Section 30-15-201 - Penalty for leaving campfire unattended(1)(a) Any person who starts or maintains a campfire commits the offense of leaving a campfire unattended if he or she knowingly or recklessly: (I) Fails to reasonably attend the campfire at all times; or(II) Fails to thoroughly extinguish the campfire before leaving the site.(b)(I) A person who commits the offense of leaving a campfire unattended commits a petty offense.(II) A person who commits the offense of leaving a campfire unattended where the campfire is located in a forested or grassland area commits a class 2 misdemeanor.(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2018.)Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 502, eff. 3/1/2022.Amended by 2018 Ch. 57, § 1, eff. 7/1/2018.L. 1885: p. 161, § 1. L. 1891: p. 115, § 1. R.S. 08: § 1227. C.L. § 8704. CSA: C. 45, § 51. CRS 53: § 36-14-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-14-1. L. 73: p. 1402, § 27. L. 74: (1) amended, p. 407, § 21, effective April 11. L. 84: (1) amended, p. 924, § 18, effective May 11. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 1247, § 21, effective August 7. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1051), ch. 598, p. 598, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1)(b) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3248, p. 3248, § 502, effective 3/1/2022.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.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3). For transfer of duties of the state board of forestry to the state board of agriculture, see part 2 of article 31 of title 23 ; for unlawful acts concerning fires, see § 33-15-106 .