Colorado § 18-17-109 - Severability.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 18-17-109 — Severability., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-17-109. Severability.
If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of this article which may be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and, to this end, the provisions of this article are declared to be severable.
Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1025, § 1, effective July 1.
ARTICLE 18
Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 2013
PART 1
DEFINITIONS
18-18-101. Short title.
18-18-102. Definitions.
18-18-103. Special definition - board.
PART 2
STANDARDS AND SCHEDULES
18-18-201. Authority to control.
18-18-202. Nomenclature.
18-18-203. Schedule I - definitions.
18-18-204. Schedule II.
18-18-205. Schedule III.
18-18-206. Schedule IV.
18-18-207. Schedule V.
PART 3
REGULATION OF MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, AND DISPENSING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
18-18-301. Rules.
18-18-302. Registration requirements - definitions.
18-18-303. Registration.
18-18-304. Suspension or revocation of registration.
18-18-305. Order to show cause.
18-18-306. Records of registrants.
18-18-307. Order forms.
18-18-308. Prescriptions.
18-18-309. Diversion prevention and control.
PART 4
OFFENSES AND PENALTIES
18-18-401. Legislative declaration.
18-18-402. Definitions - terms used.
18-18-403. Additional definition.
18-18-403.5. Unlawful possession of a controlled substance - notice to revisor of statutes - repeal.
18-18-404. Unlawful use of a controlled substance.
18-18-405. Unlawful distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale.
18-18-406. Offenses relating to marijuana and marijuana concentrate - definitions.
18-18-406.1. Unlawful use or possession of synthetic cannabinoids or salvia divinorum.
18-18-406.2. Unlawful distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, sale, or cultivation of synthetic cannabinoids or salvia divinorum.
18-18-406.3. Medical use of marijuana by persons diagnosed with debilitating medical conditions - unlawful acts - penalty - medical marijuana program cash fund.
18-18-406.4. Unlawful advertising of marijuana - exception.
18-18-406.5. Unlawful use of marijuana in a detention facility.
18-18-406.6. Extraction of marijuana concentrate - definitions.
18-18-406.7. Unlawful possession of cathinones. (Repealed)
18-18-406.8. Unlawful distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale of cathinones. (Repealed)
18-18-406.9. Unlawful distribution or purchase of dextromethorphan - penalty - preemption - definitions.
18-18-407. Special offender - definitions.
18-18-408. Money laundering - illegal investments - penalty. (Repealed)
18-18-409. Reduction or suspension of sentence for providing substantial assistance.
18-18-410. Declaration of class 1 public nuisance.
18-18-411. Keeping, maintaining, controlling, renting, or making available property for unlawful distribution or manufacture of controlled substances.
18-18-412. Abusing toxic vapors - prohibited.
18-18-412.5. Unlawful possession of materials to make methamphetamine and amphetamine - penalty.
18-18-412.7. Sale or distribution of materials to manufacture controlled substances.
18-18-412.8. Retail sale of methamphetamine precursor drugs - unlawful acts - penalty.
18-18-413. Authorized possession of controlled substances.
18-18-414. Unlawful acts - licenses - penalties.
18-18-415. Fraud and deceit.
18-18-416. Controlled substances - inducing consumption by fraudulent means.
18-18-417. Notice of conviction.
18-18-418. Exemptions.
18-18-419. Imitation and counterfeit controlled substances act.
18-18-420. Imitation controlled substances - definitions.
18-18-421. Imitation controlled substances - determination - considerations.
18-18-422. Imitation controlled substances - violations - penalties.
18-18-423. Counterfeit substances prohibited - penalty.
18-18-424. Imitation controlled substances - exceptions.
18-18-425. Drug paraphernalia - legislative declaration.
18-18-426. Drug paraphernalia - definitions.
18-18-427. Drug paraphernalia - determination - considerations.
18-18-428. Possession of drug paraphernalia - penalty - exceptions.
18-18-429. Manufacture, sale, or delivery of drug paraphernalia - penalty.
18-18-430. Advertisement of drug paraphernalia - penalty.
18-18-430.5. Drug paraphernalia - exemption.
18-18-431. Defenses.
18-18-432. Drug offender public service and rehabilitation program - definitions.
18-18-433. Constitutional provisions.
18-18-434. Offenses relating to natural medicine and natural medicine product - definitions.
PART 5
ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
18-18-501. Administrative inspections and warrants.
18-18-502. Injunctions.
18-18-503. Cooperative arrangements and confidentiality.
18-18-504. Pleadings - presumptions - liabilities.
18-18-505. Judicial review.
18-18-506. Education and research.
PART 6
MISCELLANEOUS
18-18-601. Pending proceedings - applicability.
18-18-602. Continuation of rules - application to existing relationships.
18-18-603. Statutes of limitations.
18-18-604. Uniformity of interpretation.
18-18-605. Severability.
18-18-606. Drug case data collection.
18-18-607. Safe stations - disposal of controlled substances - medical evaluation - definition.
PART 1
DEFINITIONS
Frequently Asked Questions About Colorado § 18-17-109
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Section 18-17-109 ("Severability.") 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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