Section 42-9-112 - Criminal penalties(1) 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) 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) 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.(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 863, § 11, effective May 21, 1997.)(4) 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.Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 769, eff. 3/1/2022.L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2506, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 578, § 7, effective 1/1/1996. 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. 3323, p. 3323, § 769, effective 3/1/2022.(1) This section is similar to former § 42-11-109 as it existed prior to 1994.
(2) Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3). For penalties for petty offenses, see § 18-1.3-503 .