Colorado Revised Statutes Title 37. Water and Irrigation § 37-7-103. Liability for damages--penalty--jurisdiction

(1) All persons and corporations, public or private, shall be liable for damages done to works of the district by themselves, their agents, or their employees or by their livestock. Any person guilty of willful damage is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and costs and shall be liable for all damages and costs. The board of directors has authority to repair such damage at the expense of the person or corporation causing the same.

(2) In all cases declared misdemeanors by articles 1 to 8 of this title, the county court of the county in which the offense is committed has jurisdiction thereof and, upon complaint being made as required by law, may issue a warrant directed to any proper officer of his county for the arrest of any person so charged with such misdemeanor, and, upon the arrest of such person, the county judge before whom such person is brought for trial shall hear and determine the cause and, if he finds the accused guilty, shall assess the fine as prescribed in articles 1 to 8 of this title.