Penalties

6-1-305. Penalties. (1) In addition to the remedies available under sections 6-1-110, 6-1-112, and 6-1-113: (a) Any person who, after receiving written notice of noncompliance from the attorney general or a district attorney, conducts business as a commercial telephone seller without having registered with the attorney general as required by section 6-1-303 commits a class 1 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S.; (b) Any commercial telephone seller who knowingly engages in any unlawful telemarketing practice as defined in section 6-1-304 (1)(b) to (1)(h) commits a class 1 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S.; (c) A person who engages in any unlawful telemarketing practice as defined in section 6-1-304 (4) shall be liable in a private civil action to the owner of the cellular telephone for consequential damages, court costs, attorney fees, and a penalty in the amount of at least three hundred dollars and not more than five hundred dollars for a first offense and at least five hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars for a second or subsequent offense. Source: L. 93: Entire part added, p. 950, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, p. 1465, � 12, effective October 1. L. 2005: (1)(c) added, p. 630, � 2, effective August 8. Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.