Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-10-1531

Current through Acts effective through 7/1/2024 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 31-10-1531 - Wagers with electors

It is unlawful for any person, including any candidate for public office, before or during any municipal election, to make any bet or wager with a qualified elector or take a share or interest in, or in any manner become a party to, any such bet or wager or provide or agree to provide any money to be used by another in making such bet or wager upon any event or contingency whatever arising out of such election. For each such offense, the offender commits a class 2 misdemeanor.

C.R.S. § 31-10-1531

Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 534, eff. 3/1/2022.

L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1075, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3255, p. 3255, § 534, effective 3/1/2022.

(1) This section is similar to former § 31-10-1331 as it existed prior to 1975.

(2) 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).