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C.R.S. § 18-4-506.3 — Tampering with equipment associated with oil or gas gathering operations - penalty.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 5: TRESPASS, TAMPERING, AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Tampering with equipment associated with oil or gas gathering operations

Full text of C.R.S. § 18-4-506.3

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.

C.R.S. § 18-4-506.3Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session

(1) Any person who in any manner knowingly destroys, breaks, removes, or otherwise tampers with or attempts to destroy, break, remove, or otherwise tamper with any equipment associated with oil or gas gathering operations commits a class 2 misdemeanor. (2) Any person who in any manner, without the consent of the owner or operator, knowingly alters, obstructs, interrupts, or interferes with or attempts to alter, obstruct, interrupt, or interfere with the action of any equipment used or associated with oil or gas gathering operations commits a class 2 misdemeanor.

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Is tampering with equipment associated with oil or gas gathering operations a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

Tampering with equipment associated with oil or gas gathering operations is a class 2 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-4-506.3.

Which Colorado statute covers tampering with equipment associated with oil or gas gathering operations?

Tampering with equipment associated with oil or gas gathering operations is governed by C.R.S. § 18-4-506.3 (Tampering with equipment associated with oil or gas gathering operations - penalty).

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