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Title 18, Criminal Code

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-101 Definitions
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Building" means a structure which has the capacity to contain, and is designed for the shelter of, man, animals, or property, and includes a ship, trailer, sleeping car, airplane, or other vehicle or place adapt…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-102 First degree arson
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(1) A person who knowingly sets fire to, burns, causes to be burned, or by the use of any explosive damages or destroys, or causes to be damaged or destroyed, any building or occupied structure of another without his consent commits first degree arson. (2) First degree arson is a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-103 Second degree arson
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(1) A person who knowingly sets fire to, burns, causes to be burned, or by the use of any explosive damages or destroys, or causes to be damaged or destroyed, any property of another without his consent, other than a building or occupied structure, commits second degree arson. (2…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-104 Third degree arson
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(1) A person who, by means of fire or explosives, intentionally damages any property with intent to defraud commits third degree arson. (2) Third degree arson is a class 5 felony. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 426, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-4-104. L. 2023: (2) amended, (HB 23-1293), ch. 2…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-105 Fourth degree arson

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(1) A person who knowingly or recklessly starts or maintains a fire or causes an explosion, on his own property or that of another, and by so doing places another in danger of death or serious bodily injury or places any building or occupied structure of another in danger of dama…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-201 Definitions

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Premises" means any real estate and all improvements erected thereon. (2) "Separate building" means each unit of a building consisting of two or more units separately secured or occupied. (3) A person "enters un…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-202 First degree burglary

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(1) A person commits first degree burglary if the person knowingly enters unlawfully, or remains unlawfully after a lawful or unlawful entry, in a building or occupied structure with intent to commit therein a crime, other than trespass as defined in this article, against another…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-203 Second degree burglary

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(1) A person commits second degree burglary, if the person knowingly breaks an entrance into, enters unlawfully in, or remains unlawfully after a lawful or unlawful entry in a building or occupied structure with intent to commit therein a crime against another person or property.…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-204 Third degree burglary

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(1) A person commits third degree burglary if with intent to commit a crime he enters or breaks into any vault, safe, cash register, coin vending machine, product dispenser, money depository, safety deposit box, coin telephone, coin box, or other apparatus or equipment whether or…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-205 Possession of burglary tools

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(1) A person commits possession of burglary tools if he possesses any explosive, tool, instrument, or other article adapted, designed, or commonly used for committing or facilitating the commission of an offense involving forcible entry into premises or theft by a physical taking…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-301 Robbery

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(1) A person who knowingly takes anything of value from the person or presence of another by the use of force, threats, or intimidation commits robbery. (2) Robbery is a class 4 felony. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 427, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-4-301. L. 77: (1) amended, p. 963, § 22, e…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-302 Aggravated robbery

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(1) A person who commits robbery is guilty of aggravated robbery if during the act of robbery or immediate flight therefrom: (a) He is armed with a deadly weapon with intent, if resisted, to kill, maim, or wound the person robbed or any other person; or (b) He knowingly wounds or…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-305 Use of photographs, video tapes, or films of property

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Pursuant to section 13-25-130, C.R.S., photographs, video tapes, or films of property over which a person is alleged to have exerted unauthorized control or otherwise to have obtained unlawfully are competent evidence if the photographs, video tapes, or films are admissible into …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-401 Theft

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(1) A person commits theft when he or she knowingly obtains, retains, or exercises control over anything of value of another without authorization or by threat or deception; receives, loans money by pawn or pledge on, or disposes of anything of value or belonging to another that …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-403 Statutory intent

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If any law of this state refers to or mentions larceny, stealing, embezzlement (except embezzlement of public moneys), false pretenses, confidence games, or shoplifting, that law shall be interpreted as if the word "theft" were substituted therefor; and in the enactment of sectio…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-404 Obtaining control over any stolen thing of value - conviction

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Every person who obtains control over any stolen thing of value, knowing the thing of value to have been stolen by another, may be tried, convicted, and punished whether or not the principal is charged, tried, or convicted. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 429, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-4-40…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-405 Rights in stolen property

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All property obtained by theft, robbery, or burglary shall be restored to the owner, and no sale, whether in good faith on the part of the purchaser or not, shall divest the owner of his right to such property. The owner may maintain an action not only against the taker thereof b…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-406 Concealment of goods

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If any person willfully conceals unpurchased goods, wares, or merchandise owned or held by and offered or displayed for sale by any store or other mercantile establishment, whether the concealment be on his own person or otherwise and whether on or off the premises of said store …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-407 Questioning of person suspected of theft without liability

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If any person triggers an alarm or a theft detection device as defined in section 18-4-417 (2) or conceals upon his person or otherwise carries away any unpurchased goods, wares, or merchandise held or owned by any store or mercantile establishment, the merchant or any employee t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-408 Theft of trade secrets - penalty

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(1) Any person who, with intent to deprive or withhold from the owner thereof the control of a trade secret, or with an intent to appropriate a trade secret to his own use or to the use of another, steals or discloses to an unauthorized person a trade secret, or, without authorit…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-409 Motor vehicle theft - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle that is designed primarily for travel on public highways and that is generally and commonly used to transport persons and property over the public highways. (b…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-409.5 Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle - definition

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(1) A person commits unauthorized use of a motor vehicle if the person obtains or exercises control over the motor vehicle of another person without authorization of the owner and: (a) The person does not commit a criminal offense other than a misdemeanor traffic offense except e…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-411 Transactions for profit in stolen goods

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If any person obtains control over stolen property knowing or believing the property to have been stolen, and such offense involves two or more separate stolen things of value each of which is the property of a separate owner, such commission of theft constitutes prima facie evid…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-412 Theft of medical records or medical information - penalty - definitions

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(1) Any person who, without proper authorization, knowingly obtains a medical record or medical information with the intent to appropriate the medical record or medical information to his own use or to the use of another, who steals or discloses to an unauthorized person a medica…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-413 Mandatory sentencing for repeated felony theft from a store - store defined

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(1) For purposes of this section and section 18-4-414, "store" means any establishment primarily engaged in the sale of goods at retail. (2) Any person convicted of felony theft, which felony theft was from a store, who within the immediately preceding four years was twice convic…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-414 Evidence of value

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(1) For purposes of this part 4, when theft occurs from a store, evidence of the retail value of the thing involved shall be prima facie evidence of the value of the thing involved. Evidence offered to prove retail value may include, but shall not be limited to, affixed labels an…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-415 Use of photographs, video tapes, or films of property

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Pursuant to section 13-25-130, C.R.S., photographs, video tapes, or films of property over which a person is alleged to have exerted unauthorized control or otherwise to have obtained unlawfully are competent evidence if the photographs, video tapes, or films are admissible into …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-416 Theft by resale of a lift ticket or coupon

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Any unauthorized person who, with the intent to profit therefrom, resells or offers to resell any ticket, pass, badge, pin, coupon, or other device that then entitles the bearer to the use, benefit, or enjoyment of any skiing service or skiing facility commits a civil infraction.…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-417 Unlawful acts - theft detection devices

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(1) (a) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly manufacture, distribute, or sell a theft detection shielding device or a theft detection deactivating device with the knowledge that some person intends to use the device in the commission of an offense involving theft. (b) It is…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-420 Chop shop activity - ownership or operation of a chop shop - altered or removed identification number - penalties - definitions

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(1) A person commits ownership or operation of a chop shop if he or she knowingly: (a) Owns or operates a chop shop, knowing that it is a chop shop, or conspires with another person to own or operate a chop shop, knowing that it is a chop shop; (b) Transports an unlawfully obtain…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-501 Criminal mischief

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(1) A person commits criminal mischief when he or she knowingly damages the real or personal property of one or more other persons, including property owned by the person jointly with another person or property owned by the person in which another person has a possessory or propr…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-502 First degree criminal trespass

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(1) A person commits the crime of first degree criminal trespass if such person: (a) Knowingly and unlawfully enters or remains in a dwelling of another; or (b) Enters any motor vehicle with intent to commit a crime therein. (2) (a) First degree criminal trespass committed pursua…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-503 Second degree criminal trespass

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(1) A person commits the crime of second degree criminal trespass if such person: (a) Unlawfully enters or remains in or upon the premises of another which are enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders or are fenced; or (b) Knowingly and unlawfully enters or remains in o…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-504 Third degree criminal trespass

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(1) A person commits the crime of third degree criminal trespass if such person unlawfully enters or remains in or upon premises of another. (2) Third degree criminal trespass is a petty offense, but: (a) Repealed. (b) It is a class 5 felony if the person trespasses on premises c…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-504.5 Definition of premises

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As used in sections 18-4-503 and 18-4-504, "premises" means real property, buildings, and other improvements thereon, and the stream banks and beds of any nonnavigable fresh water streams flowing through such real property. Source: L. 77: Entire section added, p. 977, § 1, effect…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-505 First degree criminal tampering

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Except as provided in sections 18-4-506.3 and 18-4-506.5, a person commits the crime of first degree criminal tampering if, with intent to cause interruption or impairment of a service rendered to the public by a utility or by an institution providing health or safety protection,…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-506 Second degree criminal tampering

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Except as provided in sections 18-4-506.3 and 18-4-506.5, a person commits the crime of second degree criminal tampering if he tampers with property of another with intent to cause injury, inconvenience, or annoyance to that person or to another or if he knowingly makes an unauth…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-506.3 Tampering with equipment associated with oil or gas gathering operations - penalty

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(1) Any person who in any manner knowingly destroys, breaks, removes, or otherwise tampers with or attempts to destroy, break, remove, or otherwise tamper with any equipment associated with oil or gas gathering operations commits a class 2 misdemeanor. (2) Any person who in any m…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-506.5 Tampering with a utility meter - penalty

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(1) Any person who connects any pipe, tube, stopcock, wire, cord, socket, motor, or other instrument or contrivance with any main, service pipe, or other medium conducting or supplying gas, water, or electricity to any building without the knowledge and consent of the person supp…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-507 Defacing or destruction of written instruments

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Every person who defaces or destroys any written instrument evidencing a property right, whether vested or contingent, with the intent to defraud commits a class 2 misdemeanor. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 431, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-4-507. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271)…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-508 Defacing, destroying, or removing landmarks, monuments, or accessories

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(1) Any person who knowingly cuts, fells, alters, or removes any certain boundary tree knowing such is a boundary tree, monument, or other allowed landmark, to the damage of any person, or any person who intentionally defaces, removes, pulls down, injures, or destroys any locatio…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-509 Defacing a cave - definitions

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(1) (a) and (b) Repealed. (c) (I) Any person who, with regard to a cave that is public property or the property of another, knowingly performs any of the following acts without the consent of the owner commits the crime of defacing property: (A) Breaking or damaging any lock, fas…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-510 Defacing posted notice

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Any person who knowingly mars, destroys, or removes any posted notice authorized by law commits a civil infraction. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 432, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-4-510. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 964, § 29, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-27…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-511 Littering of public or private property - repeal

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(1) Any person who deposits, throws, or leaves any litter on any public or private property or in any waters commits littering. (2) It shall be an affirmative defense that: (a) Such property is an area designated by law for the disposal of such material and the person is authoriz…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-512 Abandonment of a motor vehicle

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(1) Any person who abandons any motor vehicle 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 that private property commits abandonment of a motor vehicle. (2) …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-513 Criminal use of a noxious substance

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(1) Any person who deposits on the land or in the building or vehicle of another, without the other person's consent, any stink bomb or device, irritant, or offensive-smelling substance with the intent to interfere with another's use or enjoyment of the land, building, or vehicle…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-514 Use of photographs, video tapes, or films of property

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Pursuant to section 13-25-130, C.R.S., photographs, video tapes, or films of property over which a person is alleged to have exerted unauthorized control or otherwise to have obtained unlawfully are competent evidence if the photographs, video tapes, or films are admissible into …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-515 Entry to survey property - exception to criminal trespass

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(1) Effective July 1, 1992, no person shall be in violation of the trespass laws of this part 5 if the requirements of this section are met. The provisions of this section provide an exception to the trespass laws only and do not affect or supersede the provisions and requirement…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-516 Criminal operation of a device in motion picture theater

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(1) A person who, while within a motion picture theater, knowingly operates an audiovisual recording function of a device for the purpose of recording a motion picture, while a motion picture is being exhibited, without the consent of the owner or lessee of the motion picture the…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-601 Definitions

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As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Aggregate wholesale value" means the average wholesale value of lawfully manufactured and authorized sound or audio-visual recordings corresponding to the number of nonconforming recorded articles involved in the…