Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-101
Ordinance powers - penalty.
Effective Apr 18, 2013L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1123, § 1, effective July 1. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 1345, § 7, effective July 1. L. 91: (1) amended, p. 756, § 28, effective April 4. L. 2013: (1) amended, (HB 13-1060), ch. 121, p. 411, § 2, effective April 18.
(1)
- (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), the governing body of each municipality has power to provide for enforcement of ordinances adopted by it by a fine of not more than two thousand six hundred fifty dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(b)
- (I) The limitation on municipal court fines set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall be adjusted for inflation on January 1, 2014, and on January 1 of each year thereafter.
- (II) As used in this paragraph (b), inflation means the annual percentage change in the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, consumer price index for Denver-Boulder, all items, all urban consumers, or its successor index.
- (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the governing body of each municipality which implements an industrial wastewater pretreatment program pursuant to the federal act, as defined in section 25-8-103 (8), C.R.S., may seek such relief and impose such penalties as are required by such federal act and its implementing regulations for such programs.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1123, § 1, effective July 1. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 1345, § 7, effective July 1. L. 91: (1) amended, p. 756, § 28, effective April 4. L. 2013: (1) amended, (HB 13-1060), ch. 121, p. 411, § 2, effective April 18.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 31-12-101 (79) and 31-12-301 as they existed prior to 1975.