Colorado Code
Article 13 - Vessels
§ 33-13-108.2. Operating a Vessel While the Privilege to Operate Is Suspended

(1) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Any person who operates a vessel in this state at a time when a court-ordered suspension of the operator's vessel operating privilege is in effect for a conviction of an alcohol- or drug-related operating offense pursuant to section 33-13-108.1 (1) commits a class 2 misdemeanor. However, in a case where the defendant is convicted and it is established that it was necessary to operate the vessel in violation of this subsection (1) because of an emergency, the mandatory jail sentence shall not apply, and, for a conviction, the court may impose a sentence of imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one year and, in the discretion of the court, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, and, for a subsequent conviction, the court may impose a sentence of imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than two years and, in the discretion of the court, a fine of not more than three thousand dollars.




Source: L. 89: Entire section added, p. 1358, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 651, § 3, effective August 5. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3266, § 574, 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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