{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-79.5-101","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 24-79.5-101","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this article 79.5, unless the context otherwise requires:\n\n(1) \"Amount due\" means the amount of a fee, fine, penalty, or other separate charge due and owing to the state.\n\n(2) \"Delinquency charge\" means a separate fee, fine, or penalty levied as a result of the late payment of an amount due. For purposes of this article 79.5, a delinquency charge shall not include any fee, fine, or other penalty imposed:\n\n(a) In accordance with the express terms of a written contractual provision;\n\n(b) As a result of the late payment of a tax;\n\n(c) By a state, county, municipal, or other court;\n\n(d) As a result of a check, draft, or order for the payment of money that is not paid upon presentment;\n\n(e) In connection with the unlawful stopping, standing, or parking of a motor vehicle;\n\n(f) By a public library upon overdue, damaged, or destroyed materials; and\n\n(g) By a local liquor licensing authority pursuant to article 3 of title 44.\n\n(3) \"State\" shall have the same meaning as defined in section 11-54-102 (12), C.R.S.","path":["Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE","Article 79.5 - Delinquency Charges Imposed by the State"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-24.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"6e06a936bf893cd2f958947a24b06fa4ca0bdcd5ce0011fea0986a73e7b1356b","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-79-102","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-79.5-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}