Colorado § 18-18-410 - Declaration of class 1 public nuisance.
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§ 18-18-410. Declaration of class 1 public nuisance.
Except as authorized by section 18-18-434, article 170 of title 12, or article 50 of title 44, any store, shop, warehouse, dwelling house, building, vehicle, boat, or aircraft or any place whatsoever that is frequented by controlled substance addicts for the unlawful use of controlled substances or which is used for the unlawful storage, manufacture, sale, or distribution of controlled substances is declared to be a class 1 public nuisance and subject to the provisions of section 16-13-303. Any real or personal property that is seized or confiscated as a result of an action to abate a public nuisance shall be disposed of pursuant to part 7 of article 13 of title 16.
Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 365, § 1, effective July 1. Initiated 2022: Entire section amended, Proposition 122, L. 2022, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 27, 2022. L. 2023: Entire section amended, (SB 23-290), ch. 249, p. 1412, § 27, effective July 1.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 18-18-108 as it existed prior to 1992.
(2) This section was amended by Proposition 122, with the proclamation of the governor on December 27, 2022. The vote count for the measure at the general election held November 8, 2022, was as follows:
FOR: 1,296,992
AGAINST: 1,121,124
ANNOTATION
Storage for purposes of § 16-13-303 denotes that an item is left at a location for some period of time. It is not synonymous with possession. Generally the term indicates duration and not a transient situation. People v. One 1967 Ford Mustang, 781 P.2d 186 (Colo. App. 1989) (decided under § 18-18-108 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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