(b) (I) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(b) is effective March 1, 2022. ] A person who commits the offense of leaving a campfire unattended commits a petty offense.
(II) A person who commits the offense of leaving a campfire unattended where the campfire is located in a forested or grassland area commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: L. 1885: p. 161, § 1. L. 1891: p. 115, § 1. R.S. 08: § 1227. C.L. § 8704. CSA: C. 45, § 51. CRS 53: § 36-14-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-14-1. L. 73: p. 1402, § 27. L. 74: (1) amended, p. 407, § 21, effective April 11. L. 84: (1) amended, p. 924, § 18, effective May 11. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 1247, § 21, effective August 7. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1051), ch. 57, p. 598, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1)(b) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3248, § 502, 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: For transfer of duties of the state board of forestry to the state board of agriculture, see part 2 of article 31 of title 23; for unlawful acts concerning fires, see § 33-15-106.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 30 - Government - County
Article 15 - Regulation Under Police Power
Part 2 - Campfires - Extinguishing
§ 30-15-201. Penalty for Leaving Campfire Unattended