Colorado § 33-6-105 Disposition of fines and surcharges

Colorado Statutes

§ 33-6-105 — Disposition of fines and surcharges

Colorado·Title 33 Parks and·Art. Law Enforcement and Penalties - Wildlife

(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, all money collected for fines under articles 1 to 6 of this title 33, either by payment of a penalty assessment or assessed by a court upon conviction and resulting from issuance of a citation by an officer of the division of parks and wildlife, shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the wildlife cash fund or, for offenses involving nongame wildlife, to the Colorado nongame conservation and wildlife restoration cash fund.

(b)When an arrest has been made or the citation for any wildlife offense has been issued by any other Colorado peace officer, as defined in this title 33, the state treasurer shall credit one-half of the money collected to the wildlife cash fund or, f

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(1) (a) Except as otherwise
provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, all money collected for fines under
articles 1 to 6 of this title 33, either by payment of a penalty assessment or
assessed by a court upon conviction and resulting from issuance of a citation by an
officer of the division of parks and wildlife, shall be transmitted to the state
treasurer, who shall credit the money to the wildlife cash fund or, for offenses
involving nongame wildlife, to the Colorado nongame conservation and wildlife
restoration cash fund.

(b) When an arrest has been made or the citation for any wildlife offense has
been issued by any other Colorado peace officer, as defined in this title 33, the
state treasurer shall credit one-half of the money collected to the wildlife cash
fund or, for offenses involving nongame wildlife, to the Colorado nongame
conservation and wildlife restoration cash fund, and:

(I) If the peace officer is employed by a local jurisdiction, one-half to the
treasurer of the Colorado town, city, county, or city and county in which the
violation occurred, to be credited to the appropriate fund; or

(II) If the peace officer is employed by another state agency, one-half to a
fund administered by the state agency whose officer issued the citation, as
designated by the state agency.

(2) It is the duty of every clerk of a court before which prosecutions and
appeals of violators of articles 1 to 6 of this title are heard, within twenty days after
any such trial, appeal, disposition, or dismissal thereof, to notify the division, in
writing, of the result thereof and the amount of fines collected, if any, and the
disposition of such fines.

(3) The provisions of the Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Act, article
4.1 of title 24, C.R.S., shall not apply to articles 1 to 6 of this title, and the costs
imposed by said act shall not be levied on criminal actions for violations of articles 1
to 6 of this title.

(4) No fine, penalty, or judgment assessed or rendered under the provisions
of articles 1 to 6 of this title shall be suspended, reduced, or remitted otherwise
than as expressly provided by law.

(5) All moneys collected by the division as surcharges on penalty
assessments issued pursuant to section 33-6-104 shall be transmitted to the court
administrator of the judicial district in which the offense was committed for credit
to the victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund established in
that judicial district.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 867, � 1, effective January 1, 1985. L. 85: (5) added, p. 797, � 5, effective May 3. L. 90: (1) amended, p. 1739, � 5, effective April 3. L. 94: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1581, � 8, effective May 31. L. 2011: (1) amended, (SB 11-208), ch. 293, p. 1390, � 16, effective July 1. L. 2017: (1)(a) amended, (HB 17-1250), ch. 362, p. 1899, � 4, effective August 9. L. 2019: (1) amended, (HB 19-1026), ch. 423, p. 3693, � 4, effective July 1.