Colorado Code
Part 6 - Violations, Remedies, and Penalties
§ 25-8-609. Criminal Pollution - Penalties

(a) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (3)(a) is effective March 1, 2022. ] For a violation committed with criminal negligence or recklessly, as both terms are defined in section 18-1-501, the violator commits a class 2 misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of twenty-five thousand dollars per day for each day the violation occurs.

Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1334, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: (3)(d) amended, p. 1080, § 6, effective July 1. L. 85: (1)(c) amended and (1)(d) repealed, p. 911, §§ 14, 15, effective June 4. L. 88: (1)(e) added, p. 1021, § 7, effective July 1. L. 90: IP(1) amended, p. 1345, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2009: (2) and (3)(d) amended and (4) and (5) added, (SB 09-119), ch. 223, p. 1009, § 1, effective August 5; (2) amended, (SB 09-292), ch. 369, p. 1971, § 88, effective August 5. L. 2020: (2), IP(3), (3)(a), and (3)(b) amended, (HB 20-1143), ch. 219, p. 1082, § 3, effective July 2. L. 2021: (3)(a) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3238, § 466, effective March 1, 2022.