Depositing trash on any public or private property in Colorado is illegal littering under CRS 18-4-511, carrying a mandatory fine of $20-$500 for a first offense. In unincorporated Adams County, report dumping in a street or alley to Public Works at 720.523.6875.
Illegal dumping in unincorporated Adams County is handled through Colorado's littering statute and the county's code-compliance and public-works programs. CRS 18-4-511 makes it unlawful for 'any person who deposits, throws, or leaves any litter on any public or private property or in any waters,' covering roadsides, waterways, parks and residential, farm or ranch land. A first conviction carries a mandatory fine of not less than $20 and not more than $500 (rising for repeat offenses), with fine amounts adjusted annually for inflation; courts may substitute litter cleanup service. Dumped trash on a private lot is also environmental blight the county can abate. Report trash dumped in a street or alley to Adams County Public Works at 720.523.6875.
Littering is a civil infraction with a mandatory first-offense fine of $20-$500 ($50-$1,000 second, $100-$1,000 third), inflation-adjusted, plus possible court-ordered litter cleanup (CRS 18-4-511).
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