C.R.S. Section 8-1-116
Investigators to have access to premises

  • penalty

(1)

The director and any other person authorized in writing by the director at any reasonable time may enter any building, surface construction and demolition, factory, workshop, place, or premises of any kind wherein, or in respect of which, any industry except mining is carried on, any work is being or has been done or commenced, or any matter or thing is taking place which has been made the subject of any investigation, hearing, or arbitration by the division; inspect any work, material, machinery, appliance, or article therein; and interrogate any persons in or upon any such building, factory, workshop, place, or premises, except mines, mine workings, and ore milling operations, with respect to any matter or thing mentioned in this article.

(2)

Any person who hinders or obstructs the director or any person authorized by the director in the exercise of any power conferred by this article 1, or any employer who in bad faith refuses reasonable access to the employer’s premises, or any person who gives advance notice of any inspection to be conducted under this article 1 without authority from the director or the director’s designee is subject to a penalty of not less than fifty dollars for each day that the conduct continues. The division shall transmit any penalty imposed and collected pursuant to this section to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the wage theft enforcement fund created in section 8-4-113 (3).

Source: Section 8-1-116 — Investigators to have access to premises - penalty, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-08.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

8‑1‑101
Definitions 8‑1‑102
Industrial claim appeals office - creation - powers and duties 8‑1‑103
Division of labor standards and statistics - director - employees - qualifications - compensation - expenses 8‑1‑104
Director - seal 8‑1‑105
Offices and supplies 8‑1‑106
Records - sessions 8‑1‑107
Powers and duties of director - rules 8‑1‑108
Orders effective - when - validity presumed 8‑1‑111
Jurisdiction over employer and employee relation 8‑1‑112
Officers to assist in enforcing orders 8‑1‑113
Agents of division and director - powers 8‑1‑114
Employers and employees to furnish information - penalty 8‑1‑115
Information not public - penalty for divulging 8‑1‑116
Investigators to have access to premises - penalty 8‑1‑117
Director to have access to books - penalty 8‑1‑118
Rules of evidence - procedure 8‑1‑119
Record of proceedings 8‑1‑120
Depositions 8‑1‑121
Contempt - punishment - fees 8‑1‑122
Inquiries - scope - report 8‑1‑123
Arbitration 8‑1‑125
Disputes - jurisdiction - request for intervention - penalty 8‑1‑126
Lockouts and strikes unlawful - when 8‑1‑128
Petition - writ - dissolution 8‑1‑129
Strikes and lockouts - penalties 8‑1‑130
Judicial review 8‑1‑140
Violation - penalty 8‑1‑141
Each day separate offense 8‑1‑142
Collection of penalties 8‑1‑143
Costs - counsel for director - attorney general and district attorney to enforce 8‑1‑144
Penalty for false statements 8‑1‑145
Authority of department of public health and environment not affected 8‑1‑146
Effect of transfer of powers, duties, and functions 8‑1‑148
Rules, regulations, rates, and orders adopted prior to article - abolishment of commission - continued 8‑1‑151
Public safety inspection fund created 8‑1‑152
Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules 8‑1‑153
Private employers - veterans’ preference hiring policy - definitions
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 8-1-116’s source at colorado​.gov