medicine license issued by the state licensing authority pursuant to this article 50 or rules promulgated pursuant to this article 50.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 5 - UNLAWFUL ACTS (§ 44-50-501) › Section 44-50-501 - Unlawful acts

(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this article 50, it is unlawful for a licensee to:
(a)
Knowingly transfer natural medicine or a natural medicine product to a person under twenty-one years of age; or
(b)
Knowingly adulterate or alter, or attempt to adulterate or alter, any sample of regulated natural medicine or a natural medicine product for the purpose of circumventing testing requirements.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 6 - FEES (§§ 44-50-601 — 44-50-602) › Section 44-50-602 - Fees - allocation

(1)
Except as otherwise provided, all fees and fines provided for by this article 50 shall be paid to the state licensing authority, which shall transmit the fees to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall credit the fees to the regulated natural medicine division cash fund created in section
44-50-601
.
(2)
The expenditures of the state licensing authority are paid out of appropriations from the regulated natural medicine division cash fund created in section
44-50-601
.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 7 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS (§ 44-50-701) › Section 44-50-701 - Suspension - revocation - fines

(1)
In addition to any other sanctions prescribed by this article 50 or rules promulgated pursuant to this article 50, the state licensing authority has the power, on its own motion or on complaint, after investigation and opportunity for a public hearing at which the licensee must be afforded an opportunity to be heard, to fine a licensee or to suspend or revoke a license issued by the authority for a violation by the licensee or by any of the agents or employees of the licensee of the provisions of this article 50, or any of the rules promulgated pursuant to this article 50, or of any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of the license issued by the state licensing authority. The state licensing authority has the power to administer oaths and issue subpoenas to require the presence of persons and the production of papers, books, and records necessary to the determination of a hearing that the state licensing authority is authorized to conduct.
(2)
The state licensing authority shall provide notice of suspension, revocation, fine, or other sanction, as well as the required notice of the hearing pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, by mailing the same in writing to the licensee at the address contained in the license and, if different, at the last address furnished to the authority by the licensee. Except in the case of a summary suspension, a suspension may not exceed six months. If a license is suspended or revoked, a part of the fees paid for the license is not returned to the licensee. Any license, registration, or permit may be summarily suspended by the state licensing authority without notice pending any prosecution, investigation, or public hearing pursuant to the terms of section
24-4-104 (4)
. Nothing in this section prevents the summary suspension of a license pursuant to section
24-4-104 (4)
.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 8 - JUDICIAL REVIEW (§ 44-50-801) › Section 44-50-801 - Judicial review

Decisions by the state licensing authority are subject to judicial review pursuant to section
24-4-106
.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 9 - PROTECTIONS, CONSTRUCTION, PREEMPTION, AND SEVERABILITY (§§ 44-50-901 — 44-50-904) › Section 44-50-901 - Protections

(1)
Subject to the limitations in this article 50 and article
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, but notwithstanding any other provision of law:
(a)
Actions and conduct permitted pursuant to a license, registration, or permit issued by the state licensing authority pursuant to this article 50, or by those who allow property to be used pursuant to a license issued pursuant to this article 50, are lawful and are not an offense under state law or the laws of any local jurisdiction within the state; are not subject to a civil fine, penalty, or sanction; are not a basis for detention, search, or arrest; are not a basis to deny any right or privilege; and are not a basis to seize or forfeit assets under state law or the laws of any local jurisdiction within this state;
(b)
A contract is not unenforceable on the basis that natural medicine or natural medicine product, as allowed pursuant to this article 50, is prohibited by federal law;
(c)
A licensee, registrant, or permittee pursuant to this article 50 is not subject to discipline or loss of a professional license or certification for providing advice or services arising out of or related to natural medicine or natural medicine product, applications for licenses on the basis that natural medicine or natural medicine product is prohibited by federal law, or for personal use of natural medicine or natural medicine product as allowed pursuant to this article 50. This subsection (1)(c) does not permit a licensee, registrant, or permittee to engage in malpractice.
(d)
Mental health care, substance use disorder intervention, or behavioral health services otherwise covered under the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", articles
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, must not be denied on the basis that they are covered in conjunction with natural medicine services or that natural medicine or natural medicine product is prohibited by federal law. Insurance or an insurance provider is not required to cover the cost of natural medicine or natural medicine product.
(e)
Nothing in this section may be construed or interpreted to prevent the director of the natural medicine division from enforcing its rules against a licensee or to limit a state or local law enforcement agency's ability to investigate unlawful activity in relation to a licensee.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 9 - PROTECTIONS, CONSTRUCTION, PREEMPTION, AND SEVERABILITY (§§ 44-50-901 — 44-50-904) › Section 44-50-902 - Liberal construction

This article 50 must be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 9 - PROTECTIONS, CONSTRUCTION, PREEMPTION, AND SEVERABILITY (§§ 44-50-901 — 44-50-904) › Section 44-50-903 - Preemption

A local jurisdiction shall not adopt, enact, or enforce any ordinance, rule, or resolution that are otherwise in conflict with the provisions of this article 50.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 9 - PROTECTIONS, CONSTRUCTION, PREEMPTION, AND SEVERABILITY (§§ 44-50-901 — 44-50-904) › Section 44-50-904 - Severability

If any provision of this article 50 is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, the remaining provisions of this article 50 are valid, unless it appears to the court that the valid provisions of the statute 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 one; 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.
Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001) › LOTTERY (§§ 44-40-101 — 44-50-1001) › Article 50 - NATURAL MEDICINE (§§ 44-50-101 — 44-50-1001) › Part 10 - SUNSET REVIEW - ARTICLE REPEAL (§ 44-50-1001) › Section 44-50-1001 - Sunset review - repeal of article

(1)
This article 50 is repealed, effective September 1, 2032.
(2)
Prior to the repeal of this article 50, the department of regulatory agencies shall conduct a sunset review as described in section
24-34-104 (5)
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Added by 2023 Ch. 249,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes › Section 1-1a. - Terms relating to security in personal property.

Unless the context of any statute requires a different interpretation, all words and terms appearing in any statute and relating to security in personal property shall be construed to mean their counterparts in subdivision (35) of subsection (b) of section 42a-1-201 and chapter 748. In particular “chattel mortgage”, “conditional sale contract” or “lien” on personal property, except a lien of the type to which chapter 748 does not apply under subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of section 42a-9-109, shall be construed to mean “security interest”; “mortgagor” and “conditional vendee” shall be construed to mean “debtor”; “mortgagee” and “conditional vendor” shall be construed to mean “secured party”.
(1959, P.A. 574, S. 9; P.A. 01-132, S. 152; P.A. 05-109, S. 40.)
History: P.A. 01-132 replaced reference to Sec. 42a-9-104(c) with Sec. 42a-9-109(d)(2); P.A. 05-109 replaced reference to Sec. 42a-1-201(37) with reference to Sec. 42a-1-201(b)(35).
Cited. 182 C. 40; 189 C. 690; 213 C. 184.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes › Section 1-1b. - Payment by bank treasurer's or cashier's check in lieu of certified check.

(a) Any payment which is required by any state statute or municipal ordinance or by any regulation of any state, municipal or other public authority to be made by certified check may be made by bank treasurer's or cashier's check with the same effect as though a certified check had been used.
(b) When the terms of any contract entered into in this state require payment by certified check, unless the contrary is expressly stated, “certified check” shall be construed to include any bank treasurer's or cashier's check.
(February, 1965, P.A. 103, S. 1, 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes › Section 1-1c. - “Elector” defined. “Special election warned and held or called for that purpose”, means “referendum”, when.

(a) Whenever the term “elector” or “electors” occurs in the general statutes or in any special act, it shall be construed to mean an elector or electors who have attained the age of twenty-one years, except where said term is used with reference to admission to, or exercise of, the privilege of voting in an election, or in a primary or caucus of a political party and except where said term is used as a qualification for elective or appointive municipal office.
(b) Whenever the term “special election warned and held or called for that purpose”, or words of similar import, is used in the general statutes, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, it means a referendum, as defined in subdivision (2) of subsection (n) of section 9-1.
(1969, P.A. 675; 1972, P.A. 263, S. 1; P.A. 77-68, S. 1, 2.)
History: 1972 act excludes from definition of “elector” use of term as qualification for municipal office; P.A. 77-68 added Subsec. (b) defining “special election”.
Cited. 31 CS 454; 43 CS 297.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes › Section 1-1d. - “Minor”, “infant”, “infancy”, “age of majority”, defined.

Except as otherwise provided by statute, on and after October 1, 1972, the terms “minor”, “infant” and “infancy” shall be deemed to refer to a person under the age of eighteen years and any person eighteen years of age or over shall be an adult for all purposes whatsoever and have the same legal capacity, rights, powers, privileges, duties, liabilities and responsibilities as persons heretofore had at twenty-one years of age, and “age of majority” shall be deemed to be eighteen years.
(1972, P.A. 127, S. 1.)
Cited. 165 C. 251. Court ordered support for a minor child terminates when child reaches eighteen. 168 C. 144. Cited. 171 C. 23. In contempt action for support it is law set forth in statutes rather than contract which imposes obligations for support; no statutory authority to grant support for person over eighteen. 177 C. 47. Cited. Id., 327; 180 C. 252; 184 C. 36; Id., 121; 185 C. 156; 187 C. 6; 190 C. 141. Establishment of age of majority is read to have prospective effect only. 279 C. 207.
Cited. 1 CA 578; 8 CA 76; Id., 607; 10 CA 147; 19 CA 146.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes › Section 1-1e. - Savings clause.

Nothing in sections 1-1d, 3-94b to 3-94e, inclusive, 7-6, 7-51, 7-53, 7-54, 7-172, 9-12, 10a-207, 14-14, 14-36, 14-40a, 14-41, 14-44, 14-61, 14-73, 14-214, 14-276, 17a-1, 17a-152, 17b-75, 17b-81, 17b-223, 17b-745, 18-73, 18-87, 19a-512, 20-10, 20-130, 20-146, 20-188, 20-213, 20-217, 20-236, 20-250, 20-252, 20-270, 20-291, 20-316, 20-361, 20-590, 20-592, 26-38, 29-156a, 30-1, 30-45, 30-86a, 31-222, 38a-482, 38a-609, 38a-633, 38a-786, 45a-263, 45a-502, 45a-504, 45a-606, 45a-754, 46b-129, 46b-215, 52-572, 53-304, 53-330, 53a-70 or 53a-87 shall impair or affect any act done, offense committed or right accruing, accrued or acquired, or an obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred prior to October 1, 1972, and the same may be enjoyed, asserted and enforced, as fully and to the same extent and in the same manner as they might under the laws existing prior to said date, and all matters civil or criminal pending on said date or instituted thereafter for any act done, offense committed, right accruing, accrued or acquired, or obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred prior to said date may be continued or instituted under and in accordance with the provisions of the law in force at the time of the commission of such act done, offense committed, right accruing, accrued or acquired, or obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred.
(1972, P.A. 127, S. 83; P.A. 81-472, S. 113, 159; P.A. 85-613, S. 1, 154; P.A. 87-421, S. 8, 13; P.A. 90-154, S. 20; P.A. 92-212, S. 19; P.A. 93-181, S. 2, 4; P.A. 95-264, S. 45; P.A. 99-102, S. 51; P.A. 01-163, S. 1; P.A. 02-89, S. 1; P.A. 04-257, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 81-472 deleted reference to Sec. 30-88; P.A. 85-613 made technical changes, deleting references to Secs. 7-147
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, 31-20, 46-5g and 53a-77; P.A. 87-421 deleted reference to Sec. 17-295a which was repealed by the same act; P.A. 90-154 deleted reference to Sec. 3-91 and added reference to Secs. 3-94b to 3-94e, inclusive; P.A. 92-212 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 20-283; (Revisor's note: In 1993 obsolete references to repealed Secs. 20-282 and 53a-74 were deleted editorially by the Revisors); P.A. 93-181 deleted reference to Sec. 14-38 which was repealed by the same act, effective June 23, 1993; P.A. 95-264 added reference to Sec. 20-592 (Revisor's note: References to Secs. 45a-546, 45a-549, 45a-552 and 45a-555, repealed by P.A. 95-117, were deleted editorially by the Revisors); P.A. 99-102 repealed Sec. 20-17 and authorized deletion of reference to said section in this section; P.A. 01-163 deleted reference to Sec. 7-56 which was repealed by the same act; P.A. 02-89 deleted reference to Sec. 27-140g which was repealed by the same public act; P.A. 04-257 made technical changes, effective June 14, 2004.
Court ordered support for a minor child terminates when child reaches eighteen. 168 C. 144. Cited. 177 C. 47.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes › Section 1-1f. - “Blind”, “physically disabled”, defined.

For purposes of sections 3-10e, 4a-60, subdivision (12) of section 38a-816 and sections 46a-58, 46a-60, 46a-64, 46a-70 to 46a-73, inclusive, 46a-75, 46a-76 and 52-175a:
(a) An individual is blind if his central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or if his visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees;
(b) An individual is physically disabled if he has any chronic physical handicap, infirmity or impairment, whether congenital or resulting from bodily injury, organic processes or changes or from illness, including, but not limited to, epilepsy, deafness or hearing impairment or reliance on a wheelchair or other remedial appliance or device.
(P.A. 73-279, S. 1; P.A. 74-346; P.A. 75-346; P.A. 79-631, S. 41, 111; P.A. 80-259, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 74-346 added Subsec. (b) defining “physically disabled”; P.A. 75-346 clarified definition of “physically disabled”; P.A. 79-631 deleted reference to Sec. 53-34a, substituting Sec. 53-34 (later transferred to Sec. 46a-58); P.A. 80-259 added reference to Sec. 38-61(12).
Subsec. (b): The term “physical disability” has a readily ascertainable meaning as it refers to any recurring bodily condition that detrimentally affects one's ability to carry out life's activities, regardless of whether it is congenital, the result of bodily injury, organic processes, or the result of illness. 190 CA 353; judgment reversed, see 340 C. 463.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes › Section 1-1i. - Use of fees collected from issuance of identity cards.

The fees payable to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles upon the issuance of certain identity cards in accordance with section 1-1h shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund and in the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1985, such fees, in an amount not exceeding a total of sixty thousand dollars, shall be deemed to be appropriated for use by said commissioner for purposes of implementing the program in said section 1-1h.
(P.A. 85-413, S. 7, 8.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes › Section 1-1k. - “Victim of crime”, “crime victim”, defined.

Except as otherwise provided by the general statutes, “victim of crime” or “crime victim” means an individual who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional or financial harm as a result of a crime and includes immediate family members of a minor, incompetent individual or homicide victim and a person designated by a homicide victim in accordance with section 1-56r.
(P.A. 97-257, S. 6, 13; P.A. 02-105, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 97-257 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 02-105 added a person designated by a homicide victim to definition.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes › Section 1-1l. - Holocaust victims' settlement payments excluded from income for purposes of needs-based programs.

Any Holocaust victims' settlement payment, as defined in subdivision (35) of section 12-701, to a Holocaust victim, as defined in subdivision (36) of section 12-701, shall be excluded from any calculation of income for purposes of determining the eligibility for, or the benefit level of, such individual in any needs-based program under the general statutes or determining the ability of such individual to repay benefits to the state as a legally liable relative of a recipient of assistance under such program.
(P.A. 00-82, S. 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 00-82 effective May 26, 2000, and applicable to applications for state assistance pending on or after said date.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 1 - Provisions of General Application › Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes › Section 1-1m. - Applicability of marriage terms.

Wherever in the general statutes or the public acts the term “husband”, “wife”, “groom”, “bride”, “widower” or “widow” is used, such term shall be deemed to include one party to a marriage between two persons of the same sex.
(P.A. 09-13, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 09-13 effective April 23, 2009.