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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 40. Utilities § 40-7-113. Civil penalties--fines

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) In addition to any other penalty otherwise authorized by law and except as otherwise provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, any person who violates article 10.1 or 10.5 of this title 40 or any rule promulgated by the commission pursuant to article 10.1 or 10.5, which article or rule is applicable to the person, may be subject to fines as specified in the following paragraphs:

(a) Any person who fails to carry the insurance required by law may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than eleven thousand dollars.

(b) Any person who violates section 40-10.1-201(1), 40-10.1-202(1)(a), 40-10.1-302(1)(a), 40-10.1-401(1)(a), 40-10.1-502(1)(a), or 40-10.1-702(1)(a) may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand one hundred dollars.

(c) and (d) Deleted by Laws 2011, Ch. 127, § 18, eff. Aug. 10, 2011.

(e) A person subject to section 40-10.1-111 who operates a motor vehicle without having paid the annual identification fee for any motor vehicle operated as required by section 40-10.1-111 may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than four hundred dollars.

(f) and (f.5) Deleted by Laws 2011, Ch. 127, § 18, eff. Aug. 10, 2011.

(g) A person who violates any provision of article 10.1 or 10.5 of this title 40 not enumerated in subsection (1)(a), (1)(b), or (1)(e) of this section, any rule promulgated by the commission pursuant to this title 40, or any safety rule adopted by the department of public safety relating to motor carriers as defined in section 40-10.1-101 may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand one hundred dollars; except that any person who violates a safety rule promulgated by the commission is subject to the civil penalties authorized pursuant to 49 CFR 386, subpart G, and associated appendices to part 386, as the subpart existed on January 1, 2017.

(h) Deleted by Laws 2011, Ch. 127, § 18, eff. Aug. 10, 2011.

(2) The commission shall set the amount of the civil penalties to be assessed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section in rules.

(3) If a person is assessed a civil penalty for a violation referenced in subsection (1) of this section occurring on a date within twenty-four months after a previous violation, the civil penalty assessed for the second violation may be up to two times the amount specified by rule for the violation.

(4) If a person violates subsection (1) of this section three times within twenty-four months, the person may be assessed a civil penalty up to three times the amount specified by rule for the third violation and for each subsequent violation.

(5)(a) A person who fails to pay in full all civil penalties assessed by commission order under this section, subject to article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., within thirty days after the due date established by the order may have his or her vehicle registration canceled by the department of revenue as specified in section 42-3-120(4), C.R.S. Registration of a vehicle owned by the person for which the penalty was assessed may be denied until all penalties are paid or collected. Upon written notice from the commission, the department of revenue shall cancel the registration as specified in section 42-3-120(4), C.R.S.

(b) This subsection (5) applies to all vehicles, regardless of when purchased, on or after August 10, 2011.

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