Colorado § 11-53-204 - Criminal penalties - statute of limitations.
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§ 11-53-204. Criminal penalties - statute of limitations.
(1) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this article, except section 11-53-108, or who willfully violates section 11-53-108 when the person knows or should know that the statement the person makes in violation of section 11-53-108 is false or misleading in any material respect commits a class 3 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.
(2) The commissioner may refer such evidence as is available concerning violations of this article to the attorney general, the proper district attorney or other criminal prosecutor, who may, with or without such a reference from the commissioner, prosecute the appropriate criminal proceedings.
(3) Nothing in this article limits the power of the state to punish any person for any conduct which constitutes a crime by statute.
(4) No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any criminal violation of this article unless the indictment, information, complaint, or action for the same is found or instituted within five years after the commission of the offense.
Source: L. 89: Entire article R&RE, p. 638, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1472, § 43, effective October 1.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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