Section 11-51-101 - Short title and purpose(1) This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Securities Act".(2) The purposes of this article are to protect investors and maintain public confidence in securities markets while avoiding unreasonable burdens on participants in capital markets. This article is remedial in nature and is to be broadly construed to effectuate its purposes.(3) The provisions of this article and rules made under this article shall be coordinated with the federal acts and statutes to which references are made in this article and rules and regulations promulgated under those federal acts and statutes, to the extent coordination is consistent with both the purposes and the provisions of this article.L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 700, § 1, effective July 1.This section is similar to former § 11-51-101 as it existed prior to 1990.