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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-108 (2026)

Exemptions

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(1) Sections 25-11-103 and 25-11-104 do not apply to the following sources or conditions:

(a) Electrical or other equipment or material that is not intended primarily to produce radiation and that, by nature of design, does not produce radiation at the point of nearest approach at a weekly rate higher than one-tenth the appropriate limit generally accepted by the medical profession for any critical organ exposed. The production testing or production servicing of such equipment shall not be exempt.

(b) Radiation machines during process of manufacture or in storage or transit. The production testing or production servicing of such machines shall not be exempt.

(c) Repealed.

(d) Sound and radio waves and visible infrared and ultraviolet light.

(2) No exemptions under this section are granted for those quantities or types of activities which do not comply with the established rules and regulations promulgated by the atomic energy commission or any successor thereto.

(3) Section 25-11-107 shall not apply to unmined minerals containing radioactive materials including such as are involved in mining operations.

(4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1149), ch. 282, p. 1320, § 7, effective May 26, 2010.)

(5) Any person may file application for exemption under this section for activities including, but not limited to, licensed sources of radiation for educational or noncommercial public displays or scientific collections.

Source: L. 65: p. 719, § 8. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-26-8. L. 79: (3) amended and (4) and (5) added, p. 1066, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2001: (1)(c) amended, p. 1275, § 38, effective June 5. L. 2010: (3) and (4) amended, (HB 10-1149), ch. 282, p. 1320, § 7, effective May 26. L. 2015: IP(1) amended and (1)(c) repealed, (HB 15-1145), ch. 79, p. 221, § 4, effective August 5.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2009–2009 · leading case: Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. Colorado Dep't of Pub. Health & Env't, 218 P.3d 336 (Colo. 2009).
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Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. Colorado Dep't of Pub. Health & Env't, 218 P.3d 336 (Colo. 2009). · cites it 5× “Yet these provisions must be read in harmony with sections 24-60-2206(8) and 25-15-206(1), which carve out an area of exclusive authority for the County with regard to issuing a CD that allows for the disposal of waste contemplated by the License and Permit.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-108(1) — 1 case
Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. Colorado Dep't of Pub. Health & Env't, 218 P.3d 336 (Colo. 2009). “Yet these provisions must be read in harmony with sections 24-60-2206(8) and 25-15-206(1), which carve out an area of exclusive authority for the County with regard to issuing a CD that allows for the disposal of waste contemplated by the License and Permit.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-108(2) — 1 case
Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. Colorado Dep't of Pub. Health & Env't, 218 P.3d 336 (Colo. 2009). “Yet these provisions must be read in harmony with sections 24-60-2206(8) and 25-15-206(1), which carve out an area of exclusive authority for the County with regard to issuing a CD that allows for the disposal of waste contemplated by the License and Permit.”
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