Common Provisions

C.R.S. tit. 44, art. 1

in effect

C.R.S. § 44-1-101 Short title

44-1-101. Short title. The short title of this title 44 is the "Department of Revenue Activities Regulation Act".

C.R.S. § 44-1-102 Legislative declaration

44-1-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) Before the enactment of this title 44, laws administered by the department of revenue that regulate a variety of activities were codified in two titles of the Colorado Revised Statutes, most prominently in title 12, which governs professions and occupations; (b) Most professions and occupations are regulated by the department of regulatory agencies pursuant to title 12, but prior to the 2017 legislative session, title 12 contained numerous laws that did not pertain to the regulation of professions and occupations and were not administered by the department of regulatory agencies; (c) With the enactment of section 2-3-510 in 2016, the general assembly directed the office of legislative legal services to study an organizational recodification of title 12 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, including relocating laws that do not pertain to professions and occupations and are not administered by the department of regulatory agencies; (d) Based on recommendations from the title 12 recodification study, the general assembly enacted several bills in the 2017 legislative session to relocate out of title 12 many laws that are administered by entities other than the department of regulatory agencies; (e) The study also recommended creating a new title 44 for purposes of consolidating laws administered by the department of revenue that regulate activities into a single title in order to facilitate both: (I) The public's and regulated entities' understanding of the laws that apply to them; and (II) The department of revenue's administration of these laws; and (f) Creating a new title 44 consisting of laws administered by the department of revenue that regulate various activities is necessary to implement the recommendations of the title 12 recodification study and facilitate the reorganization of title 12 pertaining to the regulation of professions and occupations.

C.R.S. § 44-1-103 Definitions

44-1-103. Definitions. As used in this title 44, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Department" means the department of revenue created in section 24-1-117. (1.5) (a) "Driver's history" means a driver's history record made and maintained in accordance with section 42-2-121 (2). (b) "Driver's history" does not include a misdemeanor or felony conviction, notwithstanding that the conviction is included within the driver's history record made and maintained in accordance with section 42-2-121 (2). (2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

C.R.S. § 44-1-104 Use of driver's history for professional licensing, permit, or registration decisions

44-1-104. Use of driver's history for professional licensing, permit, or registration decisions. (1) When a person applies for a license, permit, or registration under this title 44, the department shall not consider an event in the applicant's driver's history when determining whether to issue to the applicant a new, renewal, or reinstated license, permit, or registration unless: (a) The event is relevant to the performance of the profession or occupation that is the subject of the application; and (b) (I) The operation of a motor vehicle is a duty of the profession or occupation that is the subject of the application; (II) The event is a part of a pattern of behavior that is relevant to the performance of the profession or occupation that is the subject of the application; or (III) The event occurred within three years before the date that the applicant submitted the application to the department. (2) (a) Unless subsection (2)(b) of this section applies, the department shall not consider an event within the driver's history of a license holder, permit holder, or registrant when determining: (I) Whether to impose discipline; (II) The type of discipline to impose; or (III) The severity of discipline to impose. (b) The department may consider an event within a driver's history if: (I) The event is relevant to the performance of the profession or occupation for which the license holder, permit holder, or registrant is licensed, permitted, or registered; and (II) (A) The operation of a motor vehicle is a duty of the profession or occupation for which the license holder, permit holder, or registrant is licensed, permitted, or registered; (B) The event is a part of a pattern of behavior that is relevant to the performance of the profession or occupation for which the license holder, permit holder, or registrant is licensed, permitted, or registered; or (C) The event occurred within three years before the act upon which the discipline is based.

C.R.S. § 44-1-105 Regulation of kratom - prohibited acts - definition - rules

44-1-105. Regulation of kratom - prohibited acts - definition - rules. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "kratom product" means any product or ingredient containing: (a) Any part of the leaf of the mitragyna speciosa plant if the plant contains the alkaloid mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine; or (b) A synthetic material that contains the alkaloid mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine. (2) Repealed. (3) Effective July 1, 2024, a person shall not: (a) Knowingly prepare, distribute, advertise, sell, or offer to sell a kratom product that is adulterated with fentanyl or any other controlled substance listed in part 2 of article 18 of title 18; (b) Sell a kratom product that does not have a label that clearly sets forth: (I) The identity and address of the manufacturer; and (II) The full list of ingredients in the kratom product; (c) Knowingly prepare, distribute, advertise, sell, or offer to sell a kratom product to a person under twenty-one years of age; or (d) Display or store kratom products in a retail location in a manner that will allow the products to be accessed by individuals under twenty-one years of age. (4) The executive director may promulgate rules that are necessary for the enforcement of subsection (3) of this section.

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