# Colorado — Construction retainage limits by US state — maximum withholding percentages, release deadlines, escrow requirements, and public vs private distinctions with statutory citations

For Colorado, public project retainage cap (%) is 5%; private project retainage cap (%) is 5%; release deadline is not specified in this section; escrow required is no; milestone reduction is none, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

- **State:** Colorado
- **Public project retainage cap (%):** 5%
- **Private project retainage cap (%):** 5%
- **Release deadline:** not specified in this section
- **Escrow required:** no
- **Milestone reduction:** none
- **Statutory citation:** C.R.S. § 38-46-103 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> A property owner, contractor, or subcontractor shall not withhold as retainage more than five percent of the price of the work completed under the contract or subcontract.

## Source

- https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_38-46-103

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
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