Code of Colorado Regulations
1100 - Department of Labor and Employment
1101 - Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (Includes 1103 Series)
7 CCR 1103-8 - DIRECT INVESTIGATION RULES
1 - Statement of Purpose and Authority

1.1 Authority and relation to prior orders. The general purpose of these Direct Investigation Rules is to implement the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics's authority to conduct direct investigations of potential violations of labor standards law contained in C.R.S. Title 8, Articles 1, 2, 4-6, 12, 13.3, 13.5, and 14.4. These rules are adopted pursuant to the Division's authority in, and as enforcement of, these Articles, and are intended to be consistent with the requirements of the State Administrative Procedure Act, C.R.S. § 24-4-101, et seq. Unless otherwise noted, in these Rules: all statutes cited apply the most recent 2023 versions of the Colorado Revised Statutes, all rules cited apply the most recent versions adopted as of the adoption of these Rules.

1.2 These Rules are intended to remain in effect to the maximum extent possible. If any part (including any section, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or number) is held invalid, (A) the remainder of the Rules remain valid, and (B) if the provision is held not wholly invalid, but merely in need of narrowing, the provision should be retained in narrowed form.

1.3 Incorporation by reference. Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 15 (2023); Title 8, Articles 1, 2, 4-6, 12, 13.3, 13.5, and 14.4 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, including the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, C.R.S. § 8-5-101 et seq. (2024); 7 CCR 1103-1; 7 CCR 1103-7; 7 CCR 1103-11, 7 CCR 1103-13, and 7 CCR 1103-15, are hereby incorporated by reference into this rule, except where these Rules differ. Such incorporation excludes later amendments to or editions of the constitution, statutes, and rules. They are available for public inspection at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards & Statistics, 633 17th Street, Denver, CO 80202. Copies may be obtained from the Division of Labor Standards & Statistics at a reasonable charge. They can be accessed electronically from the website of the Colorado Secretary of State. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-4-103 (12.5)(b), the agency shall provide certified copies of them at cost upon request or shall provide the requestor with information on how to obtain a certified copy of the material incorporated by reference from the agency originally issuing them. All Division Rules are available to the public at www.coloradolaborlaw.gov. Where these Rules have provisions different from or contrary to any incorporated or referenced material, the provisions of these Rules govern so long as they are consistent with Colorado statutory and constitutional provisions.