# C.R.S. § 34-53-104: 34-53-104. Failure to account - penalty

> Colorado · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T34_A53_S34-53-104

## Section

- **Citation:** C.R.S. § 34-53-104
- **Heading:** 34-53-104. Failure to account - penalty
- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** CO Code / Title 34 / Article 53 / Section 34-53-104

## Text

34-53-104. Failure to account - penalty. The owner, manager, or agent of any species of quartz mill, arrastra mill, furnace, or cupel, employed in extracting gold from quartz, pyrites, or other minerals, who neglects or refuses to account for, or pay over and deliver, all the proceeds thereof to the owner of such quartz, pyrites, or other mineral, excepting such portion of said proceeds as he or she is entitled to in return for his or her services, commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.

## Nearby sections

- [C.R.S. § 34-53-101 34-53-101. Purchasing ore unlawfully - penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T34_A53_S34-53-101.md)
- [C.R.S. § 34-53-102 34-53-102. False weights - scales - penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T34_A53_S34-53-102.md)
- [C.R.S. § 34-53-103 34-53-103. Altering value - certificate - penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T34_A53_S34-53-103.md)
- [C.R.S. § 34-53-104 34-53-104. Failure to account - penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T34_A53_S34-53-104.md)
- [C.R.S. § 34-53-105 34-53-105. Person in possession of ore deemed owner](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T34_A53_S34-53-105.md)
- [C.R.S. § 34-53-106 34-53-106. Purchasing ore in good faith](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T34_A53_S34-53-106.md)
- [C.R.S. § 34-53-107 34-53-107. Notice of adverse claim - action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T34_A53_S34-53-107.md)
- [C.R.S. § 34-53-108 34-53-108. Injunction - effect of denial](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T34_A53_S34-53-108.md)
- [C.R.S. § 34-53-109 34-53-109. Dissolution of injunction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T34_A53_S34-53-109.md)
- [C.R.S. § 34-53-110 34-53-110. Effect of failure to institute action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T34_A53_S34-53-110.md)
- [C.R.S. § 34-53-111 34-53-111. When purchaser held responsible](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T34_A53_S34-53-111.md)
- [C.R.S. § 34-53-112 34-53-112. Applicability - bad faith](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T34_A53_S34-53-112.md)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T34_A53_S34-53-104. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.