{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-37-85-109","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 37-85-109","heading":"Penalty for collecting excessive rate.","body":"Every person owning or controlling, or claiming to own or control, any ditch, canal, or reservoir, who, after demand in writing made upon the person for the supply or delivery of water for irrigation, mining, milling, or domestic purposes, to be delivered from the canal, ditch, or reservoir, owned, possessed, or controlled by the person, and after tender of the lawful rate of compensation therefor in lawful money, shall demand, require, bargain for, accept, receive, or retain from the party making such application any money or other thing of value, or any promise or contract, or any valuable consideration whatever, as such royalty, bonus, or premium prerequisite or condition precedent, as is prohibited by section 37-85-108, commits a class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION","Article 85 - Charge for Delivery of Water"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-37.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"6ae593b33e3f71de3b761d4548409f4bf1a6081d4b714c5cb8a4793a4ed3a1b5","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-37-85-108","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-37-85-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}