2021 Colorado Code
Title 18 - Criminal Code
Article 18 - Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 2013
Part 4 - Offenses and Penalties
§ 18-18-410. Declaration of Class 1 Public Nuisance
Any store, shop, warehouse, dwelling house, building, vehicle, boat, or aircraft or any place whatsoever which is frequented by controlled substance addicts for the unlawful use of controlled substances or which is used for the unlawful storage, manufacture, sale, or distribution of controlled substances is declared to be a class 1 public nuisance and subject to the provisions of section 16-13-303 , C.R.S. Any real or personal property which is seized or confiscated as a result of an action to abate a public nuisance shall be disposed of pursuant to part 7 of article 13 of title 16, C.R.S.
History. Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 365, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note:
This section is similar to former § 18-18-108 as it existed prior to 1992.
ANNOTATIONStorage for purposes of § 16-13-303 denotes that an item is left at a location for some period of time. It is not synonymous with possession. Generally the term indicates duration and not a transient situation. People v. One 1967 Ford Mustang, 781 P.2d 186 (Colo. App. 1989) (decided under § 18-18-108 as it existed prior to the 1992 repeal and reenactment of this article).
