John W. Suthers
Attorney General

Cynthia H. Coffman
Chief Deputy Attorney General

Daniel D. Domenico
Solicitor General	STATE OF COLORADO
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
Office of the Attorney General
	State Services Building
1525 Sherman Street - 7th Floor
Denver, Colorado  80203
Phone (303) 866-5706
Fax (303) 866-5474
E-mail: cab@state.co.us	

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Administrator of the Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act will hold a public rulemaking hearing at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 4, 2010 in Room 243 of the State Services Building, 1525 Sherman St., Denver, Colorado to consider new rules and amendments to existing rules to implement House Bill 10-1222.  The Colorado Collection Agency Board may provide recommendations on the proposed rules.  Visitors should proceed to the 7th floor to check in and will be escorted to the meeting room.

House Bill 10-1222 continues and expands the requirement that a licensed collection agency maintain a local Colorado office.  The amendments delineate how the local Colorado office requirements may be met and how that office location should be disclosed on collection notices.  The amendments also notify licensees that a change of address of the local Colorado office is an address change that requires timely written notice to the Administrator.  

Copies of the proposed rules are attached to this notice.  They are also available at www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov/ca or may be obtained by sending a written request to the Administrator, Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 1525 Sherman Street, 7th Floor, Denver, CO  80203.

Written submissions on the proposed rules must be filed by May 28, 2010  in order to be considered at the hearing and included in the public rulemaking record, should reference the proposed rule, and be addressed to the Administrator at the above address.  Oral comments may be made at the hearing as time permits.  All oral submissions, and timely written submissions, will be considered.

Statutory authority: § § 12-14-114, and 24-4-103, C.R.S.  

Dated:  April 30, 2010.

    Laura E. Udis____________________
LAURA E. UDIS
Administrator
Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act