§ 11-53-204 — Criminal penalties - statute of limitations

(1) Any person who
willfully violates any provision of this article, except section 11-53-108, or who
willfully violates section 11-53-108 when the person knows or should know that the
statement the person makes in violation of section 11-53-108 is false or misleading
in any material respect commits a class 3 felony and shall be punished as provided
in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.

(2) The commissioner may refer such evidence as is available concerning
violations of this article to the attorney general, the proper district attorney or other
criminal prosecutor, who may, with or without such a reference from the
commissioner, prosecute the appropriate criminal proceedings.

(3) Nothing in this article limits the power of the state to punish any person
for any conduct which constitutes a crime by statute.

(4) No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any criminal
violation of this article unless the indictment, information, complaint, or action for
the same is found or instituted within five years after the commission of the
offense.

Legislative History

Source: L. 89: Entire article R&RE, p. 638, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1472, � 43, effective October 1.