(1) All books, records, and payrolls of employers, showing or reflecting in any way upon the amount of wage expenditure of such employers, and other data, facts, and statistics appertaining to the purposes of this article shall always be open for inspection by the director or any of his deputies or agents for the purpose of ascertaining the conditions of employment and such other information as may be necessary for the uses and purposes of the director in his administration of the law.
(2) Any employer who refuses to exhibit and furnish said director or any agents of the division an inspection of any books, records, and payrolls of such employer, showing or reflecting in any way upon the amount of wage expenditure of such employers, and other data, facts, and statistics appertaining to the purposes of this article or who refuses to admit such director or any agent of the division to any place of employment shall pay a penalty of not less than fifty dollars for each day that such failure, neglect, or refusal continues.
Source: L. 15: p. 574, § 21. L. 21: p. 835, § 7. C.L. § 4345. CSA: C. 97, § 23. CRS 53: § 80-1-21. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-1-21. L. 69: p. 580, § 35. L. 72: p. 604, § 104.
Cross references: For the right of the director to have access to books of employers under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", see § 8-47-208.