(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this part 3, except for the commission of any of the practices listed in section 24-6308 (1)(b) to (1)(e) and (1)(h) to (1)(n), willfully files any document provided for in this part 3 that contains any materially false statement or material omission, or willfully fails to comply with any material requirement of this part 3 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than twelve months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(2) Whenever it appears that any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this part 3 or any rule or order under this part 3, the secretary of state may bring an action in district court to enjoin the acts or practices and to enforce compliance with this part 3 or any rule or order under this part 3.
Source: Initiated 72. L. 73: p. 1665, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-37-309. L. 77: (2) R&RE, p. 1154, § 11, effective July 1, 1979. L. 78: (2) R&RE, p. 266, § 66, effective May 23. L. 2014: (1) amended, (SB 14-119), ch. 106, p. 392, § 1, effective April 7.
Editor's note: The effective date for amendments made to this section by chapter 216, L. 77, was changed from July 1, 1978, to April 1, 1979, by chapter 1, First Extraordinary Session, L. 78, and was subsequently changed to July 1, 1979, by chapter 157, § 23, L. 79. See People v. McKenna, 199 Colo. 452, 611 P.2d 574 (1980).