C.R.S. Section 42-20-105
Enforcement

(1)

The provisions of parts 1, 2, and 3 of this article relating to the transportation of hazardous materials by motor vehicle may only be enforced by an enforcement official.

(2)

Any enforcement official shall have the authority to issue penalty assessments for the misdemeanor traffic offenses specified in sections 42-20-204 (1) and 42-20-305 (2). At any time that a person is cited for a violation of any of the offenses specified, the person in charge of or operating the motor vehicle involved shall be given a notice in the form of a penalty assessment notice. Such notice shall be tendered by the enforcement official and shall contain the name and address of such person, the license number of the motor vehicle involved, if any, the number of such person’s driver’s license, the nature of the violation, the amount of the penalty prescribed for such violation, the date of the notice, a place for such person to execute a signed acknowledgment of receipt of the penalty assessment notice, a place for such person to execute a signed acknowledgment of guilt for the cited violation, and such other information as may be required by law to constitute such notice as a summons and complaint to appear in court should the prescribed penalty not be paid within twenty days. Every cited person shall execute the signed acknowledgment of receipt of the penalty assessment notice. The acknowledgment of guilt shall be executed at the time the cited person pays the prescribed penalty. The person cited shall pay the specified penalty at the office of the department of revenue, either in person or by postmarking such payment within twenty days after the citation. The department of revenue shall accept late payment of any penalty assessment up to twenty days after such payment becomes due. If the person cited does not pay the prescribed penalty within twenty days of the notice, the penalty assessment notice shall constitute a summons and complaint to appear in the county court of the county in which the penalty assessment was issued at a time and place specified by the notice, unless payment for such penalty assessment has been accepted by the department of revenue as evidenced by receipt.

(3)

All enforcement officials may, at their discretion and in lieu of issuing the penalty assessments pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, issue warning citations to persons who violate the provisions of part 1, 2, or 3 of this article.

(4)

Enforcement of any law relating to the fixed-site storage or use of hazardous materials shall not be affected by the provisions of part 1, 2, or 3 of this article.

Source: Section 42-20-105 — Enforcement, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-42.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

42‑20‑101
Short title 42‑20‑102
Legislative declaration 42‑20‑103
Definitions 42‑20‑104
General powers and duties of chief - department of public safety - cooperation from other state agencies 42‑20‑105
Enforcement 42‑20‑106
Regulatory authority of local governments - preemption - disposition of local fines and penalties 42‑20‑107
Hazardous materials safety fund 42‑20‑108
Rules and regulations for transportation of hazardous materials 42‑20‑108.5
Materials used for agricultural production - exemption - legislative declaration 42‑20‑109
Penalty for violations 42‑20‑110
Immobilization of unsafe vehicles 42‑20‑111
Additional penalties 42‑20‑112
Reimbursement of local governments 42‑20‑113
Hazardous materials spill - abandonment of vehicle containing hazardous material - penalty - definition 42‑20‑201
Hazardous materials transportation permit required 42‑20‑202
Transportation permit - application fee - rules 42‑20‑203
Carrying of permit and shipping papers 42‑20‑204
Permit violations - penalties 42‑20‑205
Permit suspension or revocation - rules 42‑20‑206
Local government preemption 42‑20‑300.3
Definitions 42‑20‑301
Route designation 42‑20‑302
Application for route designation - procedure - approval 42‑20‑303
Road signs required - uniform standards 42‑20‑304
Emergency closure of public roads 42‑20‑305
Deviation from authorized route - penalty 42‑20‑401
Legislative declaration 42‑20‑402
Definitions 42‑20‑403
Chief to promulgate rules and regulations - motor vehicles 42‑20‑404
Inspections 42‑20‑405
Violations - criminal penalties - definition 42‑20‑406
Violations - civil penalties - motor vehicles 42‑20‑407
Repeat violations - civil penalties 42‑20‑408
Compliance orders - penalty 42‑20‑501
Nuclear materials transportation permit required - application 42‑20‑502
Permits - fees 42‑20‑503
Carrying of shipping papers 42‑20‑504
Rules and regulations 42‑20‑505
Penalties - permit system 42‑20‑506
Permit suspension and revocation 42‑20‑507
Local government preemption 42‑20‑508
Route designation - motor vehicles 42‑20‑509
Strict liability for nuclear incidents 42‑20‑510
Statute of limitations 42‑20‑511
Nuclear materials transportation fund
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 42-20-105’s source at colorado​.gov