Colo. Rev. Stat. § 36-20-126
Penalties.
Effective Mar 1, 2022L. 72: R&RE, p. 642, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 151-1-26. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 1349, § 2, effective July 1. L. 89: (1)(a) amended, p. 850, § 132, effective July 1. L. 96: (1)(a) and (2) amended, p. 973, § 19, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1)(a) amended, p. 1552, § 332, effective October 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3289, § 671, effective March 1, 2022.
(1)
- (a) Any person responsible for conducting a weather modification operation without first having procured the required permit and any person who contracts with or pays another person known to be without a permit to conduct a weather modification operation commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.
- (b) Any person operating an aircraft conducting a weather modification operation, which operation has not received the required permit, shall have this violation reported to the United States department of transportation, federal aviation administration, by the director.
- (2) Any person who makes a false statement in the application for a permit, who fails to file any report as required by this article 20, or who violates any other provisions of this article 20, except as otherwise provided in section 36-20-123 and subsection (1) of this section, commits a class 2 misdemeanor. Each such violation shall be a separate offense.
Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 642, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 151-1-26. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 1349, § 2, effective July 1. L. 89: (1)(a) amended, p. 850, § 132, effective July 1. L. 96: (1)(a) and (2) amended, p. 973, § 19, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1)(a) amended, p. 1552, § 332, effective October 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3289, § 671, effective March 1, 2022.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (1)(a), see section 1 chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.