Title 18, Criminal Code
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-101 Definitions
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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Destructive device means any material, substance, or mechanism capable of being used, either by itself or in combination with any other substance, material, or mechanism, to cause sudden and violent injury, damage…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-102 Inciting riot
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(1) A person commits inciting riot if he: (a) Incites or urges a group of five or more persons to engage in a current or impending riot; or (b) Gives commands, instructions, or signals to a group of five or more persons in furtherance of a riot. (2) A person may be convicted unde…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-103 Arming rioters
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(1) A person commits arming rioters if he: (a) Knowingly supplies a deadly weapon or destructive device for use in a riot; or (b) Teaches another to prepare or use a deadly weapon or destructive device with intent that any such thing be used in a riot. (2) Arming rioters is a cla…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-104 Engaging in a riot
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(1) A person commits an offense if he or she engages in a riot. The offense is a class 4 felony if in the course of rioting the actor employs a deadly weapon, a destructive device, or any article used or fashioned in a manner to cause a person to reasonably believe that the artic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-105 Disobedience of public safety orders under riot conditions
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A person commits a class 2 misdemeanor if, during a riot or when one is impending, the person knowingly disobeys a reasonable public safety order to move, disperse, or refrain from specified activities in the immediate vicinity of the riot. A public safety order is an order desig…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-106 Disorderly conduct
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(1) A person commits disorderly conduct if he or she intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly: (a) Makes a coarse and obviously offensive utterance, gesture, or display in a public place and the utterance, gesture, or display tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace; or (b…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-107 Obstructing highway or other passageway
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(1) An individual or corporation commits an offense if without legal privilege such individual or corporation intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly: (a) Obstructs a highway, street, sidewalk, railway, waterway, building entrance, elevator, aisle, stairway, or hallway to which t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-108 Disrupting lawful assembly
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(1) A person commits disrupting lawful assembly if, intending to prevent or disrupt any lawful meeting, procession, or gathering, he significantly obstructs or interferes with the meeting, procession, or gathering by physical action, verbal utterance, or any other means. (2) Disr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-108.5 Residential picketing - legislative declaration
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(1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds that: (I) The protection and preservation of the home is a compelling state interest; (II) Residents of Colorado are entitled to enjoy a feeling of well-being, tranquility, and privacy in their homes and dwellings; (III) The practice of t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-109 Interference with staff, faculty, or students of educational institutions
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(1) No person shall, on or near the premises or facilities of any educational institution, willfully deny to students, school officials, employees, and invitees: (a) Lawful freedom of movement on the premises; (b) Lawful use of the property or facilities of the institution; (c) T…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-110 Public buildings - trespass, interference - penalty
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(1) No person shall so conduct himself at or in any public building owned, operated, or controlled by the state, or any of the political subdivisions of the state or at any building owned, operated, or controlled by the federal government as to willfully deny to any public offici…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-111 Harassment - Kiana Arellano's Law
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(1) A person commits harassment if, with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm another person, the person: (a) Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise touches a person or subjects him to physical contact; or (b) In a public place directs obscene language or makes an obscene gesture to o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-112 Loitering - definition - legislative declaration
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(1) The word loiter means to be dilatory, to stand idly around, to linger, delay, or wander about, or to remain, abide, or tarry in a public place. (2) A person commits a petty offense if he or she, with intent to interfere with or disrupt the school program or with intent to int…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-113 Desecration of venerated objects
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(1) (a) A person commits a class 2 misdemeanor if he or she knowingly desecrates any public monument or structure or desecrates in a public place any other object of veneration by the public. (b) Except as otherwise provided in section 24-80-1305, with respect to the disturbance …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-114 Hindering transportation
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A person commits a petty offense if the person knowingly and without lawful authority forcibly stops and hinders the operation of any vehicle used in providing transportation services of any kind to the public or to any person, association, or corporation. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-115 Endangering public transportation and utility transmission
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(1) A person commits endangering public transportation if such person: (a) Tampers with a facility of public transportation with intent to cause any damage, malfunction, nonfunction, theft, or unauthorized removal of material which would result in the creation of a substantial ri…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-115.5 Violation of a restraining order related to public conveyances
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Any violation of an order of court obtained pursuant to rule 65 of the Colorado rules of civil procedure, which order has specifically restrained a person from traveling in or on a particular public conveyance, shall be a petty offense. Source: L. 95: Entire section added, p. 125…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-116 Throwing missiles at vehicles - harassment of bicyclists
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(1) Any person who knowingly projects any missile at or against any vehicle or equipment designed for the transportation of persons or property, other than a bicycle, commits a civil infraction. (2) Any person who knowingly projects any missile at or against a bicyclist commits a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-116.5 Vehicular eluding
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(1) Any person who, while operating a motor vehicle, knowingly eludes or attempts to elude a peace officer also operating a motor vehicle, and who knows or reasonably should know that he or she is being pursued by said peace officer, and who operates his or her vehicle in a reckl…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-117 Unlawful conduct on public property
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(1) It is unlawful for any person to enter or remain in any public building or on any public property or to conduct himself or herself in or on the same in violation of any order, rule, or regulation concerning any matter prescribed in this subsection (1), limiting or prohibiting…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-118 Firearms, explosives, or incendiary devices in facilities of public transportation
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A person commits a class 6 felony if, without legal authority, he has any loaded firearm or explosive or incendiary device, as defined in section 9-7-103, C.R.S., in his possession in, or carries, brings, or causes to be carried or brought any of such items into, any facility of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-119 Failure or refusal to leave premises or property upon request of a peace officer - penalties - payment of costs
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that any individual who violates any provision of this section presents a significant threat to life and property in this state; that such violations require the use of highly trained personnel and sophisticated equipment; and th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-120 Terrorist training activities - penalties - exemptions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) Civil disorder means any planned public disturbance involving acts of violence by an assemblage of two or more persons that causes an immediate danger of, or results in, damage or injury to property or to ano…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-121 Bias-motivated crimes - legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that it is the right of every person, regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or transgender identity, to be secure and protected from fear, intimidation, harass…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-122 Preventing passage to and from a health-care facility - engaging in prohibited activities near facility
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(1) The general assembly recognizes that access to health-care facilities for the purpose of obtaining medical counseling and treatment is imperative for the citizens of this state; that the exercise of a person’s right to protest or counsel against certain medical procedures mus…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-123 Bringing alcohol beverages, bottles, or cans into the major league baseball stadium
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(1) (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or bring into the Denver metropolitan major league baseball stadium district stadium, as defined in section 32-14-103 (5) and (10), and referred to in this section as the “stadium”, the following: (I) Any alcohol beverage as de…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-124 Hazing - penalties - legislative declaration
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(1) (a) The general assembly finds that, while some forms of initiation constitute acceptable behavior, hazing sometimes degenerates into a dangerous form of intimidation and degradation. The general assembly also recognizes that although certain criminal statutes cover the more …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-125 Interference with a funeral
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(1) A person commits interference with a funeral if he or she, knowing a funeral is being conducted: (a) Refuses to leave any private property within one hundred feet of the funeral site upon the request of the owner of the private property or the owner's agent; or (b) Refuses to…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-201 Definitions
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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Abandon means the leaving of an animal without adequate provisions for the animal's proper care by its owner, the person responsible for the animal's care or custody, or any other person having possession of such …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-201.5 Scope of part 2
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(1) Nothing in this part 2 shall affect accepted animal husbandry practices utilized by any person in the care of companion or livestock animals or in the extermination of undesirable pests as defined in articles 7, 10, and 43 of title 35, C.R.S. (2) In case of any conflict betwe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-201.7 Animal cruelty prevention fund - control of fund - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 18-9-201.7Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-202 Cruelty and aggravated cruelty to animals, service animals, and law enforcement animals - penalties - short title - definition
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(1) (a) A person commits cruelty to animals if he or she knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence overdrives, overloads, overworks, torments, deprives of necessary sustenance, unnecessarily or cruelly beats, allows to be housed in a manner that results in chronic or rep…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-202.5 Impounded animals - costs of impoundment, provision, and care - disposition - procedures - application - definition
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(1) (a) (I) The owner or custodian of an animal that has been impounded by an impound agency because of alleged neglect or abuse or because of investigation of charges of cruelty to animals pursuant to section 18-9-202; animal fighting pursuant to section 18-9-204; mistreatment, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-203 Sheepherder abandoning sheep without notice. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 472, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-9-203. L. 95: Entire section repealed, p. 199, � 12, effective April 13.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-204 Animal fighting - penalty
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(1) (a) No person shall cause, sponsor, arrange, hold, or encourage a fight between animals for the purpose of monetary gain or entertainment. (b) For the purposes of this section, a person encourages a fight between animals for the purpose of monetary gain or entertainment if he…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-204.5 Unlawful ownership of dangerous dog - legislative declaration - definitions
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (a) Dangerous dogs are a serious and widespread threat to the safety and welfare of citizens throughout the state because of the number and serious nature of attacks by such dogs; and (b) The regulation and con…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-205 Disposition of fines
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Any fines collected pursuant to section 18-9-204 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall then transmit the same to the county where the offense occurred for deposit in the general fund to be used for the care of the animals involved in the offense, if required, or,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-206 Unauthorized release of an animal - penalty - restitution
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(1) Any person who intentionally releases any animal which is lawfully confined for scientific, research, commercial, legal sporting, or educational purposes or for public safety purposes because the animal has been determined to be dangerous to people, has an infectious disease,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-207 Tampering or drugging of livestock
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) Exhibition means a show or sale of livestock at a fair or elsewhere in this state that is sponsored by or under the authority of the state or any unit of local government or any agricultural, horticultural, o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-208 Forfeiture of animals
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(1) Upon the motion of the prosecuting attorney or upon the court's own motion, after the conviction of a defendant for cruelty to animals as described in section 18-9-202, or for animal fighting as described in section 18-9-204, the court may order the forfeiture of any animal o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-209 Immunity for reporting cruelty to animals - false report - penalty
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person who, in good faith, reports a suspected incident of cruelty to animals, service animals, or certified police working dogs or police working horses, as described in section 18-9-202, to a local law enforc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-301 Definitions
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As used in sections 18-9-301 to 18-9-305, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Aggrieved person means a person who was a party to any intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communication or a person against whom the interception was directed. (1.5) Aural transfer means a tra…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-302 Wiretapping and eavesdropping devices prohibited - penalty
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Any person who manufactures, buys, sells, or knowingly has in the person's possession any instrument, device, contrivance, machine, or apparatus designed or commonly used for wiretapping or eavesdropping, as prohibited in sections 18-9-303 and 18-9-304, with the intent to unlawfu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-303 Wiretapping prohibited - penalty
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(1) Any person not a sender or intended receiver of a telephone or telegraph communication commits wiretapping if he: (a) Knowingly overhears, reads, takes, copies, or records a telephone, telegraph, or electronic communication without the consent of either a sender or a receiver…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-304 Eavesdropping prohibited - penalty
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(1) Any person not visibly present during a conversation or discussion commits eavesdropping if he: (a) Knowingly overhears or records such conversation or discussion without the consent of at least one of the principal parties thereto, or attempts to do so; or (b) Intentionally …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-305 Exceptions
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(1) Nothing in sections 18-9-302 to 18-9-304 shall be interpreted to prevent a news agency, or an employee thereof, from using the accepted tools and equipment of that news medium in the course of reporting or investigating a public and newsworthy event; nor shall said sections p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-306 Abuse of telephone and telegraph service
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(1) A person commits abuse of telephone and telegraph service, if: (a) As an employee of a telegraph or telephone company he knowingly divulges the contents or the purport of any message or part thereof sent or intended to be sent to any person other than one to whom said message…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-306.5 Obstruction of telephone or telegraph service
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(1) A person commits obstruction of telephone or telegraph service if the person knowingly prevents, obstructs, or delays, by any means whatsoever, the sending, transmission, conveyance, or delivery in this state of any message, communication, or report by or through any telegrap…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-307 Refusal to yield party line - repeal. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 475, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-9-307. L. 2021: (4) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3207, 3331, �� 333, 803. Editor's note: Subsection (4) provided for the repeal of this section, effective March 1, 2022. (See L. 2021, pp. 3207, 3331.)
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-308 Telephone directories to contain notice - repeal. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 476, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-9-308. L. 2021: (2) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3207, 3331, �� 334, 803. Editor's note: Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective March 1, 2022. (See L. 2021, pp. 3207, 3331.)