Each railroad company chartered by this state or owning, operating, or controlling any line of railroad within this state which violates any of the provisions of this article shall forfeit to the state of Colorado the charter or right by which it operates its railroad in this state and be subject to a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars for each and every day in which it violates any of the provisions of this article, to be recovered by suit in the name of the state of Colorado prosecuted by the district attorney of any judicial district in which any violation occurs to recover the penalty provided in this section for such violation. Any money recovered from any railroad company under the provisions of this article shall be paid into the state treasury and become a part of the available public school fund.
Source: L. 09: p. 473, § 3. C.L. § 2826. CSA: C. 139, § 12. CRS 53: § 116-2-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 116-2-3. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 218, § 7, effective March 29.