Section 34-24-112 - When visitors allowed underground(1) It is unlawful for any person to enter any active or inactive mine unless accompanied by, or with prior written permission from, the operator of said mine.(2) Persons desiring entry into abandoned mines, where the operator cannot be found, shall first secure written authorization from the office of the commissioner or the office of active and inactive mines.(3) Any person violating any provision of this section commits a petty offense.(4) Each violation of this section shall be a separate offense.Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, §608, eff. 3/1/2022.L. 88: Entire article R&RE, p. 1198, § 5, effective July 1. L. 92: (2) amended, p. 1937, § 30, effective July 1. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3274, p. 3274, § 608, effective 3/1/2022.(1) This section is similar to former § 34-47-125 as it existed prior to 1988.
(2) Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).