(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.)
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 18-1051), ch. 57, p. 598, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1)(b) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3248, � 502, effective March 1, 2022.
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 � 33-15-106.