Colorado Revised Statutes Title 10. Insurance § 10-3-204. Payment of dividends

(1) The amount of dividend payments by any domestic insurance company is wholly within the discretion of its directors or of the duly constituted executive committee thereof. No dividend shall be paid except from the company's surplus.

(2) It is unlawful for the directors, trustees, managers, or officers of any domestic insurance company, directly or indirectly, to make or pay any dividends or pay any interest, bonus, or other allowance in lieu of dividends, other than premium refunds and deductions guaranteed, except from the company's surplus and from profits arising from the company's business. Any person who is found guilty of violating any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.