Colorado Code
Article 9 - Motor Vehicle Repair Act
§ 42-9-112. Criminal Penalties

(1) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any motor vehicle repair facility or any employee of such facility that fails to provide a completed written or oral estimate as required under section 42-9-104 (2) or an invoice as required under section 42-9-108 or violates the provisions of section 42-9-105 commits a petty offense.

(2) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (2) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, any motor vehicle repair facility or any employee of such facility who violates section 42-9-111 commits a petty offense. No portion of the minimum fine for repeat offenders shall be suspended.
(2.5) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (2.5) is effective until March 1, 2022. ] Any motor vehicle repair facility or any employee of such facility who violates any provision of this article other than the provisions for which penalties are provided in subsections (1), (2), and (4) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of five hundred dollars per violation.
(2.5) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (2.5) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Any motor vehicle repair facility or any employee of such facility who violates any provision of this article 9 other than the provisions for which penalties are provided in subsections (1), (2), and (4) of this section commits a petty offense.
(2.7) A violation of this article shall also constitute a deceptive trade practice in violation of the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act", article 1 of title 6, C.R.S., and shall subject the motor vehicle repair facility or any employee of such facility to the remedies or penalties contained in article 1 of title 6.


(4) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (4) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Any motor vehicle repair facility or any employee of such facility who violates the provisions of section 42-9-111 (1)(j) commits a petty offense.

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2506, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 578, § 7, effective January 1, 1996. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 863, § 11, effective May 21. L. 2002: (2) and (2.5) amended and (4) added, p. 196, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1), (2), (2.5), and (4) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3323, § 769, effective March 1, 2022.


Cross references: For penalties for petty offenses, see § 18-1.3-503.

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