Colorado § 35-9-125 - Criminal penalties.
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§ 35-9-125. Criminal penalties.
(1) No person may be charged under this section unless it is determined, after notice and an opportunity for hearing conducted pursuant to article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., that such person has twice committed the violation to be charged; except that this subsection (1) shall not apply to any person who violates any of the provisions of section 35-9-120 (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(e), (1)(f), (1)(j), (1)(k), or (2)(c).
(2) Any person who violates any of the provisions of section 35-9-120 (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(c), (1)(e), (1)(f), (1)(h), (1)(j), (1)(k), (2)(a), (2)(b), (2)(c), or (2)(g) or 35-9-123 (3) commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.
(3) Any person who violates section 35-9-120 (1)(g), (2)(d), (2)(e), or (2)(f) commits a petty offense and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-503.
(4) Repealed.
Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 1573, § 1, effective June 7. L. 2002: (2), (3), and (4) amended, p. 1547, § 305, effective October 1. L. 2021: (2) and (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3277, § 618, effective March 1, 2022; (4)(b) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3277, 3331, §§ 618, 803.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 35-9-109 as it existed prior to 1990.
(2) Subsection (4)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (4), effective March 1, 2022. (See L. 2021, pp. 3277, 3331.)
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsections (2), (3), and (4), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
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