CO HB1101

Defines "critical infrastructure" as commodity metals used in communication, transportation, or housing infrastructure where theft poses imminent threats to life or physical safety

Prohibits cash payments for commodity metals from critical infrastructure unless the seller's picture is taken; transactions over $300 or involving critical infrastructure must be paid by check

Creates new criminal offense of "unlawful possession of critical infrastructure" for dealers who knowingly possess critical infrastructure metals without written certification from the transferor

Requires dealers who unknowingly receive critical infrastructure metals to notify law enforcement or code enforcement by the next business day or face "failure to report stolen critical infrastructure" charges

Establishes class 5 felony penalties for violations involving critical infrastructure metals valued between $2,000 and $20,000; creates rebuttable presumption that burned or smoldered insulating casings indicate the buyer should have known metals were from critical infrastructure