Colorado Code § 42-20-204

Permit violations - penalties
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(1) Any person who transports hazardous
materials without a permit in violation of any of the provisions of section 42-20-201 commits a
class 2 misdemeanor and shall be assessed a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars in accordance
with the procedure set forth in section 42-20-105 (2). Any person who intentionally transports
hazardous materials without a permit in violation of any of the provisions of section 42-20-201
commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501. For the
purposes of this subsection (1), if any person who previously has acknowledged guilt or has been
convicted of a misdemeanor pursuant to this subsection (1) subsequently transports hazardous
materials without a permit in violation of any of the provisions of section 42-20-201, a
permissive inference is created that such subsequent transportation without a permit was
intentional.
(2) Any person who has obtained an annual or a single trip hazardous materials
transportation permit but fails to have a copy of said permit in the cab of the motor vehicle while
transporting hazardous materials in, to, from, or through this state commits a class B traffic
infraction and shall be assessed a penalty of twenty-five dollars in accordance with the procedure
set forth in section 42-4-1701 (4)(a)(V); except that, if a peace officer, as described in section
16-2.5-101, C.R.S., or any other enforcement official may determine that the permit can be
electronically verified at the time of contact, a copy of the permit need not be in the cab of the
motor vehicle.
(3) Any person who knowingly violates any of the terms and conditions of an annual or
single trip hazardous materials transportation permit commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall
be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.
(4) All penalties collected pursuant to this section by a state agency or by a court shall be
transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the hazardous materials safety
fund created in section 42-20-107.
(5) Every court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under this section shall
forward to the chief a record of the conviction of any person in said court for a violation of any
said laws within forty-eight hours after such conviction. The term "conviction" means a final
conviction.

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