Colorado § 36-20-126 Penalties

Colorado Statutes

§ 36-20-126 — Penalties

Colorado § 36-20-126

Title 36Natural

Art.Weather Modification

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 36-20-126 (2026).

Text

(1)(a) Any person responsible for conducting a weather modification operation without first having procured the required permit and any person who contracts with or pays another person known to be without a permit to conduct a weather modification operation commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.

(b)Any person operating an aircraft conducting a weather modification operation, which operation has not received the required permit, shall have this violation reported to the United States department of transportation, federal aviation administration, by the director.

(2)Any person who makes a false statement in the application for a permit, who fails to file any report as required by this article 20, or who violates any other provis

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(1) (a) Any person responsible for conducting a
weather modification operation without first having procured the required permit
and any person who contracts with or pays another person known to be without a
permit to conduct a weather modification operation commits a class 6 felony and
shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.

(b) Any person operating an aircraft conducting a weather modification
operation, which operation has not received the required permit, shall have this
violation reported to the United States department of transportation, federal
aviation administration, by the director.

(2) Any person who makes a false statement in the application for a permit,
who fails to file any report as required by this article 20, or who violates any other
provisions of this article 20, except as otherwise provided in section 36-20-123 and
subsection (1) of this section, commits a class 2 misdemeanor. Each such violation
shall be a separate offense.

Legislative History

Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 642, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 151-1-26. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 1349, � 2, effective July 1. L. 89: (1)(a) amended, p. 850, � 132, effective July 1. L. 96: (1)(a) and (2) amended, p. 973, � 19, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1)(a) amended, p. 1552, � 332, effective October 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3289, � 671, effective March 1, 2022.