C.R.S. Section 18-13-109
Firing woods or prairie

(1)

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(a)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who, without lawful authority and knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, sets on fire, or causes to be set on fire, any woods, prairie, or grounds of any description, other than his or her own, or who, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, permits a fire, set or caused to be set by such person, to pass from his or her own grounds to the injury of any other person commits a petty offense.

(b)

Any person convicted under paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall be assessed a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars and not greater than one thousand dollars. The fine imposed by this paragraph (b) shall be mandatory and not subject to suspension. Nothing in this paragraph (b) shall be construed to limit the court’s discretion in exercising other available sentencing alternatives in addition to the mandatory fine.

(2)

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(a)

Any person who knowingly violates paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section and who knows or reasonably should know that he or she violates any applicable order, rule, or regulation lawfully issued by a governmental authority that prohibits, bans, restricts, or otherwise regulates fires during periods of extreme fire hazard and that is designed to promote the safety of persons and property, commits a class 6 felony.

(b)

The following activities do not constitute offenses under this subsection (2):

(I)

Open burning lawfully conducted in the course of agricultural operations;

(II)

State, municipality, or county fire management operations;

(III)

Lawfully conducted prescribed or controlled burns;

(IV)

Lawful activities conducted pursuant to rules, regulations, or policies adopted by the relevant state, tribal, or federal regulatory agency or agencies.

Source: Section 18-13-109 — Firing woods or prairie, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-18.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

18‑13‑101
Abuse of a corpse 18‑13‑104
Fighting by agreement - dueling 18‑13‑106
Unlawful to discard or abandon iceboxes or motor vehicles and similar items 18‑13‑107
Interference with persons with disabilities 18‑13‑107.3
Intentional misrepresentation of entitlement to an assistance animal - penalty - definitions 18‑13‑107.7
Intentional misrepresentation of a service animal for a person with a disability - penalty - definitions 18‑13‑108
Removal of timber from state lands 18‑13‑109
Firing woods or prairie 18‑13‑109.5
Intentionally setting wildfire 18‑13‑111
Purchases of commodity metals or detached catalytic converters - violations - commodity metals theft task force - creation - composition - reports - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal 18‑13‑112
Hazardous waste violations 18‑13‑113
Unlawful to sell metal beverage containers with detachable opening devices 18‑13‑114
Sale of secondhand property - record - inspection - crime - definitions 18‑13‑114.5
Proof of ownership required - penalty - definitions 18‑13‑115
Notice - penalties 18‑13‑116
Sales tax license 18‑13‑117
Record of sales 18‑13‑118
Regulation of secondhand dealers 18‑13‑119
Health-care providers - abuse of health insurance 18‑13‑119.5
Abuse of property insurance 18‑13‑120
Use, transportation, and storage of drip gasoline 18‑13‑121
Furnishing cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to persons under twenty-one years of age 18‑13‑122
Illegal possession or consumption of ethyl alcohol or marijuana by an underage person - illegal possession of marijuana paraphernalia by an underage person - adolescent substance abuse prevention and treatment fund - legislative declaration - definitions 18‑13‑123
Unlawful administration of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) or ketamine 18‑13‑124
Dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care 18‑13‑125
Telephone records - sale or purchase 18‑13‑126
Locating protected persons 18‑13‑130
Bail bond - prohibited activities - penalties 18‑13‑131
Misuse of gametes - definitions 18‑13‑132
Furnishing kratom products to persons under twenty-one years of age 18‑13‑133
Prohibition on prosecuting health-care providers - patient ingests abortifacient in another state
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 18-13-109’s source at colorado​.gov