Criminal Offenses Related to Critical Infrastructure Metals

Summary

The bill requires junk shops, salvage yards and other second‑hand dealers to keep detailed registers of all commodity metal, critical‑infrastructure material, and detached catalytic converter transactions, verify sellers with affidavits, and report theft alerts. It adds criminal offenses for unlawful possession, failure to report stolen material, and falsifying records, with penalties that increase with the value involved. The law targets the metal recycling chain to protect Colorado’s communications, transportation, housing, EV‑charging and utility infrastructure.

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