Colorado § 16-13-312 - Violation of injunction.
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§ 16-13-312. Violation of injunction.
Any violation or disobedience of any injunction or order issued by the court in an action to abate a public nuisance shall be punished as a contempt of court by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars; but the court may treat each day on which the violation or disobedience of an injunction or order continues or recurs as a separate contempt and may impose a fine, in addition to the fine provided in this section, in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars per day.
Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 264, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 39-13-312.
ANNOTATION
Unlicensed party punished for contempt for holding himself out as an attorney at law. People ex rel. Attorney Gen. v. Brown, 126 Colo. 222, 247 P.2d 682 (1952) (decided under repealed CSA, C 1, § 1).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-13-312 ("Violation of injunction.") 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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