Current through 11/5/2024 election
Section 5-16-120 - License - issuance - grounds for denial - appeal - contents(1) Upon the approval of the license application by the administrator and the satisfaction of all application requirements, the administrator shall issue the applicant a license to operate as a collection agency.(2) The administrator may deny any application for a license or its renewal if any grounds exist that would justify disciplinary action under section 5-16-127, for failure to meet the requirements of section 5-16-119, or if the applicant, the applicant's principals, or the applicant's collections manager have fraudulently obtained or attempted to obtain a license.(3) If any application for a license or its renewal is denied, the applicant may appeal the decision pursuant to section 24-4-104.(4) The license shall state the name of the licensee, location by street and number or office building and room number, city, county, and state where the licensee has his or her principal place of business, together with the number and date of the license and the date of expiration of the license, and shall further state that it is issued pursuant to this article 16 and that the licensee is duly authorized under this article 16.(5) The administrator may deny any application for a license or its renewal if the collection agency has failed to perform the duties enumerated in section 5-16-123.(6) The administrator may deny any application for a license or its renewal if the collection agency does not have a positive net worth.Renumbered from C.R.S. § 12-14-120 and amended by 2017 Ch. 260,§ 1, eff. 8/9/2017.L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 17-1238), ch. 260, p. 1095, § 1, effective August 9.This section is similar to former § 12-14-120 as it existed prior to 2017.