No employer shall discharge an employee for the reason that a creditor of the employee has subjected or attempted to subject unpaid earnings of the employee to garnishment or like proceedings directed to the employer for the purpose of paying a judgment arising from a consumer credit transaction.
Source: L. 2000: Entire article R&RE, p. 1235, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 5-5-106, as it existed prior to 2000.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 5 - Consumer Credit Code
Article 5 - Remedies and Penalties
Part 1 - Limitations on Creditors' Remedies
§ 5-5-103. Restrictions on Deficiency Judgments in Consumer Credit Sales
§ 5-5-104. Insecurity and Impaired Collateral
§ 5-5-105. No Garnishment Before Judgment
§ 5-5-106. Limitation on Garnishment - Definitions
§ 5-5-107. No Discharge From Employment for Garnishment
§ 5-5-108. Extortionate Extensions of Credit
§ 5-5-109. Unconscionability - Inducement by Unconscionable Conduct - Unconscionable Debt Collection