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CO Code § 40-6.5-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 6.5 - Office of Consumer Counsel|§ 40-6.5-108. Repeal of Article - Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate Subject to Termination

 This article 6.5 is repealed, effective September 1, 2028. Before the repeal, this article 6.5 is scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104 .   History. Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 1047, § 1, effective July 1. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 1353, § 1, effective April 14. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 977, § 5, effective July 1. L. 98: (1) amended, p. 74, § 1, effective July 1; (1) amended, p. 78, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2004: (1)(b) amended, p. 350, § 21, effective July 1. L. 2006: (1)(b) repealed and (1)(b.5) added, p. 128, §§ 2, 3, effective July 1; (1)(b) repealed and (1)(c) added, p. 24, §§ 2, 3, effective July 1. L. 2015: (1)(b.5) repealed and (1)(c) amended,(SB 15-271), ch. 297, p. 1225, § 5, effective June 5. L. 2016: (2) amended,(SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 797, § 117, effective June 6. L. 2021: Entire section R&RE,(SB 21-103), ch. 477, p. 3407, § 2, effective September 1.    Editor's note:   Amendments to subsection (1) by House Bill 98-1078 were harmonized with House Bill 98-1074 resulting in the deletion of subsection (1)(a).
CO Code § 40-7-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 7 - Enforcement - Penalties|§ 40-7-103. Not to Affect Other Rights - Penalties Cumulative

  The provisions of articles 1 to 7 of this title shall not have the effect of releasing or waiving any right of action by the state, the commission, or any person or corporation for any right, penalty, or forfeiture which may have arisen or accrued under any law of this state.    All penalties accruing under articles 1 to 7 of this title shall be cumulative of each other, and a suit for the recovery of one penalty shall not be a bar to nor affect the recovery of any other penalty or forfeiture nor be a bar to any criminal prosecution against any public utility, or any officer, director, agent, or employee thereof, or any other corporation or person.     History. Source: L. 13: P. 503, § 59. C.L. § 2968. CSA: C. 137, § 59. CRS 53: § 115-7-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-3. History. Source: L. 13: P. 503, § 59. C.L. § 2968. CSA: C. 137, § 59. CRS 53: § 115-7-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-3.
CO Code § 40-7-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 7 - Enforcement - Penalties|§ 40-7-105. Violations - Penalty - Separate Offenses

  Any public utility which violates or fails to comply with any provision of the state constitution or of articles 1 to 7 of this title or which fails, omits, or neglects to obey, observe, or comply with any order, decision, decree, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission or any part or provision thereof, except an order for the payment of money, in a case in which a penalty has not been provided for such public utility, is subject to a penalty of not more than two thousand dollars for each offense.    Every violation of the provisions of articles 1 to 7 of this title or of any order, decision, decree, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission or any part or portion thereof, except an order for the payment of money, by any corporation or person is a separate and distinct offense, and, in case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.    In construing and enforcing the provisions of articles 1 to 7 of this title relating to penalties, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or employee of any public utility, acting within the scope of his official duties or employment, in every case shall be deemed the act, omission, or failure of such public utility.     History. Source: L. 13: P. 505, § 61. C.L. § 2970. CSA: C. 137, § 61. CRS 53: § 115-7-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-5. History. Source: L. 13: P. 505, § 61. C.L. § 2970. CSA: C. 137, § 61. CRS 53: § 115-7-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-5.    ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, “Coal Mining a Public Utility”, see 12 Dicta 267 (1935).   Function of commission. The public utilities commission is not a court. It is charged with the performance of certain executive and administrative duties. In the performance thereof, and as incidental thereto, it hears evidence, ascertains facts, and exercises judgment and discretion, but this is the exercise of merely a quasi-judicial function, not the exercise of judicial power within the meaning of the constitution. People ex rel. Hubbard v. Colo. Title & Trust Co., 65 Colo. 472 , 178 P. 6 (1918); Clark v. Denver & I. R. R., 78 Colo. 48 , 239 P. 20 (1925); People v. Swena, 88 Colo. 337 , 296 P. 271 (1931).
CO Code § 40-7-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 7 - Enforcement - Penalties|§ 40-7-106. Violations by Agents - Penalty

 Every officer, agent, or employee of any public utility who violates or fails to comply with or who procures, aids, or abets any violation by any public utility of any provision of the constitution of this state or of articles 1 to 7 of this title, or who fails to obey, observe, or comply with any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission or any part or provision thereof, except an order for the payment of money, or who procures, aids, or abets any public utility in its failure to obey, observe, and comply with any such order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement or any part or provision thereof in a case in which a penalty has not been provided for such officer, agent, or employee commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501 , C.R.S.   History. Source: L. 13: P. 505, § 62. C.L. § 2971. CSA: C. 137, § 62. CRS 53: § 115-7-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-6. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 2068, § 25, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1558, § 355, effective October 1. History. Source: L. 13: P. 505, § 62. C.L. § 2971. CSA: C. 137, § 62. CRS 53: § 115-7-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-6. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 2068, § 25, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1558, § 355, effective October 1.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
CO Code § 40-7-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 7 - Enforcement - Penalties|§ 40-7-107. Violations by Corporations Not Public Utilities - Penalty

 Every corporation other than a public utility which violates any provision of articles 1 to 7 of this title or which fails to obey, observe, or comply with any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission or any part or provision thereof, except an order for the payment of money, in a case in which a penalty has not been provided for such corporation is subject to a penalty of not more than two thousand dollars for each offense.   History. Source: L. 13: P. 506, § 63. C.L. § 2972. CSA: C. 137, § 63. CRS 53: § 115-7-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-7. History. Source: L. 13: P. 506, § 63. C.L. § 2972. CSA: C. 137, § 63. CRS 53: § 115-7-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-7.
CO Code § 40-7-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 7 - Enforcement - Penalties|§ 40-7-108. Violations by Individuals - Penalty

 [ ] Every person who, either individually or acting as an officer, agent, or employee of a corporation other than a public utility, violates any provision of articles 1 to 7 of this title or who fails to observe, obey, or comply with any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission or any part or portion thereof, or who procures, aids, or abets any such public utility in its violation of articles 1 to 7 of this title or in its failure to obey, observe, or comply with any such order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement or any part or portion thereof in a case in which a penalty has not been provided for such person commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501 , C.R.S.  Editor's note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022.  History. Source: L. 13: P. 506, § 64. C.L. § 2973. CSA: C. 137, § 64. CRS 53: § 115-7-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-8. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 2068, § 26, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1558, § 356, effective October 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3297, § 700, effective March 1, 2022. History. Source: L. 13: P. 506, § 64. C.L. § 2973. CSA: C. 137, § 64. CRS 53: § 115-7-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-8. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 2068, § 26, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1558, § 356, effective October 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3297, § 700, 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 legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
CO Code § 40-7-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 7 - Enforcement - Penalties|§ 40-7-108. Violations by Individuals - Penalty

 [ ] Every person who, either individually or acting as an officer, agent, or employee of a corporation other than a public utility, violates any provision of articles 1 to 7 of this title 40 or who fails to observe, obey, or comply with any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission or any part or portion thereof, or who procures, aids, or abets any such public utility in its violation of articles 1 to 7 of this title 40 or in its failure to obey, observe, or comply with any such order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement or any part or portion thereof in a case in which a penalty has not been provided for such person commits a petty offense and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-503 .  Editor's note: This version of this section is effective March 1, 2022.  History. Source: L. 13: P. 506, § 64. C.L. § 2973. CSA: C. 137, § 64. CRS 53: § 115-7-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-8. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 2068, § 26, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1558, § 356, effective October 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3297, § 700, effective March 1, 2022. History. Source: L. 13: P. 506, § 64. C.L. § 2973. CSA: C. 137, § 64. CRS 53: § 115-7-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-8. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 2068, § 26, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1558, § 356, effective October 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3297, § 700, effective March 1, 2022.
CO Code § 40-7-109 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 7 - Enforcement - Penalties|§ 40-7-109. Action to Recover Penalties - Fines Paid to General Fund

 Actions to recover penalties under this title may be brought in the name of the people of the state of Colorado in the district court in and for the county or city and county in which the cause or some part thereof arose, or in which the corporation complained of, if any, has its principal place of business, or in which the person, if any, complained of resides. Such action shall be commenced and prosecuted to final judgment by the attorney general as directed by the commission. In any such action, all penalties incurred up to the time of commencing the same may be sued for and recovered. In all such actions, the procedure and rules of evidence shall be the same as in ordinary civil actions, except as otherwise provided in this article. All fines and penalties recovered by the state in any such action, together with the costs thereof, shall be paid into the state treasury. Any such action may be compromised or discontinued on application of the commission upon such terms as the court shall approve and order.   History. Source: L. 13: P. 506, § 65. C.L. § 2974. CSA: C. 137, § 65. CRS 53: § 115-7-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-9. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1797, § 18, effective July 1. History. Source: L. 13: P. 506, § 65. C.L. § 2974. CSA: C. 137, § 65. CRS 53: § 115-7-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-9. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1797, § 18, effective July 1.
CO Code § 40-7-110 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 7 - Enforcement - Penalties|§ 40-7-110. Commission to Represent People - When

  Repealed.    The commission has the power to appear and represent the interests and welfare of the people of the state of Colorado in all matters and proceedings involving any public utility or carrier pending before any officer, department, board, commission, or court of the United States, of any other state, or of this state and to intervene in, protest, resist, or advocate the granting or denial of any petition, application, complaint, or other proceeding, to examine witnesses and offer evidence in any proceeding affecting the people of this state or some portion thereof, as the public interest, convenience, or necessity may appear, and to initiate or participate in judicial proceedings involving the order or decision of any such officer, department, board, or commission.     History. Source: L. 13: P. 507, § 66. C.L. § 2975. CSA: C. 137, § 66. L. 45: P. 534, § 10. CRS 53: § 115-7-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-10. L. 2008: (1) repealed, p. 1798, § 19, effective July 1. History. Source: L. 13: P. 507, § 66. C.L. § 2975. CSA: C. 137, § 66. L. 45: P. 534, § 10. CRS 53: § 115-7-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-10. L. 2008: (1) repealed, p. 1798, § 19, effective July 1.
CO Code § 40-7-111 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 7 - Enforcement - Penalties|§ 40-7-111. Not to Affect Interstate or Foreign Commerce

 None of the provisions of articles 1 to 7 of this title, except when specifically so stated, shall apply or be construed to apply to commerce with foreign nations or commerce among the several states, except insofar as the same may be permitted under the provisions of the constitution of the United States and the acts of congress.   History. Source: L. 13: P. 508, § 68. C.L. § 2976. CSA: C. 137, § 67. CRS 53: § 115-7-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-11. History. Source: L. 13: P. 508, § 68. C.L. § 2976. CSA: C. 137, § 67. CRS 53: § 115-7-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-7-11.    ANNOTATION   Applied in City & County of Denver v. Mtn. States Tel. & Tel. Co., 67 Colo. 225 , 184 P. 604 (1919); W. Transp. Co. v. People, 82 Colo. 456 , 261 P. 1 (1927).
CO Code § 40-7-112 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 7 - Enforcement - Penalties|§ 40-7-112. Applicability of Civil Penalties

     A person who operates or offers to operate as a motor carrier as defined in section 40-10.1-101; a motor carrier, motor private carrier, broker, freight forwarder, leasing company, or other person required to register under section 40-10.5-102; or a transportation network company required to obtain a permit under section 40-10.1-606 is subject to civil penalties as provided in this section and sections 40-7-113 to 40-7-116, in addition to any other sanctions that may be imposed pursuant to law.    The commission shall transmit all penalties it collects to the state treasurer, who shall credit them to the legal services offset fund created in section 40-7-118; except that the state treasurer shall credit one-half of any civil penalty imposed upon a motor carrier of household goods to the moving outreach fund created in section 40-10.1-509.       Subsections (3) to (5) of this section and the civil penalties provided in section 40-7-113 do not apply to persons transporting nuclear materials who commit violations of section 42-20-406 (3), 42-20-407, or 42-20-505, C.R.S., or to persons transporting hazardous materials who commit violations of section 42-20-204, C.R.S.    An owner or other person allowing a driver to operate a motor vehicle upon a highway in violation of a statute or rule for which a civil penalty may be imposed under section (1) is subject to the civil penalties provided in section 40-7-113 if he or she knows or has reason to know that the driver is engaged in a violation.    An owner or other person who directs a driver to operate a motor vehicle upon a highway in violation of a statute or rule for which a civil penalty may be imposed under section (1) is subject to the civil penalties provided in section 40-7-113.    Any civil penalty assessed against an owner or other person pursuant to subsection (3) or (4) of this section is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any civil penalty against the actual driver of the vehicle, and any such penalty may be assessed upon the initial violation by the person.     History. Source: L. 89: Entire section added, p. 1540, § 1, effective April 12. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 1623, § 3, effective June 6. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 2570, § 94, effective January 1, 1995. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 1209, § 23, effective May 31. L. 98: (1) amended, p. 1058, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2003: (1) amended, p. 2380, § 3, effective August 6. L. 2005: (1) amended, p. 782, § 74, effective June 1. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 1095, § 7, effective August 7. L. 2009: (1) amended, (SB 09-292), ch. 369, p. 1982, § 120, effective August 5. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (HB 11-1198), ch. 127, p. 420, § 17, effective August 10. L. 2013: (1) amended, (SB 13-189), ch. 365, p. 2126, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2014: (1)(a) amended, (SB 14-125), ch. 323, p. 1408, § 2, effective June 5. L. 2017: (1)(b) amended, (SB 17-180), ch. 281, p. 1531, § 1, effective August 9.
CO Code § 40-7-113.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 7 - Enforcement - Penalties|§ 40-7-113.5. Civil Penalties Applicable to Public Utilities - Exclusion From Rate Base

     In addition to any other penalty otherwise authorized by law and except as otherwise provided in subsections (3), (4), and (5) of this section, a public utility furnishing electric, gas, water, water and sewer, or telecommunications service that intentionally violates any provision of articles 1 to 7 or 15 of this title or of any rule or order of the commission pursuant to such articles, which provision is applicable to such utility, may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars; except that nothing in this subsection (1) shall be construed to authorize the imposition of civil penalties upon:   A cooperative electric association that has voted to exempt itself from regulation pursuant to section 40-9.5-103;    A cooperative telephone association;    A municipally owned utility; or    A nonprofit generation and transmission electric corporation or association.       Civil penalties assessed pursuant to this section shall be paid and credited to the general fund, in addition to any other sanctions that may be imposed pursuant to law. The amount of any such penalties paid shall not be an allowable expense for rate-making purposes.         The commission shall adopt rules specifying the particular violations, and the amount of the civil penalties to be assessed for each violation, pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.    No public utility shall be assessed a civil penalty if the utility is already subject to an existing reparation due to a commission order, commission rule, or statutory provision for the same violation.       If any public utility receives a second civil penalty assessment for a violation of the same statute, rule, or order within one year after the first violation, the civil penalty assessed for the second violation shall be no greater than twice the amount specified by rule for such violation.    If any public utility receives more than two civil penalty assessments for violation of the same statute, rule, or order within one year, the civil penalty assessed for each such subsequent violation shall be no greater than three times the amount specified by rule for such violation.    Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the total amount of civil penalties assessed against one public utility under this section shall not exceed the lesser of the following:   One hundred fifty thousand dollars in any six-month period; or    In any twelve-month period, one percent of the utility's gross annual revenues from services regulated by the commission, based on the most recent fiscal year for which final revenue figures are available.         History. Source: L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 1798, § 20, effective July 1.
CO Code § 40-7-115 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 7 - Enforcement - Penalties|§ 40-7-115. Each Day a Separate Offense

 Each day in which a person violates any statute, rule, or order of the commission for which a civil penalty may be imposed under section 40-7-113 or .5 may constitute a separate offense.   History. Source: L. 89: Entire section added, p. 1542, § 1, effective April 12. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1799, § 21, effective July 1. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (HB 11-1198), ch. 127, p. 423, § 19, effective August 10.
CO Code § 40-7-117 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 7 - Enforcement - Penalties|§ 40-7-117. Gas Pipeline Safety Rules - Civil Penalty for Violations - Other Remedies

  Any person violating any rule adopted or order issued by the commission pursuant to the authority granted in section 40-2-115 (1)(c), (1)(d), or (1)(e) is subject to a civil penalty of up to two hundred thousand dollars per violation; except that, in the case of a group or series of related violations, the aggregate amount of such penalties shall not exceed two million dollars. Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation.    Any civil penalty authorized by this section may be reduced by the commission based on consideration of objective metrics and factors set forth in rules. The metrics and factors must include:   An evaluation of the severity of the violation, in terms of its actual or potential effect on public safety or pipeline system integrity;    The extent to which the violation and any underlying conditions that may have contributed to the likelihood or severity of the violation have been remedied; and    The extent to which the violator agrees to spend, in lieu of payment of part of the civil penalty, a specified dollar amount on commission-approved measures to reduce the overall risk to pipeline system safety or integrity; except that the amount of the penalty payable to the commission shall be no less than five thousand dollars.       If a violator does not remit the assessed penalty or the lesser amount agreed upon pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the commission may recover the amount due plus court costs in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.    The remedy provided in this section is in addition to any other remedies available to the commission under the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States.     History. Source: L. 93: Entire section added, p. 2071, § 30, effective July 1. L. 2003: (1) amended, p. 1700, § 6, effective May 14. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-108), ch. 465, p. 3355, § 3, effective July 6.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in SB 21-108, see section 1 of chapter 465, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.