Colorado Code § 44-20-431

Drafts or checks not honored for payment - penalties
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(1) If a wholesaler,
powersports vehicle dealer, or used powersports vehicle dealer issues a draft or check to a
wholesaler, powersports vehicle dealer, or used powersports vehicle dealer and fails to honor the
draft or check, then the license of the licensee shall be subject to suspension pursuant to section
44-20-420. The license suspension shall be effective upon the date of a final decision against the
licensee. A licensee whose license has been suspended pursuant to this subsection (1) shall not
be eligible for reinstatement of the license and shall not be eligible to apply for another license
issued under this part 4 unless it is demonstrated to the board that the unpaid draft or check has
been paid in full and that any fine imposed on the licensee pursuant to subsection (2) of this
section has been paid in full.
(2) A wholesaler, powersports vehicle dealer, or used powersports vehicle dealer that
issues a draft or check to a wholesaler, powersports vehicle dealer, or used powersports vehicle
dealer and who fails to honor the draft or check, causing loss to a third party, commits a
misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars. Any fine
collected for a violation of this subsection (2) shall be awarded to the law enforcement agency
that investigated and issued the citation for the violation.

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