§ 42-20-505. Penalties – Permit System
A Colorado state patrol officer or a port of entry officer, as defined in section 42-8-102 (3), may assess a civil penalty of one thousand dollars against a carrier who transports nuclear materials without first obtaining a nuclear materials transportation permit. A carrier who misrepresents information in the carrier’s application for a nuclear materials transportation […]
§ 42-20-506. Permit Suspension and Revocation
In addition to any other civil or criminal penalties, the department of transportation may suspend the nuclear materials transportation permit of any carrier for a period not to exceed six months or revoke the permit for failure to comply with the permit terms, misrepresentation of information in the permit application, failure to pay a civil […]
§ 42-20-507. Local Government Preemption
No county, city and county, city, or town shall establish any permit or fee system for the transportation of nuclear materials by motor vehicle or railcar in, to, from, or through this state. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2535, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. Editor’s note: This section is similar […]
§ 42-20-508. Route Designation – Motor Vehicles
The chief of the Colorado state patrol shall have the authority to adopt rules to designate which state highways shall be used and which shall not be used by motor vehicles transporting nuclear materials in this state. The carrier shall not deviate from the routes designated pursuant to subsection (1) of this section except in […]
§ 42-20-509. Strict Liability for Nuclear Incidents
Any person who causes the release of any nuclear material being transported shall be strictly liable for all injuries and damages resulting therefrom. The conduct of the claimant shall not be a defense to liability; except that this section does not waive any defense based on the claimant’s failure to mitigate damages or related to […]
§ 42-20-402. Definitions
As used in this part 4 and part 5 of this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Carrier” means any person transporting goods or property on the public roads of this state in, to, from, or through this state, whether or not such transportation is for hire. Repealed. “Nuclear materials” means highway route controlled quantities […]
§ 42-20-510. Statute of Limitations
No person who has been injured or damaged as a result of a nuclear incident shall be precluded from bringing a suit against the person or persons responsible for causing the nuclear incident if such suit is instituted within three years after the date on which the injured person first knew, or reasonably could have […]
§ 42-20-403. Chief to Promulgate Rules and Regulations – Motor Vehicles
The chief shall promulgate rules and regulations for the safe transportation of nuclear materials by motor vehicle. Such rules shall not be inconsistent with any federal rule or regulation governing the transportation of the nuclear materials subject to parts 4 and 5 of this article. Such rules shall be applicable to any person who transports […]
§ 42-20-511. Nuclear Materials Transportation Fund
All money collected pursuant to parts 4 and 5 of this article 20 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the nuclear materials transportation fund, which fund is hereby created. The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect […]
§ 42-20-404. Inspections
All vehicles carrying nuclear materials entering the state on the public highways shall be inspected by a Colorado state patrol officer or a port of entry officer, as defined in section 42-8-102 (3), at the nearest point at which the shipment enters the state or at a location specified by the Colorado state patrol. For […]