AI receptionists for Colorado businesses
Yes. We build and manage AI receptionists for Colorado businesses, managed for you end to end from our studio in Kalispell, Montana. Colorado is a one-party consent state under C.R.S. 18-9-303(1)(a); 18-9-304(1)(a), so a business on the call may record it without telling the caller. Colorado requires a business deploying AI that talks to consumers to tell each one they are dealing with AI, from June 30, 2026 until S.B. 26-189 replaces that part of the statute on January 1, 2027 (C.R.S. 6-1-1704). Your agent answers in Mountain time, on the number you already have or a new local Colorado number.
Researched and written by Modern Mustard Seed in Kalispell, Montana. Rules checked October 26, 2026, each linked to the text we read.
Colorado at a glance
- Area codes
- 6
- 303 · 719 · 720 · 748 · 970 · 983
Recording a call in Colorado
Colorado is a one-party consent state. Wiretapping needs the absence of consent of both sender and receiver. Read in the official C.R.S. 2024 edition, the latest posted.
“Knowingly overhears, reads, takes, copies, or records a telephone, telegraph, or electronic communication without the consent of either a sender or a receiver thereof”
Does it have to say it is AI in Colorado?
Colorado requires a business deploying AI that talks to consumers to tell each one they are dealing with AI, from June 30, 2026 until S.B. 26-189 replaces that part of the statute on January 1, 2027 (C.R.S. 6-1-1704).
Reaches an AI receptionist · In force June 30, 2026 to January 1, 2027
Colorado AI Act consumer interaction disclosure
A business deploying an AI system meant to interact with consumers must tell each consumer they are dealing with AI, unless that would be obvious. In force from June 30, 2026. S.B. 26-189 repeals and reenacts this part of the statute on January 1, 2027, and the new text has no interaction notice.
“SHALL ENSURE THE DISCLOSURE TO EACH CONSUMER WHO INTERACTS WITH THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM THAT THE CONSUMER IS INTERACTING WITH AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM.”
Does not reach an AI receptionist · Takes effect January 1, 2027
Colorado conversational AI services law
Requires a conversational AI service to disclose that it is AI at the start of each day's first interaction, but excludes programs built mainly for transactions, customer support or customer service.
“Is primarily designed to provide commerce-related or transactional assistance, including product or service recommendations, shopping, ordering, payments, delivery, returns, customer support, or customer service”
S.B. 26-189 repeals and reenacts Colorado’s part 17 effective January 1, 2027 (S.B. 26-189 (2026), Section 5); the reenacted 6-1-1704 covers automated decisions in consequential matters such as lending and hiring, not a consumer talking to an AI.
The Colorado greeting we recommend
“Thanks for calling [your business]. You have reached our AI receptionist, and this call is recorded. How can I help?”
- Recording notice first, though Colorado does not require it: a caller dialing from California or Washington brings an all-party rule onto the call.
- AI disclosure second, which meets Colorado's 6-1-1704 notice through December 31, 2026.
6 area codes, Mountain time
Colorado has 6 area codes in service. The oldest, 303, dates to 1947; the newest, 748, entered service on July 7, 2025. Overlays put more than one code on the same ground: 303/720/983, 748/970.
- 3031947
- 7191988
- 7201998
- 7482025
- 9701995
- 9832022
All of the state keeps Mountain time. (49 CFR 71.8)
Callbacks and reminders in Colorado
C.R.S. Title 6 has no time-of-day rule. The federal window for sales calls is 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the called person’s location (47 CFR 64.1200(c)(1)), and FCC 24-17 treats an AI voice as an artificial voice.
Who licenses contractors in Colorado
The division licenses electricians and plumbers statewide through its Electrical and Plumbing programs. Check a license: License Lookup.
- Electrical program: residential wiremen, journeyman and master electricians
- Plumbing program: residential, journeyworker and master plumbers
21,149 construction businesses
21,149 of Colorado’s 182,486 business establishments, 11.6 percent, are in construction (Census County Business Patterns 2023).
Colorado questions
Is it legal to use an AI receptionist in Colorado?
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Yes. Colorado is a one-party consent state under C.R.S. 18-9-303(1)(a); 18-9-304(1)(a), so a business on the call may record it without telling the caller. Colorado requires a business deploying AI that talks to consumers to tell each one they are dealing with AI, from June 30, 2026 until S.B. 26-189 replaces that part of the statute on January 1, 2027 (C.R.S. 6-1-1704).
Does an AI receptionist have to say it is AI in Colorado?
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Colorado requires a business deploying AI that talks to consumers to tell each one they are dealing with AI, from June 30, 2026 until S.B. 26-189 replaces that part of the statute on January 1, 2027 (C.R.S. 6-1-1704). Every agent we ship says it is an AI when asked.
Which area codes and time zone does an AI receptionist use in Colorado?
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Colorado has 6 area codes in service. The oldest, 303, dates to 1947; the newest, 748, entered service on July 7, 2025. Overlays put more than one code on the same ground: 303/720/983, 748/970. All of the state keeps Mountain time.
Who licenses contractors in Colorado?
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Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations; licenses can be checked at https://apps2.colorado.gov/dora/licensing/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The division licenses electricians and plumbers statewide through its Electrical and Plumbing programs.