§ 16-2.3-101 — Civil infractions classified

Colorado § 16-2.3-101

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 16: Criminal
• Art.: Civil Infractions

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(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.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire article R&RE, (HB 22-1229), ch. 68, p. 333, � 1, effective March 1.