C.R.S. Section 8-4-114
Criminal penalties

(1)

Any employer who violates the provisions of section 8-4-103 (6) commits:

(a)

A petty offense if the amount is less than three hundred dollars;

(b)

A class 2 misdemeanor if the amount is three hundred dollars or more but less than one thousand dollars;

(c)

A class 1 misdemeanor if the amount is one thousand dollars or more but less than two thousand dollars;

(d)

A class 6 felony if the amount is two thousand dollars or more but less than five thousand dollars;

(e)

A class 5 felony if the amount is five thousand dollars or more but less than twenty thousand dollars;

(f)

A class 4 felony if the amount is twenty thousand dollars or more but less than one hundred thousand dollars;

(g)

A class 3 felony if the amount is one hundred thousand dollars or more but less than one million dollars; and

(h)

A class 2 felony if the amount is one million dollars or more.

(2)

In addition to any other penalty imposed by this article 4, any employer or agent of an employer who willfully refuses to pay wages or compensation as provided in this article 4, or falsely denies the amount of a wage claim, or the validity thereof, or that the same is due, with intent to secure for himself, herself, or another person any discount upon such indebtedness or any underpayment of such indebtedness or with intent to annoy, harass, oppress, hinder, coerce, delay, or defraud the person to whom such indebtedness is due, commits theft as defined in section 18-4-401.

Source: Section 8-4-114 — Criminal penalties, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-08.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

8‑4‑101
Definitions 8‑4‑102
Proper payment - record of wages 8‑4‑103
Payment of wages - insufficient funds - pay statement - record retention - gratuity notification - penalties 8‑4‑104
Funds available to pay wages - mining industry 8‑4‑105
Payroll deductions permitted - notice required 8‑4‑105.5
Automatic enrollment in retirement plans - relief from liability - conditions - definitions 8‑4‑106
Early payment of wages permitted 8‑4‑107
Post notice of paydays 8‑4‑108
Payment in the event of strike 8‑4‑109
Termination of employment - payments required - civil penalties - payments to surviving spouse or heir 8‑4‑110
Disputes - fees 8‑4‑111
Enforcement - duty of director - duties of district or city attorneys - rules 8‑4‑111.5
Hearing officer review and appeals of administrative actions 8‑4‑112
Enforcement of director subpoenas 8‑4‑113
Fines pursuant to enforcement - wage theft enforcement fund - created - administrative lien and levy of employer assets - wage claim payments from the fund - definition - rules 8‑4‑114
Criminal penalties 8‑4‑115
Certificate of registration required 8‑4‑116
Issuance of certificate of registration 8‑4‑117
Additional obligations 8‑4‑118
Authority to obtain information 8‑4‑119
Penalty provisions 8‑4‑120
Discrimination and retaliation prohibited - employee protections - criminal penalties - civil remedies 8‑4‑121
Nonwaiver of employee rights 8‑4‑122
Limitation of actions 8‑4‑123
Termination of occupancy pursuant to contract of employment - legislative declaration 8‑4‑124
Third-party food delivery services - prohibitions - penalties - definitions 8‑4‑125
Supplemental health-care staffing agencies - annual certification - contract restrictions - penalty - civil action - reporting - definitions
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 8-4-114’s source at colorado​.gov