Colorado Statutes

§ 37-89-103 — Penalty for interfering with adjusted headgates

Colorado § 37-89-103
JurisdictionColorado
Title 37Water and
Art.Offenses

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 37-89-103 (2026).

Text

(1)Every person who willfully and without authority opens, closes, changes, or interferes with any headgate of any ditch, or any water box or measuring device of any ditch for the receiving or delivery of water, after the headgate of the ditch has been adjusted by and is in the control of the division engineer, or after such water box or measuring device has been adopted by the ditch officer in charge commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
(2)Any person who is found using water taken through any such headgate, water box, or measuring device so unlawfully interfered with shall prima facie be deemed guilty of a violation of this section.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 1879: p. 108, � 44. G.S. � 1755. L. 01: p. 196, � 1. R.S. 08: � 3497. C.L. � 1931. CSA: C. 90, � 348. CRS 53: � 147-16-3. C.R.S. 1963: � 148-16-3. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3292, � 679, effective March 1, 2022.

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