Research About Meet PRIA

Support Data Sources Privacy Policy Terms of Service Your Privacy Choiceshello@policyrisk.com

© 2026 PRIA Technologies, LLC. All rights reserved.

PRIA provides educational policy intelligence and is not a source of investment, legal, or financial advice. Content is for informational purposes only.

™

Your Policy Risk Impact Agent

Research

At My Address
Federal Courts
Daily Briefings
Medicare & Social Security
Congressional Bills
Federal Register
Tariffs
Fed Decisions & The Economy
State Tracker
World Watch
U.S. Code
U.S. Constitution

Knowledge

Search Polipedia
Daily Briefings
Calculators
What is Policy Risk?
The Countdown

Company

About PRIA
Support

Get PRIA

Support Data Sources Privacy Policy Terms of Service Your Privacy Choices

hello@policyrisk.com

© 2026 PRIA Technologies, LLC. All rights reserved.

PRIA is a trademark of PRIA Technologies, LLC.

PRIA provides educational policy intelligence and is not a source of investment, legal, or financial advice. Content is for informational purposes only.

Colorado Statutes, Title 16

™

Your Policy Risk Impact Agent

Colorado/Statutes

← All Colorado coverage

Title 16, Criminal Proceedings

0 chapters · 536 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 16536 Ch 2.571 Ch 345 Ch 1343 Ch 1935 Ch 427 Ch 826 Ch 1226 Ch 8.526 Ch 1121 Ch 518 Ch 1018 Ch 716 Ch 2215 Ch 214

536 sections·Filtered byTitle 16✕

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-21-104 Fingerprinting - ordered by court
1.2K chars
(1) If the offender has not been fingerprinted and photographed for the charges pending before the court, the court at the first appearance of the offender after the filing of charges shall order the offender to report to the investigating agency within fourteen days for fingerpr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-21-104.5 Electronic signatures - validity
0.3K chars
The information contained in an electronic signature, as defined in section 16-21-103 (1)(a)(III.5), sent between agencies using CICJIS, as defined in section 16-20.5-102, shall be presumed to be valid on its face without signed hard copy. Source: L. 2005: Entire section added p.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-21-105 Applicability of article to municipal courts - local law enforcement
0.6K chars
(1) The provisions of this article concerning the duty of a law enforcement agency to identify on the face of a complaint, summons, or summons and complaint whether the factual basis of the charge or charges being filed include an act of domestic violence shall apply to local law…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-22-101 Short title

Showing 351–400 of 536

Page 8 of 11

← Previous Next →

0.3K chars

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act". Source: L. 2002: Entire article added, p. 1157, § 1, effective July 1. ANNOTATION Law reviews. For article, "Constitutional Challenges to Sex Offender Registration and Community Notifica…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-22-102 Definitions

10.4K chars

As used in this article 22, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Adjudicated" or "adjudication" means a determination by the court that it has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt to the trier of fact that a juvenile has committed a delinquent act or that a juvenile has p…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-22-103 Sex offender registration - required - applicability - exception

14.7K chars

(1) Effective July 1, 1998, the following persons are required to register pursuant to section 16-22-108 and are subject to the requirements and other provisions specified in this article 22: (a) Any person who was convicted on or after July 1, 1991, in the state of Colorado of a…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-22-104 Initial registration - effective date

1.3K chars

(1) (a) (I) Beginning January 1, 2005, for any person required to register pursuant to section 16-22-103, the court, within the later of twenty-four hours or the next business day after sentencing the person, shall electronically file with the CBI the initial registration of the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-22-105 Notice - requirements - residence - presumption

3.5K chars

(1) Any person who is required to register pursuant to section 16-22-103 shall receive notice of the duty to register as provided in section 16-22-106 or 16-22-107, whichever is applicable. Such notice shall inform the person of the duty to register, in the manner provided in sec…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-22-106 Duties - probation department - community corrections administrator - court personnel - jail personnel - notice

7.6K chars

(1) (a) If a person who is required to register pursuant to section 16-22-103 is sentenced to probation, the probation department, as soon as possible following sentencing, shall provide notice, as described in section 16-22-105, to the person of his or her duty to register in ac…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-22-107 Duties - department of corrections - department of human services - confirmation of registration - notice - address verification

4.7K chars

(1) (a) If a person who is required to register pursuant to section 16-22-103 is sentenced to the department of corrections, the department of corrections shall transmit to the CBI confirmation of the person's registration on a standardized form provided by the CBI, including the…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-22-108 Registration - procedure - frequency - place - change of address - fee

21.6K chars

(1) (a) (I) Each person who is required to register pursuant to section 16-22-103 shall register with the local law enforcement agency in each jurisdiction in which the person resides. A local law enforcement agency shall accept the registration of a person who lacks a fixed resi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-22-109 Registration forms - local law enforcement agencies - duties - report

9.4K chars

(1) The director of the CBI shall prescribe standardized forms to be used to comply with this article, and the CBI shall provide copies of the standardized forms to the courts, probation departments, community corrections programs, the department of corrections, the department of…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-22-110 Colorado sex offender registry - creation - maintenance - release of information - data collection

12.0K chars

(1) The director of the Colorado bureau of investigation shall establish a statewide central registry of persons required to register pursuant to section 16-8-115 or 16-8-118 or as a condition of parole or pursuant to this article, to be known as the Colorado sex offender registr…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-22-111 Internet posting of sex offenders - procedure

3.6K chars

(1) The CBI shall post a link on the state of Colorado home page on the internet to a list containing the names, addresses, and physical descriptions of certain persons and descriptions of the offenses committed by said persons. A person's physical description must include, but n…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-22-112 Release of information - law enforcement agencies

5.9K chars

(1) The general assembly finds that persons convicted of offenses involving unlawful sexual behavior have a reduced expectation of privacy because of the public's interest in public safety. The general assembly further finds that the public must have access to information concern…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-22-113 Petition for removal from sex offender registry - mandatory hearing for discontinuation and removal

24.3K chars

(1) Except as required in subsection (3) of this section, any person required to register pursuant to section 16-22-103 or whose information is required to be posted on the internet pursuant to section 16-22-111 may file a petition with the court that issued the order of judgment…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-22-114 Immunity

0.3K chars

State agencies and their employees and local law enforcement agencies and their employees are immune from civil or criminal liability for the good faith implementation of this article. Source: L. 2002: Entire article added, p. 1178, § 1, effective July 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-22-115 CBI assistance in apprehending sex offenders who fail to register

0.9K chars

In an effort to ensure that a sexual offender who fails to respond to address-verification attempts or who otherwise absconds from registration is located in a timely manner, the Colorado bureau of investigation shall share information with local law enforcement agencies. The Col…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.3-101 Civil infractions classified

1.0K chars

(1) It is a civil infraction for any person to commit any offense or violate any statute of this state that is specifically classified as a civil infraction. A civil infraction is a civil matter. (2) For the purposes of this article 2.3: (a) "Judge" includes any county court magi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.3-102 Penalty assessment notice for civil infractions

8.0K chars

(1) (a) At any time that a peace officer, as described in section 16-2.5-101, charges a person with the commission of any civil infraction, the peace officer may, except when prohibited by the section describing the charged civil infraction, offer to give a penalty assessment not…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.3-103 Summons and complaint for civil infractions

1.4K chars

(1) A summons and complaint may be issued by any peace officer for an offense constituting a civil infraction committed in the peace officer's presence or, if not committed in the peace officer's presence, that the peace officer has probable cause to believe was committed and pro…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.3-104 Parties to a crime

0.4K chars

A person is legally accountable as principal for the behavior of another person who commits a civil infraction if, with the intent to promote or facilitate the commission of the offense, the person aids, abets, advises, or encourages the other person in planning or committing the…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.3-105 Civil infractions - proper court for hearing - burden of proof - appeal - collateral attack

3.3K chars

(1) A county court magistrate appointed pursuant to part 5 of article 6 of title 13, or a county judge acting as a magistrate, shall conduct the hearing in a county court for the adjudication of a civil infraction; except that, if the charge includes a crime and civil infraction …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.3-106 Failure to pay penalty for civil infractions - failure of parent or guardian to sign penalty assessment notice - procedures

1.9K chars

(1) Unless a person who has been cited for a civil infraction pays the fine and surcharges pursuant to sections 24-4.1-119 (1)(g), 24-4.2-104 (1), and 24-33.5-415.6, the person shall appear at a hearing on the date and time specified in the summons and complaint and answer the co…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-23-101 Short title

0.2K chars

This article shall be known and may be cited as "Katie's Law". Source: L. 2009: Entire article added, (SB 09-241), ch. 295, p. 1573 § 1, effective September 30, 2010.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-23-102 Legislative declaration

0.6K chars

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) The collection and use of DNA by law enforcement agencies is a valuable tool in preventing crime; (b) The analysis of DNA has been used numerous times in the exoneration of innocent individuals charged with or convicted…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-23-103 Collection of biological samples from persons arrested for or charged with felonies

3.5K chars

(1) The following persons shall submit to collection of a biological substance sample for testing to determine the genetic markers thereof, unless the person has previously provided a biological substance sample for such testing pursuant to a statute of this state and the Colorad…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-23-104 Collection and testing

1.2K chars

(1) The Colorado bureau of investigation shall provide all specimen vials, mailing tubes, labels, and other materials and instructions necessary for the collection of biological substance samples required pursuant to this article. (2) The Colorado bureau of investigation shall ch…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-23-105 Expungement

4.2K chars

(1) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, a person whose biological substance sample is collected pursuant to section 16-23-103 qualifies for expungement if: (a) In the case of a sample collected based upon the filing of a charge or based upon a final court order,…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-100.3 Definitions

0.3K chars

As used in this article 2.5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "P.O.S.T. board" means the peace officers standards and training board created in section 24-31-302 (1). Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2043, § 66, effective August 6.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-101 Peace officer - description - general authority

4.2K chars

(1) A person who is included within the provisions of this article and who meets all standards imposed by law on a peace officer is a peace officer, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person other than a person designated in this article is a peace officer. A pea…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-102 Certified peace officer - P.O.S.T. certification required

1.8K chars

The following peace officers shall meet all the standards imposed by law on a peace officer and shall be certified by the P.O.S.T. board: A chief of police, a police officer, a sheriff, an undersheriff, a deputy sheriff, a Colorado state patrol officer, a town marshal, a deputy t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-103 Sheriff - undersheriff - certified deputy sheriff - noncertified deputy sheriff

0.8K chars

(1) A sheriff, an undersheriff, and a deputy sheriff are peace officers whose authority shall include the enforcement of all laws of the state of Colorado. A sheriff shall be certified by the P.O.S.T. board pursuant to section 30-10-501.6, C.R.S. An undersheriff and a deputy sher…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-104 Coroner

0.2K chars

A coroner is a peace officer while engaged in the performance of his or her duties whose authority shall be limited pursuant to part 6 of article 10 of title 30, C.R.S. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1606, § 2, effective August 6.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-105 Police officer

0.3K chars

A police officer, including a chief of police employed by a municipality, is a peace officer whose authority shall include the enforcement of all laws of the state of Colorado and who shall be certified by the P.O.S.T. board. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1606, § 2, e…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-106 Southern Ute Indian police officer

0.3K chars

A Southern Ute Indian police officer is a peace officer whose authority shall include the enforcement of all laws of the state of Colorado and who may be certified by the P.O.S.T. board. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1606, § 2, effective August 6.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-107 Ute Mountain Ute Indian police officer

0.3K chars

A Ute Mountain Ute Indian police officer is a peace officer whose authority shall include the enforcement of all laws of the state of Colorado and who may be certified by the P.O.S.T. board. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1606, § 2, effective August 6.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-108 Town marshal - deputy

0.3K chars

A town marshal or deputy town marshal is a peace officer whose authority shall include the enforcement of all laws of the state of Colorado and who shall be certified by the P.O.S.T. board. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1607, § 2, effective August 6.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-109 Fire arson investigator

0.4K chars

A fire arson investigator authorized by a unit of local government is a peace officer while engaged in the performance of his or her duties whose authority shall be limited to the enforcement of arson and related laws and who may be certified by the P.O.S.T. board. Source: L. 200…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-110 Reserve police officer - reserve deputy sheriff - reserve deputy town marshal - definitions

4.5K chars

(1) (a) A reserve police officer, a reserve deputy sheriff, and a reserve deputy town marshal are reserve officers. (b) "Reserve officer" means a person authorized by a city, city and county, town, county, or state institution of higher education within this state to act as a res…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-111 Executive director of the department of public safety - deputy executive director of the department of public safety - director of the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety

0.5K chars

The executive director and deputy executive director of the department of public safety and the director of the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety are peace officers whose authority shall include the enforcement of all laws of the state of Colorado an…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-112 Director of the division of homeland security and emergency management

0.4K chars

The director of the division of homeland security and emergency management in the department of public safety is a peace officer whose authority includes the enforcement of all laws of the state of Colorado and who may be certified by the P.O.S.T. board. Source: L. 2003: Entire a…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-112.5 Manager of the office of prevention and security within the division of homeland security and emergency management

0.4K chars

The manager of the office of prevention and security within the division of homeland security and emergency management in the department of public safety is a peace officer whose authority includes the enforcement of all laws of the state of Colorado and who may be certified by t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-113 Colorado bureau of investigation director - agent

0.6K chars

A director of the Colorado bureau of investigation is a peace officer whose authority shall include the enforcement of all laws of the state of Colorado and who may be certified by the P.O.S.T. board. A Colorado bureau of investigation agent is a peace officer whose authority sha…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-114 Colorado state patrol officer

0.3K chars

A Colorado state patrol officer is a peace officer whose authority shall include the enforcement of all laws of the state of Colorado pursuant to section 24-33.5-212, C.R.S., and who shall be certified by the P.O.S.T. board. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1609, § 2, ef…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-115 Port of entry officer

0.2K chars

A port of entry officer is a peace officer while engaged in the performance of his or her duties whose authority shall be limited pursuant to section 42-8-104, C.R.S. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1609, § 2, effective August 6.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-116 Colorado wildlife officer - special wildlife officer

0.8K chars

(1) A Colorado wildlife officer employed by the Colorado division of parks and wildlife in the department of natural resources is a peace officer whose authority shall include the enforcement of all laws of the state of Colorado pursuant to section 33-1-102 (4.3), C.R.S., and who…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-117 Colorado parks and recreation officer - special parks and recreation officer

0.9K chars

(1) A Colorado parks and recreation officer employed by the Colorado division of parks and wildlife in the department of natural resources is a peace officer whose authority shall include the enforcement of all laws of the state of Colorado pursuant to section 33-10-102 (17), C.R…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-118 Commissioner of agriculture

0.6K chars

The commissioner of agriculture or his or her designee is a peace officer while engaged in the performance of his or her duties whose authority shall be limited pursuant to sections 35-36-103 and 35-36-312 of the "Commodity Handler and Farm Products Act"; the "Animal Protection A…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-119 State brand inspector

0.2K chars

A state brand inspector is a peace officer while engaged in the performance of his or her duties whose authority shall be limited pursuant to section 35-53-128, C.R.S. Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1609, § 2, effective August 6.