Collection of penalties
C.R.S. § 8-1-142
in effect8-1-142. Collection of penalties. All penalties provided for in this article 1 shall be collected in a civil action brought against the employer or employee in the name of the director, which civil action may be an administrative action or a judicial action authorized by law. Any fine provided in this article 1 is considered a penalty and recoverable in a civil action as provided in this section unless the violation of this article 1, for the punishment of which said fine is provided, is designated as a misdemeanor or other crime.
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