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C.R.S. § 18-19-101 — Legislative declaration.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Article 19: Drug Offender Surcharge, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Full text of C.R.S. § 18-19-101
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the use of controlled substances exacts an unacceptable toll on the fiscal resources of both state and local government and thereby increases the fiscal burden on the taxpayers of this state. It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this article to shift the costs of controlled substance use to those persons who unlawfully traffic, possess, or use controlled substances.
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