§ 33-61-105 — Registration required - petty offense - civil penalty

Colorado § 33-61-105

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 33: Parks and
• Art.: Production Fees for

Text

(1) Every
producer liable for the production fee for wildlife and land remediation and the
production fee for clean transit shall file a registration statement on a form
prescribed by the executive director on or before July 1, 2025, or on or before the
date of first production, whichever is later.

(2) (a) Any producer that produces oil or gas on or after July 1, 2025, in the
state without registering in accordance with subsection (1) of this section commits a
petty offense and shall be punished in accordance with section 18-1.3-503.

(b) The executive director shall also assess a civil penalty of fifty dollars per
day to a maximum penalty of one thousand dollars against any producer that
produces oil or gas in the state on or after July 1, 2025, without registering as set
forth in subsection (1) of this section. The executive director shall assess and
collect and transmit the civil penalty imposed by this subsection (2)(b) to the state
treasurer, and the state treasurer shall credit the civil penalties transmitted in the
same manner as the production fee for wildlife and land remediation and the
production fee for clean transit. The executive director may waive or reduce the
civil penalty assessed pursuant to this subsection (2)(b) if the producer's failure to
register is due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect or intent to defraud.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2024: Entire article added, (SB 24-230), ch. 184, p. 1021, � 6, effective May 16.