Regulación sobre la basura y sanciones en Colorado

Explicación Simple

Si tiras basura desde tu auto, puedes recibir una multa. Si te atrapan, podrías limpiar la basura en vez de pagar toda la multa.

Es como cuando en casa, si dejas tu cuarto desordenado, tus padres te piden que lo limpies en lugar de castigarte con tareas extra.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está manejando y tira un vaso de plástico por la ventana. La policía lo detiene y le da una multa. Juan puede optar por recoger basura en un parque durante ocho horas en lugar de pagar toda la multa.

Penalidades

Multa por tirar basura y posibilidad de limpiar espacios públicos como sanción.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

fine attributable to the adjustment specified in this subsection (4)(b)(I) to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the front range waste diversion cash fund created in section 25-16.5-111 (4). (II) This subsection (4)(b) is repealed, effective September 1, 2029. (5) It is in the discretion of the court, upon the conviction of any person and the imposition of a fine under this section, to suspend any or all of the fine in excess of the mandatory minimum fine upon the condition that the convicted person gather and remove from specified public property or specified private property, with prior permission of the owner or tenant in lawful possession thereof, any litter found thereon, or upon the condition that the convicted person pick up litter at a time prescribed by and a place within the jurisdiction of the court for not less than eight hours upon a first conviction or for not less than sixteen hours upon a second or subsequent conviction. (6) Whenever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped, or dumped from any motor vehicle in violation of this section, the operator of said motor vehicle is presumed to have caused or permitted the litter to be so thrown, deposited, dropped, or dumped therefrom. (7) In addition to those law enforcement officers and agencies of this state and the political subdivisions thereof authorized to enforce this section, the officers of the Colorado state patrol and the district wildlife managers and other commissioned officers of the division of p