Colorado telemarketing law (commercial telephone sellers)

Colorado telemarketing registration

Marketing

Commercial telephone sellers must register annually with the Attorney General and must honor a three-business-day cancellation right with refunds. Misleading prize and 'free' claims are prohibited.

Where: Colorado
Citation: C.R.S. 6-1-301 to 6-1-305
Status: In force
In force since: 1993-07-01
Enforced by: Colorado Attorney General and district attorneys
People can sue: Limited
Penalties: Unlawful telemarketing practices are deceptive trade practices (6-1-105(1)(cc)); knowing violations and unregistered selling after notice are class 1 misdemeanors; cell-phone directory and scanning violations carry a private action for $300 to $1,000 plus damages and fees (6-1-305). Private action under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act for injured consumers: greater of actual damages or $500, or treble damages for bad faith, plus fees (C.R.S. 6-1-113).
Applies to: Commercial telephone sellers soliciting from or into Colorado, subject to the exemptions in 6-1-302 (6-1-303(1))

Rights it gives people

Allow purchasers to cancel within three business days after receiving goods and refund within 30 days; disclose this right during the call.C.R.S. 6-1-304(1)(b)-(d)

Practices it requires

Do not misrepresent prizes or free goods, or imply government approval from registration.C.R.S. 6-1-304(1)(e)-(g)
Do not list a cell phone number in a commercial directory without the owner's affirmative consent, or use scanning devices to find cell numbers for solicitations, absent a preexisting relationship.C.R.S. 6-1-304(4) · From 2005-09-01

Registration

Register with the Attorney General at least 10 days before doing business, renew annually, and update material changes within 10 days.C.R.S. 6-1-303(1)-(3)

Sources

Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.

Unverified: Latest amendment date of Part 3 not established from source notes.

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