(1) (a) Any person who violates section 24-34601 shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each violation. A person aggrieved by the violation of section 24-34-601 shall bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the violation occurred. Upon finding a violation, the court shall order the defendant to pay the fine to the aggrieved party.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), a person who violates the provisions of section 24-34-601 based on a disability shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-34-802.
Repealed.
The relief provided by this section is an alternative to that authorized by section 2434-306 (9), and a person who seeks redress under this section is not permitted to seek relief from the commission.
Source: L. 79: Entire part R&RE, p. 937, § 3, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1662, § 66, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1597, § 7, effective May 29. L. 2009: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 09-110), ch. 238, p. 1086, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2013: (2) repealed and (3) amended, (SB 13-184), ch. 127, p. 426, § 1, effective April 19. L. 2014: (1) amended, (SB 14-118), ch. 250, p. 979, § 8, effective August 6.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 341, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.