Colorado Attorney General

What Colorado Attorney General does

The Colorado Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Colorado and operates as the Colorado Department of Law, a constitutional state government office headquartered in the Ralph L. Carr Judicial Building in Denver. Established in 1876, the office is led by the 39th Attorney General, Phil Weiser (in office since January 8, 2019), and is structured across nine divisions: Administration, Civil Litigation & Employment Law, Consumer Protection, Criminal Appeals, Criminal Justice, Natural Resources & Environment, Division of Community Engagement, Revenue & Regulatory Law, and State Services. The office delivers services directly to Colorado residents and regulated businesses through a statewide network anchored by the Denver headquarters, a self-service licensing portal at licensing.coag.gov, a consumer complaint system at complaints.coag.gov, and Spanish-language resources including nomasfraudecolorado.gov.

The office's core activities include consumer protection enforcement (fraud, scams, deceptive practices, identity theft), licensing and regulatory oversight of consumer-credit industries (supervised lenders, debt management providers, student loan servicers, repossessors, telemarketers, health clubs), prosecution of environmental crimes, Medicaid fraud, insurance fraud, and securities fraud, victim assistance, data privacy enforcement under the Colorado Privacy Act, and civil/criminal litigation on behalf of the state. Its technology footprint consists of the licensing and complaint portals, accessibility-compliant digital infrastructure (WCAG 2.1 Level AA, Section 508, Title II ADA), and a multi-channel public engagement platform spanning a website, press releases, and social media accounts on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and BlueSky.

Funding is derived from Colorado state budget appropriations supplemented by licensing, registration, and bonding fees collected from regulated businesses (e.g., $1,600 supervised lender master/branch licenses, $1,500-$5,000 debt management registrations, $12,500-$13,000 student loan servicer licenses, $150 repossessor filing fees, $200 telemarketing initial registrations, and $50,000-$100,000 surety bonds for health clubs). In recent periods, the office has expanded its litigation footprint, filing 66 lawsuits as part of multistate coalitions challenging federal government actions and successfully defending billions in federal funds flowing to Colorado across energy, public health, education, disaster mitigation, and crime victim programs.

Name

Colorado Attorney General

Legal name

Colorado Attorney General

Website

https://coag.gov

Company type

Public

Founded year

1876

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Colorado Attorney General is the constitutional chief legal officer of Colorado, operating as the Colorado Department of Law across nine divisions. It delivers consumer protection, business licensing/regulation, criminal and civil litigation, victim assistance, and privacy enforcement to all Colorado residents and regulated businesses statewide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Government Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Counsel and Prosecution (92213), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Prosecution & District/State Attorney Services (BPAIAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Law, Legal Counsel & Regulatory Affairs Offices (HLAJACAJ), State/Provincial Corrections, Probation & Parole Administration (BPAIABAF)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Consumer protection enforcement
• Business licensing regulation
• Civil litigation services
• Regulatory compliance oversight

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: State government agency funded through Colorado state budget and taxpayer resources. Receives appropriations for operations, investigations, and litigation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Colorado Attorney General's Office serves as the chief legal officer of the State of Colorado, providing legal representation to state agencies, enforcing consumer protection laws, regulating and licensing businesses (including supervised lenders, debt management providers, telemarketers, repossessors, student loan servicers, and health clubs), and defending Colorado's legal interests in litigation. The office operates multiple divisions handling criminal appeals, criminal justice, civil litigation, environmental law, and community engagement, including victim assistance and financial empowerment programs.

Product overview

Colorado Attorney General is a government agency providing legal services to the state of Colorado. The office operates as a multi-divisional structure offering consumer protection, licensing/regulation services, civil and criminal litigation, environmental enforcement, and community engagement. Key services include consumer complaint handling, business licensing (health clubs, debt management, consumer credit, telemarketing, repossessors, student loan servicers), privacy act enforcement, victim assistance, and legal representation for state agencies. The agency is led by Attorney General Phil Weiser and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consumer Protection Services
• Business Licensing and Registration Services
• Civil Litigation and Employment Law Services
• Criminal Justice and Criminal Appeals Services
• Natural Resources and Environment Legal Services
• Revenue and Regulatory Law Services
• State Services Legal Representation
• Colorado Privacy Act Enforcement Services
• Victim Assistance Program
• Office of Financial Empowerment
• Community Engagement Services
• Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 66 lawsuits filed against federal government actions to defend Colorado communities
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Colorado State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2025Colorado State University joined the lawsuit challenging Department of Defense slashing indirect cost rates for government-funded research, filed June 16, 2025.
• Multistate Coalition of State Attorneys GeneralcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2025Colorado joins multistate coalitions of attorneys general to file lawsuits challenging federal government actions. Partners include attorneys general from California, New York, Massachusetts, Washington, Illinois, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and District of Columbia. Coalition lawsuits cover federal funding freezes, civil rights, healthcare, environment, elections, tariffs, and consumer protection.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Washington State Office of the Attorney General: Regional/state-level AG peer with comparable consumer protection and environmental enforcement mandate; regular coalition partner with Colorado.
• Connecticut Office of the Attorney General: State AG peer participating in the same multistate federalism coalitions; comparable consumer protection and civil litigation mandate.
• California Office of the Attorney General: The most analogous peer: the largest state AG office in the U.S., performing identical statutory functions (consumer protection, criminal justice, civil litigation, multistate coalition leadership, regulatory licensing) at much greater scale.
• Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General: Direct peer AG office participating in the same multistate coalitions against federal actions; comparable scope across consumer protection, civil rights, and regulatory enforcement.
• New York Office of the Attorney General: Major state AG office with the same functional mix as Colorado (consumer protection enforcement, civil litigation, criminal appeals, multistate coalition leadership, data privacy/regulation). Direct coalition partner in multiple filings with Colorado.
• Illinois Office of the Attorney General: Coalition partner AG with overlapping mandate across consumer protection, criminal justice, and federal-impact litigation; comparable operating scale.
• Oregon Department of Justice: State DOJ functioning as AG office; comparable scope on consumer protection and civil rights; coalition partner with Colorado on federal-action lawsuits.
• Texas Office of the Attorney General: Large state AG that frequently engages in multistate coalition litigation (including in opposition to Colorado's positions), making it a structural peer in the AG federalism space.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Department of Justice: Federal counterpart performing analogous legal/enforcement functions at much larger scale; serves as the primary opposing party in the majority of Colorado's federal-impact lawsuits.

Others

• NAAG (National Association of Attorneys General): The cross-state AG association that coordinates multistate coalitions; structurally adjacent to Colorado as the connective tissue for the federal-impact litigation strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/coattnygeneral
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@coloag
• Facebookfacebook.com/coloradoattorneygeneral
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/attorney-general's-office-in-colorado
• Instagraminstagram.com/coag_philweiser

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

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M&A

Investments15 records

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