Section 16-2.3-101 - Civil infractions classified(1) It is a civil infraction for any person to commit any offense or violate any statute of this state that is specifically classified as a civil infraction. A civil infraction is a civil matter.(2) For the purposes of this article 2.3: (a) "Judge" includes any county court magistrate who hears a civil infraction matter; and(b) "Magistrate" includes any county court judge who is acting as a county court magistrate in a civil infraction matter.(3) The penalty for commission of a civil infraction, upon conviction, is a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, unless otherwise provided in the section describing the infraction.(4) Every person who is convicted of, who admits liability for, or against whom a judgment is entered for a violation of a civil infraction must be fined and have a surcharge levied pursuant to sections 24-4.1-119 (1)(g), 24-4.2-104 (1)(b)(III), and 24-33.5-415.6.Amended by 2022 Ch. 68, § 1, eff. 3/1/2022.Added by 2021 Ch. 462, § 168, eff. 3/1/2022.L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-271), ch. 3161, p. 3161, § 168, effective 3/1/2022. 2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).