§ 25-1-516 — Unlawful acts - penalties

(1) It is unlawful for any person,
association, or corporation and the officers thereof to:

(a) Willfully violate, disobey, or disregard the provisions of the public health
laws or the terms of any lawful notice, order, standard, or rule;

(b) Fail to make or file a report required by law or rule of the state board
relating to the existence of disease or other facts and statistics relating to the
public health;

(c) Willfully and falsely make or alter a certificate or certified copy of any
certificate issued pursuant to the public health laws;

(d) Willfully fail to remove from private property under his or her control at
his or her own expense, within forty-eight hours after being ordered to do so by the
county or district public health agency, any nuisance, source of filth, or cause of
sickness within the jurisdiction and control of the agency whether the person,
association, or corporation is the owner, tenant, or occupant of the private property;
except that, when the condition is due to an act of God, it shall be removed at public
expense; or

(e) Pay, give, present, or otherwise convey to any officer or employee of an
agency any gift, remuneration, or other consideration, directly or indirectly, that the
officer or employee is forbidden to receive by the provisions of this part 5.

(2) It is unlawful for any officer or employee of any agency or member of any
county or district board of health to accept any gift, remuneration, or other
consideration, directly or indirectly, for an incorrect or improper performance of the
duties imposed upon him or her by or on behalf of the agency or by the provisions of
this part 5.

(3) Any person, association, or corporation, or the officers thereof, who
violates any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of section 18-1.3-501. In addition to the fine or imprisonment, the person, association, or corporation
shall be liable for any expense incurred by health authorities in removing any
nuisance, source of filth, or cause of sickness. Conviction under the penalty
provisions of this part 5 or any other public health law shall not relieve any person
from any civil action in damages that may exist for an injury resulting from any
violation of the public health laws.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2008: Entire part R&RE, p. 2048, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3232, � 443, effective March 1, 2022.