(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:
Fails to reasonably attend the campfire at all times; or
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 class 2 petty offense and, upon conviction of the offense, shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars.
(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 3 misdemeanor and, upon conviction of the offense, shall be punished by a minimum sentence of a fifty dollar fine up to a maximum sentence of six months imprisonment or a seven hundred fifty dollar fine, or both.
(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2018.)
Source: 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 181051), ch. 57, p. 598, § 1, effective July 1.
Cross references: 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 § 33-15106.