Opinion ID: 1268063
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Heading: Assessment of the Civil Penalty by the Court

Text: The state agreed to Fry Roofing Company's demand for a jury trial, although a jury trial was not required as a matter of law. Curtis v. Loether, 415 U.S. 189, 94 S.Ct. 1005, 39 L.Ed.2d 260 (1974); Setchell v. Dellacroce, 169 Colo. 212, 454 P.2d 804 (1969); see also Murray v. District Court, Colo., 539 P.2d 1254 (1975); C.R.C.P. 38(a) and 39(c). The jury tried the disputed issues of fact, but the court determined the amount of the civil penalty. Section 25-7-119(1) provides that [p]enalties shall be determined and collected by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Air Pollution Control Act contains no provision for trial by a jury or for penalty assessment by a jury. Thus, we do not perceive that the trial court abused its discretion in fixing the amount of the penalty. United States v. J. B. Williams Company, Inc., supra ; United States v. I.T.T. Continental Baking Co., 485 F.2d 16 (10th Cir. 1973), rev'd on other grounds, United States v. I.T.T. Continental Baking Co., 420 U.S. 223, 95 S.Ct. 926, 43 L.Ed.2d 148 (1975).