{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-10-616","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 12-10-616","heading":"Unlawful acts - penalties.","body":"(1) It is unlawful for a person to:\n\n(a) Violate section 12-10-613 (1)(c), (1)(e), or (1)(f) or perform a real estate appraisal without first having obtained a license or certificate from the board pursuant to this part 6;\n\n(b) Accept a fee for an independent appraisal assignment that is contingent upon:\n\n(I) Reporting a predetermined analysis, opinion, or conclusion; or\n\n(II) The analysis, opinion, or conclusion reached; or\n\n(III) The consequences resulting from the analysis, opinion, or conclusion;\n\n(c) Misrepresent a consulting service as an independent appraisal; or\n\n(d) Fail to disclose, in connection with a consulting service for which a contingent fee is or will be paid, the fact that a contingent fee is or will be paid.\n\n(2) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (1) of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501. Any person who subsequently violates any provision of subsection (1) of this section within five years after the date of a conviction for a violation of subsection (1) of this section commits a class 5 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401.","path":["Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Article 10 - Real Estate","Part 6 - REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-12.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"64b6cf5767c0b0ca6aff065da14cd9737cc5189cb5577c092e96571df0923ab5","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-10-615","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-10-617"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}