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Colorado Consumer Protection Act: Use of title or degree – deceptive trade practice (Interpreter Title) Statutory ProvisionsCurrent through all Laws passed during the 2019 Legislative Session6-1-101.?Short title This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado Consumer Protection Act”. 6-1-103.?Attorney general and district attorneys concurrently responsible for enforcement The attorney general and the district attorneys of the several judicial districts of this state are concurrently responsible for the enforcement of this article 1. Until the Colorado supreme court adopts a venue provision relating to this article 1, actions instituted pursuant to this article 1 may be brought in the county where an alleged deceptive trade practice occurred or where any portion of a transaction involving an alleged deceptive trade practice occurred, or in the county where the principal place of business of any defendant is located, or in the county in which any defendant resides. An action under this article 1 brought by the attorney general or a district attorney does not require proof that a deceptive trade practice has a significant public impact. 6-1-707.?Use of title or degree – deceptive trade practice(1)??A person engages in a deceptive trade practice when, in the course of the person’s business, vocation, or occupation, the person: (e) (I) Claims to be a "sign language interpreter", "interpreter for the deaf", "deaf interpreter", "ASL-English interpreter", "American sign language (ASL) interpreter", "translator" for sign language, "transliterator", "certified sign language interpreter", "certified translator" for sign language, "certified interpreter for the deaf", "certified deaf interpreter", "certified ASL-English interpreter", "certified American sign language (ASL) interpreter", or "certified transliterator", unless the person holds:(A)?A currently valid certification issued by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., or a successor entity; or(B) Any currently valid certification for sign language interpretation that is approved by the Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind.(II) A person who uses any of the titles listed in this subsection (1)(e) shall make available for immediate inspection by any consumer or agent of the state:(A) A currently valid certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., or a successor entity; or(B) A currently valid certification that is approved in accordance with subsection (1)(e)(I)(B) of this section. ................
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