Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-709 (2026)

Sales of manufactured and tiny homes - deceptive trade practices

✓ current as of July 2026
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A person engages in a deceptive trade practice when, in the course of the person's business, vocation, or occupation, the person engages in conduct that constitutes an unlawful manufactured home sales practice or an unlawful tiny home sales practice, as either sales practice is described in section 24-32-3326.

Source: L. 99: Entire part added with relocations, p. 651, § 2, effective May 18. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 550, § 5, effective March 5. L. 2022: Entire section amended, (HB 22-1242), ch. 172, p. 1136, § 26, effective August 10.

Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 6-1-105 (1)(qq), as it existed prior to 1999.

(2) Section 6-1-105 (1)(qq) as amended by House Bill 99-1270 was harmonized with Senate Bill 99-143 and relocated to this section.

6-1-710. Trafficking of false airbag - deceptive trade practices - criminal liability - definitions. (1) A person engages in a deceptive trade practice when the person knowingly or intentionally manufactures, imports, distributes, sells, offers for sale, installs, or reinstalls a device intended to replace a supplemental restraint system component if the device is:

(a) A counterfeit supplemental restraint system component;

(b) A nonfunctional airbag; or

(c) Any object in lieu of a supplemental restraint system component that was not designed in accordance with federal safety regulations for the make, model, and year of the motor vehicle in which it is or will be installed.

(2) Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section commits a class 1 misdemeanor.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Airbag" means a motor vehicle inflatable occupant restraint system device that is part of a supplemental restraint system.

(b) "Counterfeit supplemental restraint system component" means a replacement supplemental restraint system component that displays a mark identical or substantially similar to the genuine mark of a motor vehicle manufacturer or a supplier of parts to the manufacturer of a motor vehicle without authorization from that manufacturer or supplier.

(c) "Nonfunctional airbag" means a replacement airbag that:

(I) Was previously deployed or damaged;

(II) Has an electric fault that is detected by the motor vehicle's diagnostic systems when the installation procedure is completed and the motor vehicle is returned to the customer who requested the work to be performed or when ownership is intended to be transferred;

(III) Includes a part or object, including a supplemental restraint system component, installed in a motor vehicle to mislead the owner or operator of the motor vehicle into believing that a functional airbag has been installed; or

(IV) Is prohibited from being sold or leased in accordance with 49 U.S.C. sec. 30120 (j).

(d) "Supplemental restraint system" means a passive inflatable motor vehicle occupant crash protection system designed for use in conjunction with active restraint systems as described in 49 CFR 571.208. A supplemental restraint system includes:

(I) Each airbag installed in accordance with the motor vehicle manufacturer's design; and

(II) All components required to ensure that an airbag operates as designed in the event of a crash and in accordance with the federal motor vehicle safety standards for the specific make, model, and year of the motor vehicle.

Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 197, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1) amended and (3) added, (HB 21-1193), ch. 148, p. 865, § 1, effective September 7; (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3134, § 57, effective March 1, 2022.

6-1-711. Restrictions on credit card receipts - legislative declaration - application - definitions. (1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that credit, particularly the use of credit cards, is an important tool for consumers in today's economy. Unscrupulous persons often fraudulently use the credit card accounts of others by stealing the credit card itself or obtaining the necessary information to fraudulently charge the purchase of goods and services to another person's credit card account. The general assembly, therefore, finds, determines, and declares that protection from unauthorized use of credit card accounts is necessary.

(2) No person that accepts credit cards for the transaction of business shall print more than the last five digits of the credit card account number or print the credit card expiration date, or both, on a credit card receipt.

(3) This section shall apply only to receipts that are electronically printed and shall not apply to transactions in which the sole means of recording the credit card number is by handwriting or by an imprint or copy of the credit card.

(4) For the purposes of this section, "credit card" means a card or device existing for the purpose of obtaining money, property, labor, or services on credit; those cards pursuant to which unpaid balances are payable upon demand; and any card or device used to withdraw moneys from a bank account.

(5) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection (5), this section shall apply to any entity formed on and after April 25, 2002, that uses a cash register or any other machine or device that electronically imprints receipts on credit card transactions and is placed into service on or after April 25, 2002.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection (5), on and after January 1, 2004, this section shall apply to any cash register and any other machine or device that electronically imprints receipts on credit card transactions for entities that were formed on or before April 25, 2002.

(c) On and after January 1, 2005, this section shall apply to:

(I) Institutions of higher education; and

(II) Persons who employ no more than twenty-five employees or who have generated no more than five million dollars annually in revenues from the person's business activities.

Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 379, § 1, effective April 25. L. 2006: (2) amended, p. 1324, § 10, effective July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: v. LHM Corp., 2020 COA 53 (Colo. Ct. App. 2020).
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