§ 44-3-904 — Violations - penalties

Colorado § 44-3-904

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 44: Revenue -
• Art.: Alcohol Beverages

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(1) (a) Except as provided in subsections
(2), (3), and (4) of this section, any person violating any of the provisions of this
article 3 or article 4 or 5 of this title 44 or any of the rules authorized and adopted
pursuant to such articles commits a civil infraction.

(b) The penalties provided in this section shall not be affected by the
penalties provided in any other section of this article 3 or article 4 or 5 of this title
44 but shall be construed to be in addition to any other penalties.

(2) Any person violating any of the provisions of section 44-3-901 (1)(a), (1)(g),
(1)(h), (1)(j), (1)(l), (1)(m), (6)(a)(I), or (6)(b) or section 44-3-903 commits a class 2
misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.

(3) A person violating the provisions of section 44-3-901 (1)(b) commits a
class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.

(4) Any person violating any of the provisions of section 44-3-901 (1)(c) or
(1)(d) commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-501. For the second conviction and for all subsequent convictions of violating
the provisions of section 44-3-901 (1)(c) or (1)(d), the court shall impose at least the
minimum fine and shall have no discretion to suspend any fine so imposed; except
that the court may provide for the payment of such fine as provided in subsection
(5) of this section.

(5) At the discretion of the court, the fines provided for violations of section
44-3-901 (1)(c) and (1)(d) may be ordered to be paid by public work only at a
reasonable hourly rate to be established by the court, who shall designate the time
within which the public work is to be completed.

(6) Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of section 44-3-901
(1)(b), (1)(e), or (1)(l) or any person who knowingly induces, aids, or encourages a
person under the age of eighteen years to violate the provisions of section 44-3-901
(1)(b), (1)(c), or (1)(d) may be proceeded against pursuant to section 18-6-701 for
contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 18-1025), ch. 152, p. 1061, � 2, effective October 1. L. 2021: (1)(a) and (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3327, � 784, effective March 1, 2022.