Unsolicited facsimiles
Colorado junk fax law
Marketing
Sending unsolicited fax advertisements, faxing without identifying header information, or violating the federal TCPA fax rules is a Colorado deceptive trade practice. Existing business relationships and consented nonprofit faxes are exempt.
- Where
- Colorado
- Citation
- C.R.S. 6-1-702
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 1999-05-18
- Last amended
- 2005-05-04
- Enforced by
- Colorado Attorney General and district attorneys
- People can sue
- Limited
- Penalties
- Deceptive trade practice: state civil penalties up to $20,000 per violation (6-1-112); Private action under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act for injured consumers: greater of actual damages or $500, or treble damages for bad faith, plus fees (C.R.S. 6-1-113).
- Applies to
- Persons sending fax advertisements or messages in the course of business (6-1-702(1))
What a privacy notice must say
- Mark each faxed message with date and time, sender identification, and the sending number.C.R.S. 6-1-702(1)(b)
Practices it requires
- Do not send unsolicited advertisements to fax machines without prior express invitation or permission, absent an existing business relationship.C.R.S. 6-1-702(1)(a), (3)
Sources
- Official text
- Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 6 (Office of Legislative Legal Services, leg.colorado.gov)
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Research reference, not legal advice.