C.R.S.
Section 5-16-106
Harassment or abuse
(1)
A debt collector or collection agency shall not engage in any conduct the natural consequence of which is to harass, oppress, or abuse any person in connection with the collection of a debt, including, but not limited to, the following conduct:(a)
The use or threat of use of violence or other criminal means to harm the physical person, reputation, or property of any person;(b)
The use of obscene or profane language or language the natural consequence of which is to abuse the hearer or reader;(c)
The publication of a list of consumers who allegedly refuse to pay debts, except to a consumer reporting agency or to persons meeting the requirements of 15 U.S.C. sec. 1681b (a)(3) and section 5-18-104 (1)(c);(d)
The advertisement for sale of any debt to coerce payment of the debt or agreeing to do so for the purpose of solicitation of claims;(e)
Causing a telephone to ring or engaging any person in telephone conversation repeatedly or continuously with intent to annoy, abuse, or harass any person at the called number;(f)
Except as provided in section 5-16-104, the placement of telephone calls without meaningful disclosure of the caller’s identity within the first sixty seconds after the other party to the call is identified as the debtor.
Source:
Section 5-16-106 — Harassment or abuse, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-05.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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