Colorado
From US state consumer privacy laws: Which US states have comprehensive consumer privacy laws, who do they apply to, and what happens if a business breaks them?
Law: COLORADO PRIVACY ACT
The act's official or short title as the statute or the state's official page gives it, with its code citation if stated.
THE SHORT TITLE OF THIS PART 13 IS THE "COLORADO PRIVACY ACT".
Source: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_190_signed.pdf. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Takes effect: July 1, 2023
The first date the law's main consumer-privacy duties apply to businesses, as stated by the statute or state. Ignore later phase-ins for specific provisions.
This act takes effect July 1, 2023
Source: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_190_signed.pdf. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Who it applies to: PROCESSES THE PERSONAL DATA OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND CONSUMERS OR MORE DURING A CALENDAR YEAR
The law's applicability threshold in short form, as the statute states it, such as revenue or number of consumers processed.
PROCESSES THE PERSONAL DATA OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND CONSUMERS OR MORE DURING A CALENDAR YEAR
Source: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_190_signed.pdf. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Consumers threshold: 100000 consumers
The lowest number of state consumers whose personal data triggers the law on its own, without a revenue test. Null if the law has no such number.
PERSONAL DATA OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND CONSUMERS OR MORE
Source: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_190_signed.pdf. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Cure period: 60 days
Days the statute gives a business to fix a violation before enforcement. Null if the law gives no right to cure.
FAILS TO CURE THE VIOLATION WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Source: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_190_signed.pdf. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Cure period ends: JANUARY 1, 2025
The date the right to cure sunsets, as stated in the statute. Null if there is no cure period or it does not expire.
THIS SUBSECTION (1)(d) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025.
Source: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_190_signed.pdf. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Enforced by: ATTORNEY GENERAL AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
The official or agency the statute names as enforcer.
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS HAVE EXCLUSIVE
Source: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_190_signed.pdf. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Maximum penalty: Not looked at yet
The highest civil penalty per violation stated in the statute, including higher tiers such as intentional violations. Use the statute's base figure, not inflation-adjusted amounts, unless the statute itself states the adjusted figure.
No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.
Private right of action: No
True if consumers can sue directly under the law for any violation. False if the statute says it creates no private right of action or leaves enforcement solely to the state.
DOES NOT AUTHORIZE A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS PART 13
Source: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_190_signed.pdf. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Opt-out signal required: Yes
True if the statute requires businesses to honor a universal opt-out signal or preference signal, such as Global Privacy Control, now or by a stated date.
THROUGH A USER-SELECTED UNIVERSAL OPT-OUT MECHANISM
Source: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_190_signed.pdf. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.