Colorado Code
Part 2 - Building Codes
§ 30-28-209. Violation - Injunction and Other Remedies

(1) (a) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(a) is effective March 1, 2022. ] It is unlawful to erect, construct, reconstruct, or alter any building or structure in a manner that results in a violation of any regulation in, or of any provisions of, the area building code, or any amendment thereof, enacted or adopted by the board of county commissioners under the authority of this part 2. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any such regulation, provision, or amendment thereof, or any provision of this part 2, commits a civil infraction. Each day during which such illegal erection, construction, reconstruction, or alteration continues shall be deemed a separate offense.




(b) (I) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(b)(I) is effective March 1, 2022. ] It is unlawful to use any building or structure in violation of any regulation in, or of any provision of, the area building code, or any amendment thereto, enacted or adopted by any board of county commissioners under the authority of this part 2. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any such regulation, provision, or amendment thereof commits a civil infraction. Each day during which such illegal use of any building or structure continues shall be deemed a separate offense. Nothing in this subsection (1)(b)(I) prohibits the use of any building or structure in violation of an otherwise applicable building code where the use complies with any building code that was in effect at the time the building or structure was erected, constructed, reconstructed, or altered.




Source: L. 45: p. 245, § 7. L. 47: p. 368, § 1. CSA: C. 45B, § 8. CRS 53: § 36-15-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-15-9. L. 2003: Entire section R&RE, p. 1836, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2006: (1)(b)(II) amended, p. 235, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1)(a) and (1)(b)(I) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3250, § 510, 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.

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