Colorado § 24-22-109 Willful refusal to pay warrant or check - penalty

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-22-109 — Willful refusal to pay warrant or check - penalty

Colorado § 24-22-109

Title 24Government

Art.State Treasurer

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-22-109 (2026).

Text

If the state
treasurer willfully refuses to pay any warrant or any check lawfully drawn upon him
or her, the state treasurer shall forfeit and pay to the holder thereof four times the
amount thereof, which forfeiture may be recovered by action of debt against the
state treasurer and the sureties on his or her official bond, or otherwise according
to law, and the state treasurer commits a class 2 misdemeanor.

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If the state
treasurer willfully refuses to pay any warrant or any check lawfully drawn upon him
or her, the state treasurer shall forfeit and pay to the holder thereof four times the
amount thereof, which forfeiture may be recovered by action of debt against the
state treasurer and the sureties on his or her official bond, or otherwise according
to law, and the state treasurer commits a class 2 misdemeanor.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 1238, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 132-3-9. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1391), ch. 328, p. 1449, � 4, effective June 5. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3225, � 410, effective March 1, 2022.