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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) It is a civil infraction for any person to commit any offense or violate any statute of this state that is specifically classified as a civil infraction. A civil infraction is a civil matter.
(2) For the purposes of this article 2.3:
(a) “Judge” includes any county court magistrate who hears a civil infraction matter; and
(b) “Magistrate” includes any county court judge who is acting as a county court magistrate in a civil infraction matter.
(3) The penalty for commission of a civil infraction, upon conviction, is a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, unless otherwise provided in the section describing the infraction.
(4) Every person who is convicted of, who admits liability for, or against whom a judgment is entered for a violation of a civil infraction must be fined and have a surcharge levied pursuant to sections 24-4.1-119(1)(g), 24-4.2-104(1)(b)(III), and 24-33.5-415.6.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 16. Criminal Proceedings § 16-2.3-101. Civil infractions classified - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-16-criminal-proceedings/co-rev-st-sect-16-2-3-101/
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