§ 32-4-545 — Misdemeanors and civil rights

(1) Any person who wrongfully or
purposely fills up, cuts, damages, injures, or destroys, or in any manner impairs, the
usefulness of any reservoir, canal, ditch, lateral, drain, dam, intercepting sewer,
outfall sewer, force main, other sewer, sewage treatment works, sewage treatment
plant, sewer system, sewage disposal system, or any part thereof, or other work,
structure, improvement, equipment, or other property acquired under the provisions
of this part 5, or wrongfully and maliciously interferes with any officer, agent, or
employee of the district in the proper discharge of the officer's, agent's, or
employee's duties, commits a class 2 misdemeanor.

(2) The district damaged by any such act may also bring a civil action for
damages sustained by any such act, and in such proceeding the prevailing party
shall also be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of court.

Legislative History

Source: L. 62: p. 224, � 14. C.R.S. 1963: � 89-15-45. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3257, � 546, effective March 1, 2022.