2017 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 5 - Consumer Credit Code
Debt Management
Article 16 - Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
§ 5-16-122. Collection agency license - notification of change and reapplication requirements

(1) (a) Upon any of the following changes, the licensee shall notify the administrator in writing of the change within thirty days after its occurrence:

(I) Change of business name or address;

(II) If a corporation or limited liability company, change in ownership of ten or more percent but less than fifty percent of the corporate stock or ownership interest.

(b) If the licensee fails to provide written notification, the license shall automatically expire on the thirtieth day following the change.

(2) (a) Upon any of the changes specified in subsection (2)(c) of this section, the licensee shall apply for a new license within thirty days of the change. The administrator shall have twenty-five days to review the application and issue or deny the new license. If the administrator denies the license, the administrator shall provide to the licensee a written statement stating why the application for the license was denied, and the licensee shall have fifteen days to cure any defects in the application. The administrator shall approve or deny the resubmitted application within fifteen days.

(b) If the licensee fails to file an application for a new license, the license shall expire on the thirtieth day following the change that necessitated the new license application. If the application is denied and the licensee fails to resubmit the application within fifteen days of the denial, the license shall expire on the fifteenth day following the denial.

(c) The changes that require a new license application are:

(I) In a sole proprietorship or partnership, any change in the persons owning the collection agency;

(II) In a corporation or limited liability company, any change of ownership of fifty percent or more of the stock or ownership interest in any one transaction or a cumulative change of ownership of fifty percent or more from the date of the issuance of the license or from the date of the latest renewal of the license;

(III) Any change of ownership structure, including but not limited to a change to or from a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation. No investigation fee shall be required in the event of a change and the application required may be more abbreviated than that required for an initial license, as determined by the administrator.

(3) (a) Upon a change of collections manager, the licensee shall notify the administrator in the form and manner designated by the administrator. The licensee shall appoint a new collections manager within thirty days of the change.

(b) The administrator, within fifteen days, shall approve or disapprove the qualifications of the new collections manager.

(c) The licensee may continue to operate as a collection agency unless and until the administrator disapproves the qualifications of the new collections manager.

(4) Any licensee which has submitted an application for a new license may continue to operate as a collection agency until the final decision of the administrator.

(5) The licensee may appeal the final decision of the administrator pursuant to section 24-4-104.