# Colorado — Construction prompt payment act deadlines by US state — owner-to-contractor and contractor-to-subcontractor payment windows, retention release deadlines, and late-payment interest rates

For Colorado, gc-to-sub flow-down deadline (days) is 7; late-payment interest rate is 15% per year; project types covered is public; statutory citation is Colo. Rev. Stat. §§24-91-101–24-91-103, verified against its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** Colorado _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **GC-to-sub flow-down deadline (days):** 7 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Late-payment interest rate:** 15% per year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Project types covered:** public _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Colo. Rev. Stat. §§24-91-101–24-91-103 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> https://www.levelset.com/prompt-payment/colorado-prompt-payment-faqs/#faq-item-public-projects-if-i-am-paid-late-according-to-colorado-prompt-payment-laws-can-i-obtain-interest-or-other-penalties If I am paid late according to Colorado Prompt Payment laws, can I obtain interest or other penalties? If payment by the contractor or any subcontractor is made late under the prompt payment provisions or otherwise improperly withheld, interest will begin to accrue at a rate of 15% per year (1.25% per month), or the rate set forth by the contract terms;

## Source

- https://www.levelset.com/prompt-payment/colorado-prompt-payment-faqs/

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
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