2018 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife
Wildlife
Article 6 - Law Enforcement and Penalties - Wildlife
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 33-6-104. Imposition of penalty - procedures
(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of articles 1 to 6 of this title or any rule of the commission that does not have a specific penalty listed is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars, a surcharge as described in section 24-33.5-415.6, C.R.S., and an assessment of five license suspension points.
(2) At the time that any person is charged with violating any misdemeanor provisions of articles 1 to 6 of this title or any rule of the commission, the officer shall issue a summons and complaint to the alleged offender or, in the case of a violation for which a fine of a fixed amount is prescribed, may give the alleged offender an opportunity to voluntarily pay the fine and surcharge in the form of a penalty assessment. Penalty assessments shall not be issued for violations for which minimum and maximum fines have been established. The penalty assessment notice given to the alleged offender shall contain the information required in and be in the form of a summons and complaint and shall specify in dollars the amount of the penalty to be assessed for the alleged offense and the amount of the surcharges to be collected pursuant to sections 24-4.2-104 (1) and 24-33.5-415.6, C.R.S. If the alleged offender accepts such notice and pays the fine and the surcharges entered thereon to the division within fifteen days of issuance of the notice, such acceptance and payment shall constitute an acknowledgment of guilt by such person of the violation set forth in the penalty assessment notice. Any person who accepts a penalty assessment notice but who does not furnish satisfactory evidence of identity or who the officer has reasonable and probable grounds to believe will disregard a written promise to pay the specified fine and surcharges may be taken by the officer to the nearest known post-office facility and be required to remit the amount of the specified fine and surcharges to the division immediately by mail in United States currency or other legal tender by money order or personal check. Refusal or inability to remit the specified fine and surcharges by mail when required shall constitute a refusal to accept a penalty assessment notice. The officer shall advise the person arrested of the license suspension points to be assessed in accordance with section 33-6-106. Checks tendered by the violator to and accepted by the division and on which payment is received by the division shall be deemed sufficient receipt. If the fine and surcharges are not so paid, then the officer who issued the penalty assessment notice shall docket the summons and complaint with a court of competent jurisdiction for appearance by the person to answer the charges therein contained at such time and place as is specified in the summons and complaint.
