Colorado § 24-80-1202 - Destruction of ghost town - penalty.
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§ 24-80-1202. Destruction of ghost town - penalty.
No person shall destroy, damage, deface, or take anything from an area designated and marked as a ghost town by the state historical society, except by the owner or the designated agent of the owner of such property. Any person violating this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: L. 73: p. 1388, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 131-15-2. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3231, § 436, effective March 1, 2022.
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UNMARKED HUMAN GRAVES
Law reviews: For note, "NAGPRA in Colorado: A Success Story", see 83 U. Colo. L. Rev. 593 (2012).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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