2021 Colorado Code
Title 7 - Corporations and Associations
Article 42 - Ditch and Reservoir Companies
§ 7-42-109. Penalty for Damage
[ ] Any person who willfully or maliciously damages or interferes with any road, ditch, flume, bridge, ferry, railroad, or telegraph line or any of the fixtures, tools, implements, appurtenances, or property of any corporation that is formed under the provisions of law is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any such fine shall be paid into the county treasury, and the offender shall also pay all damages that any such corporation sustains, together with costs of suit.
Editor's note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022.History. Source: G.L. § 297. G.S. § 315. R.S. 08: § 994. C.L. § 2361. CSA: C. 41, § 149. CRS 53: § 31-14-9 . C.R.S. 1963: § 31-14-9 . L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 2206, § 16, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3136, § 70, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note:
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
Cross references:For the penalty for damaging a ditch or flume, see § 37-89-101 .
