Colorado Code
Article 13 - Miscellaneous Offenses
§ 18-13-109. Firing Woods or Prairie

(1) (a) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(a) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who, without lawful authority and knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, sets on fire, or causes to be set on fire, any woods, prairie, or grounds of any description, other than his or her own, or who, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, permits a fire, set or caused to be set by such person, to pass from his or her own grounds to the injury of any other person commits a petty offense.










Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 484, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-13-109. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 211, § 29, effective July 16. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 971, § 66, effective July 1. L. 2002, 3rd Ex. Sess.: Entire section amended, p. 37, § 2, effective July 17. L. 2013: IP(2)(b) and (2)(b)(III) amended, (SB 13-083), ch. 249, p. 1308, § 9, effective May 23. L. 2021: (1)(a) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3214, § 361, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
Cross references: (1) For a civil action for damages from fire set in woods or prairie, see § 13-21-105.
(2) In 2013, the introductory portion to subsection (2)(b) and subsection (2)(b)(III) were amended by the "Colorado Prescribed Burning Act". For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 249, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.

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