CO HB1068

Local exchange providers cannot deliver printed white page directories to customers unless the customer requests delivery, with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission required to promulgate rules enforcing this requirement.

Creates a new crime called "paper waste" for placing one or more paper documents exceeding one pound on another person's property within 72 hours without recipient authorization.

Authorization for paper document delivery is valid for a maximum of 5 years from the date requested.

Violations are strict liability misdemeanors punishable by $50 per recipient for the first 100 deliveries and $1,000 per recipient for subsequent deliveries, with annual fines capped at $100,000 per person.

The bill takes effect July 1, 2010, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.