Colorado § 6-4-118 - Enforcement - criminal proceedings.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 6-4-118 — Enforcement - criminal proceedings., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-4-118. Enforcement - criminal proceedings.
(1) The attorney general shall prosecute all criminal proceedings for violations of this article 4, whether by indictment or direct information filed in the appropriate district court.
(2) Any individual who violates section 6-4-104, 6-4-105, or 6-4-106 commits a class 5 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401.
(3) Any person, other than an individual or a governmental or public entity, that violates section 6-4-104, 6-4-105, or 6-4-106 is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five million dollars.
Source: L. 2023: Entire article R&RE, (HB 23-1192), ch. 427, p. 2517, § 2, effective June 7.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 6-4-117 as it existed prior to 2023.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "Criminal Prosecutions under the Colorado Securities Act", see 47 U. Colo. L. Rev. 233 (1976). For article, "Colorado Antitrust Law Seven Years Later", see 13 Colo. Law. 1808 (1984).
Criminal statutes must be construed strictly. Q-T Mkts., Inc. v. Fleming Cos., 394 F. Supp. 1102 (D. Colo. 1975) (decided under § 6-4-107 as it existed prior to the 1992 repeal and reenactment of this article).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Colorado Revised Statutes § 6-4-118 cover?
Section 6-4-118 ("Enforcement - criminal proceedings.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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