Title 18, Criminal Code
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-101 Abuse of a corpse
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(1) A person commits abuse of a corpse if, without statutory or court-ordered authority, the person: (a) Removes the body or remains of any person from a grave or other place of sepulcher without the consent of the person who has the right to dispose of the remains pursuant to se…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-102 Endurance contests. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 483, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-13-102. L. 85: Entire section repealed, p. 624, � 11, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-103 Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 483, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-13-103. L. 91: Entire section repealed, p. 1784, � 16, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-104 Fighting by agreement - dueling
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(1) If two or more persons shall fight by agreement in a public place, except in a sporting event authorized by law, the persons so fighting commit a petty offense. (2) Persons who by agreement engage in a fight with deadly weapons, whether in a public or private place, commit du…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-105 Criminal libel. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 484, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-13-105. L. 73: p. 540, � 14. L. 77: (1) amended, p. 971, � 65, effective July 1. L. 89: (3) amended, p. 842, � 102, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section repealed, (SB 12-102), ch. 113, p. 391, � 1, effective September 1. 18…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-106 Unlawful to discard or abandon iceboxes or motor vehicles and similar items
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Any person abandoning or discarding, in any public or private place accessible to children, any chest, closet, piece of furniture, refrigerator, icebox, motor vehicle, or other article, having a compartment of a capacity of one and one-half cubic feet or more and having a door or…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-107 Interference with persons with disabilities
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(1) A person shall not falsely impersonate an individual with a disability, as that term is defined in section 24-34-301. (2) Repealed. (3) A person shall not knowingly deny an individual with a disability, as defined in section 24-34-301, any right or privilege protected in sect…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-107.3 Intentional misrepresentation of entitlement to an assistance animal - penalty - definitions
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(1) A person commits intentional misrepresentation of entitlement to an assistance animal if: (a) The person intentionally misrepresents entitlement to an animal in his or her possession as an assistance animal for the purpose of obtaining any of the rights or privileges set fort…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-107.7 Intentional misrepresentation of a service animal for a person with a disability - penalty - definitions
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(1) A person commits intentional misrepresentation of a service animal if: (a) The person intentionally misrepresents an animal in his or her possession as his or her service animal or service-animal-in-training for the purpose of obtaining any of the rights or privileges set for…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-108 Removal of timber from state lands
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Any person who cuts or removes any timber from any state land without lawful authority commits a petty offense. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 484, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-13-108. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3214, � 360, effective March 1, 2022.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-109 Firing woods or prairie
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(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who, without lawful authority and knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, sets on fire, or causes to be set on fire, any woods, prairie, or grounds of any description, other than his or…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-109.5 Intentionally setting wildfire
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(1) A person commits the crime of intentionally setting a wildfire if he or she: (a) (I) Intentionally and without lawful authority sets on fire, or causes to be set on fire, any woods, prairie, or grounds of any description, other than his or her own; or (II) Intentionally permi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-110 Air pollution violations. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 73: p. 744, � 5. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-13-110. L. 79: Entire section R&RE, p. 1552, � 16, effective June 20; (1)(a)(I) to (1)(a)(III), (1)(b), and (2)(a) amended, p. 1057, � 2, effective June 20. L. 81: (4)(a) and (4)(b) amended, p. 2025, � 19, effective July 14. L. 84: (2…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-111 Purchases of commodity metals or detached catalytic converters - violations - creation - composition - reports - legislative declaration - definitions
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(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, every owner, keeper, or proprietor of a junk shop, junk store, salvage yard, or junk cart or other vehicle and every collector of or dealer in junk, salvage, or other secondhand property shall keep a book or …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-112 Hazardous waste violations
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(1) No person shall abandon any vehicle containing any hazardous waste or intentionally spill hazardous waste upon a street, highway, right-of-way, or any other public property or upon any private property without the express consent of the owner or person in lawful charge of tha…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-113 Unlawful to sell metal beverage containers with detachable opening devices
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(1) As used in this section: (a) “Beverage” means each of the following forms of liquid refreshment intended for human consumption: (I) Fermented malt beverages, malt liquors, beers, or any beverages obtained by the fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt, hops,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-114 Sale of secondhand property - record - inspection - false information - penalties - definitions
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(1) Every secondhand dealer, as defined in subsection (5) of this section, shall make a record, as provided in subsection (2) of this section, of each sale or trade of secondhand property made by him, his agent, or any person acting on his behalf, which sale or trade equals or ex…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-114.5 Sale of secondhand property - proof of ownership required - penalty - definitions
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(1) A person who is a secondhand dealer or a dealer and retailer of new goods and who sells goods at a flea market or similar facility shall not sell or offer for sale any of the following property items without proof of ownership: (a) Baby food of a type usually consumed by chil…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-115 Secondhand dealers - notice posting required - penalty
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(1) Except in the case of flea markets and similar facilities as provided in this subsection (1), every secondhand dealer shall conspicuously post a notice in a place clearly visible to all buyers and traders which sets forth the provisions of this section and of sections 18-13-1…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-116 Secondhand dealers - sales tax license - penalty
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(1) Every secondhand dealer shall obtain a sales tax license as provided in section 39-26-103, C.R.S.; except that secondhand dealers and other persons operating at a flea market or similar facility shall not be required to obtain a sales tax license, but they shall be required t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-117 Sales at nonpermanent locations - secondhand dealers - record of sales - penalty
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(1) (a) Every secondhand dealer or any person who is a dealer of new goods who is a retailer and sells such goods at a flea market or similar facility or any nonpermanent location shall keep and preserve suitable records of sales made by him or her and such other books or account…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-118 Secondhand dealers - local regulation
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Any city, municipality, city and county, or county may enact ordinances or resolutions regulating secondhand dealers, including license requirements and assessment of fees to cover costs of administration and enforcement of such regulation; however, such ordinances may not be les…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-119 Health-care providers - abuse of health insurance
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (a) Business practices that have the effect of eliminating the need for actual payment by the recipient of health care of required copayments and deductibles in health benefit plans interfere with contractual o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-119.5 Abuse of property insurance
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (a) (I) Business practices that have the effect of reducing or eliminating the need for actual payment of required copayments and deductibles by an insured for property damages interfere with contractual obliga…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-120 Use, transportation, and storage of drip gasoline
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(1) As used in this section, drip gasoline means a combustible hydrocarbon liquid formed as a product of condensation from either associated or nonassociated natural or casing-head gas which remains a liquid at the existing atmospheric temperature and pressure. (2) Every person, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-121 Furnishing cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to persons under twenty-one years of age
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(1) (a) A person shall not give, sell, distribute, dispense, or offer for sale a cigarette, tobacco product, or nicotine product to any person who is under twenty-one years of age. (b) Before giving, selling, distributing, dispensing, or offering to sell to an individual any ciga…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-122 Illegal possession or consumption of ethyl alcohol or marijuana by an underage person - illegal possession of marijuana paraphernalia by an underage person - adolescent substance abuse prevention and treatment fund - legislative declaration - definitions
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(1) (a) The general assembly finds and declares that it is necessary for the state of Colorado to educate Colorado youth about the dangers of early use of alcohol and marijuana, to actively promote programs that prevent the illegal use of alcohol and marijuana, and to teach Color…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-123 Unlawful administration of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) or ketamine
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(1) and (2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2001, p. 858, § 4, effective July 1, 2001.) (3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly cause or attempt to cause any other person to unknowingly consume or receive the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-124 Dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care
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(1) Any person commits the offense of dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care where such person knowingly provides false identifying information for the purpose of either obtaining admittance to, or health services from, a hospital or evading an o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-125 Telephone records - sale or purchase
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(1) A person commits unauthorized trading in telephone records if the person, without lawful authorization: (a) Knowingly procures or attempts to procure a telephone record; (b) Knowingly sells, buys, offers to sell, or offers to buy a telephone record; (c) Possesses a telephone …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-126 Locating protected persons
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(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), a person shall not accept money or other form of compensation to assist a restrained person from discovering the location of a protected person when the person knows or reasonably should know that the r…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-127 Trafficking in adults. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 1307, � 1, effective May 30. L. 2009: (2) amended, (HB 09-1123), ch. 306, p. 1652, � 2, effective May 21. L. 2010: Entire section repealed, (SB 10-140), ch. 156, p. 540, � 13, effective April 21. Editor's note: This section was relocated …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-128 Smuggling of humans. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 1301, � 1, effective May 30. L. 2023: Entire section repealed, (HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1794, � 53, effective October 1. Editor's note: In Fuentes-Espinoza v. People, 2017 CO 98, 408 P.3d 445, the Colorado Supreme Court held that the fed…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-129 Coercion of involuntary servitude. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2006, 1st Ex. Sess.: Entire section added, p. 15, � 1, effective July 31. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1123), ch. 306, p. 1652, � 3, effective May 21. L. 2010: Entire section repealed, (SB 10-140), ch. 156, p. 540, � 13, effective April 21. Editor's note: This section …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-130 Bail bond - prohibited activities - penalties
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(1) It is unlawful for any person who engages in the business of writing bail bonds to engage in any of the following activities related to a bail bond transaction: (a) Specify, suggest, or advise the employment of a particular attorney to represent the licensee's principal; (b) …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-131 Misuse of gametes - definitions
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(1) A health care provider commits misuse of gametes if the health care provider knowingly treats or assists in the treatment of a patient through assisted reproduction by using gametes from a donor that the patient did not expressly consent to the use of that donor's gametes. (2…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-132 Furnishing kratom products to persons under twenty-one years of age - definition
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(1) (a) A person shall not give, sell, distribute, dispense, or offer for sale a kratom product to any person who is under twenty-one years of age. (b) Before giving, selling, distributing, dispensing, or offering to sell to an individual any kratom product, a person shall reques…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-133 Prohibition on prosecuting health-care providers - patient ingests abortifacient in another state
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A licensed health-care provider shall not be prosecuted, investigated, or subjected to any penalty if the health-care provider prescribes an abortifacient to a patient and the patient ingests the abortifacient in another state so long as the abortifacient was prescribed or admini…