Colorado Code § 42-20-106

Regulatory authority of local governments - preemption - disposition of local fines and penalties
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(1) Except as specifically authorized in parts 1, 2, and 3 of this
article, no county, town, city, or city and county shall have any authority to regulate the
transportation of hazardous materials separate and apart from the regulation of other
commodities. However, a county, town, city, or city and county may adopt and enforce
regulations or ordinances which are no more stringent than the provisions of state law and
regulations adopted pursuant thereto, if violations of such local regulations or ordinances carry
penalties which are not more than the penalties imposed upon violations of state law and
regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Any local government which adopts a regulation or
ordinance pursuant to this section shall file a certified copy of such regulation or ordinance, and
any amendment thereto, with the patrol.
(2) No person shall be prosecuted for a violation of both the provisions of part 1, 2, or 3
of this article and the provisions of such local ordinance or regulation when such prosecution
arises out of the same incident.

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