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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 7 - OFFENSES RELATING TO MORALS (§§ 18-7-101 — 18-7-901) › Part 4 - CHILD PROSTITUTION (§§ 18-7-401 — 18-7-409) › Section 18-7-406 - Patronizing a prostituted child

(1)
Any person who performs any of the following with a child not his spouse commits patronizing a prostituted child:
(a)
Engages in an act which is prostitution of a child or by a child, as defined in section
18-7-401(6) or (7)
; or
(b)
Enters or remains in a place of prostitution with intent to engage in an act which is prostitution of a child or by a child, as defined in section
18-7-401(6) or (7)
.
(2)
Patronizing a prostituted child is a class 3 felony.
L. 79: Entire part RC&RE, p. 741, § 1, effective May 31.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 7 - OFFENSES RELATING TO MORALS (§§ 18-7-101 — 18-7-901) › Part 4 - CHILD PROSTITUTION (§§ 18-7-401 — 18-7-409) › Section 18-7-407 - Criminality of conduct

In any criminal prosecution under sections
18-7-402
to
18-7-407
, it shall be no defense that the defendant did not know the child's age or that he reasonably believed the child to be eighteen years of age or older.
L. 79: Entire part RC&RE, p. 742, § 1, effective May 31.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 7 - OFFENSES RELATING TO MORALS (§§ 18-7-101 — 18-7-901) › Part 4 - CHILD PROSTITUTION (§§ 18-7-401 — 18-7-409) › Section 18-7-408 - Severability

If any provision of this part 4 or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of this part 4 which may be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and, to this end, the provisions of this part 4 are declared to be severable.
L. 79: Entire part RC&RE, p. 742, § 1, effective May 31.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 7 - OFFENSES RELATING TO MORALS (§§ 18-7-101 — 18-7-901) › Part 4 - CHILD PROSTITUTION (§§ 18-7-401 — 18-7-409) › Section 18-7-409 - Reports of convictions to department of education

When a person is convicted, pleads nolo contendere, or receives a deferred sentence for a violation of the provisions of this part 4 and the court knows the person is a current or former employee of a school district in this state or holds a license or authorization pursuant to the provisions of article
60.5
of title
22
, C.R.S., the court shall report such fact to the department of education.
L. 90: Entire section added, p. 1026, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1848, § 36, effective August 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 7 - OFFENSES RELATING TO MORALS (§§ 18-7-101 — 18-7-901) › Part 5 - SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS HARMFUL TO CHILDREN (§§ 18-7-501 — 18-7-504) › Section 18-7-501 - Definitions

As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Child" means a person under the age of eighteen years.
(2)
"Harmful to children" means that quality of any description or representation, in whatever form, of sexually explicit nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sadomasochistic abuse, when it:
(a)
Taken as a whole, predominantly appeals to the prurient interest in sex of children;
(b)
Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material for children; and
(c)
Is, when taken as a whole, lacking in serious literary, artistic, political, and scientific value for children.
(3)
"Knowingly" means having general knowledge of, or reason to know, or a belief or ground for belief which warrants further inspection or inquiry, or both, of:
(a)
The character and content of any material described herein which is reasonably susceptible of examination; and
(b)
The age of the child; however, an honest mistake shall constitute an excuse from liability hereunder if a reasonable bona fide attempt is made to ascertain the true age of such child.
(4)
"Sadomasochistic abuse" means actual or explicitly simulated flagellation or torture by or upon a person who is nude or clad in undergarments, a mask or bizarre costume, or the condition of being fettered, bound, or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one so clothed.
(5)
"Sexual conduct" means actual or explicitly simulated acts of masturbation, homosexuality, sexual intercourse, sodomy, or physical contact in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification with a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if such be female, breast.
(6)
"Sexual excitement" means the condition of human male or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal.
(7)
"Sexually explicit nudity" means a state of undress so as to expose the human male or female genitals, pubic area, or buttocks with less than a full opaque covering, or the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any portion thereof below the top of the areola, or the depiction of covered or uncovered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.
L. 81: Entire part added, p. 1004, § 1, effective June 29.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 7 - OFFENSES RELATING TO MORALS (§§ 18-7-101 — 18-7-901) › Part 5 - SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS HARMFUL TO CHILDREN (§§ 18-7-501 — 18-7-504) › Section 18-7-503 - Applicability

(1)
Nothing contained in this part 5 shall be construed to apply to:
(a)
The purchase, distribution, exhibition, or loan of any work of art, book, magazine, or other printed or manuscript material by any accredited museum, library, school, or institution of higher education;
(b)
The exhibition or performance of any play, drama, tableau, or motion picture by any theater, museum, school, or institution of higher education, either supported by public appropriation or which is an accredited institution supported by private funds.
L. 81: Entire part added, p. 1006, § 1, effective June 29.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 7 - OFFENSES RELATING TO MORALS (§§ 18-7-101 — 18-7-901) › Part 5 - SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS HARMFUL TO CHILDREN (§§ 18-7-501 — 18-7-504) › Section 18-7-504 - Severability

If any provision of this part 5 or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of this part 5 which may be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and, to this end, the provisions of this part 5 are declared to be severable.
L. 81: Entire part added, p. 1006, § 1, effective June 29.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 7 - OFFENSES RELATING TO MORALS (§§ 18-7-101 — 18-7-901) › Part 6 - VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS CONTAINING ACTUAL VIOLENCE (§ 18-7-601) › Section 18-7-601 - Dispensing violent films to minors - misdemeanors

(1)
No person shall sell, rent, or otherwise furnish to a minor any video tape, video disc, film representation, or other form of motion picture if:
(a)
The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the work, taken as a whole, predominantly appeals to the interest in violence; and
(b)
The work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, repeated acts of actual, not simulated, violence resulting in serious bodily injury or death; and
(c)
The work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, "minor" means any person under eighteen years of age, and "serious bodily injury" shall be defined as provided in section
18-1-901 (3)(p)
.
(3)
Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a civil infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars; except that, for a second or subsequent offense, the fine shall be five thousand dollars.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 270, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 735, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3194, § 270, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 7 - OFFENSES RELATING TO MORALS (§§ 18-7-101 — 18-7-901) › Part 7 - SEXUAL CONDUCT IN A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (§ 18-7-701) › Section 18-7-701 - Sexual conduct in a correctional institution

(1)
An employee, contract employee, or volunteer of a correctional institution or an individual who performs work or volunteer functions in a correctional institution who engages in sexual conduct with a person who is in lawful custody in a correctional institution commits the offense of sexual conduct in a correctional institution.
(2)
For purposes of this section:
(a)
"Correctional institution" means a correctional facility, as defined in section
17-1-102
(1.7), C.R.S., a local jail, as defined in section
17-1-102(7)
, C.R.S., operated by or under contract with the department of corrections, a jail, a facility operated by or under contract with the department of human services in which juveniles are or may be lawfully held for detention or commitment for the commission of a crime, or a facility of a community corrections program as defined in section
17-27-102(3)
, C.R.S.
(b)
"Sexual conduct" means sexual contact as defined in section
18-3-401(4)
, sexual intrusion as defined in section
18-3-401(5)
, or sexual penetration as defined in section
18-3-401(6)
. "Sexual conduct" does not include acts of an employee of a correctional institution or a person who has custody of another person that are performed to carry out the necessary duties of the employee or the person with custody.
(3)
Sexual conduct in a correctional institution is a class 5 felony if the sexual conduct includes sexual intrusion or sexual penetration and is committed by an employee or contract employee of a correctional institution or by an employee, contract employee, or individual who performs work functions in a correctional institution or for the department of corrections, the department of human services, or a community corrections program.
(4)
Sexual conduct in a correctional institution is a class 6 felony if:
(a)
The sexual conduct consists solely of sexual contact and is committed by an employee or contract employee of a correctional institution or by an employee, contract employee, or individual who performs work functions in a correctional institution or for the department of corrections, the department of human services, or a community corrections program;
(b)
The sexual conduct includes sexual intrusion or sexual penetration and is committed by a volunteer.
(5)
Sexual conduct in a correctional institution is a class 1 misdemeanor if the sexual conduct consists solely of sexual contact and is committed by a volunteer.
L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 920, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 488, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1277), ch. 262, p. 1189, §1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 7 - OFFENSES RELATING TO MORALS (§§ 18-7-101 — 18-7-901) › Part 8 - CRIMINAL INVASION OF PRIVACY (§ 18-7-801) › Section 18-7-801 - Criminal invasion of privacy

(1)
A person who knowingly observes or takes a photograph of another person's intimate parts, as defined in section
18-3-401(2)
, without that person's consent, in a situation where the person observed or photographed has a reasonable expectation of privacy, commits criminal invasion of privacy.
(2)
Criminal invasion of privacy is a class 2 misdemeanor.
(3)
For the purposes of this section, "photograph" includes a photograph, motion picture, videotape, live feed, print, negative, slide, or other mechanically, electronically, digitally, or chemically reproduced visual material.
L. 2004: Entire part added, p. 655, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (SB 10-128), ch. 415, p. 2046, §3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 7 - OFFENSES RELATING TO MORALS (§§ 18-7-101 — 18-7-901) › Part 9 - UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF SUICIDE RECORDINGS (§ 18-7-901) › Section 18-7-901 - Unlawful distribution of a suicide recording - definitions - Lil' Von Mercado's Law

(1)
A person commits the offense of posting an image of suicide of a minor if the person intentionally posts or distributes through the use of social media or any website, or disseminates through other means, an image of a minor attempting suicide, dying by suicide, or having died by suicide, with the intent to harass, intimidate, or coerce any person, and the posting or distribution results in serious emotional distress to any person.
(2)
Posting an image of suicide as described in subsection (1) of this section of a minor is a civil infraction and is punishable by a penalty of one hundred dollars per violation; except that posting an image of suicide of a minor is a class 2 misdemeanor if the person was the first or original person to post, distribute, or disseminate the image.
(3)
For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Image" means a photograph, film, videotape, recording, digital file, or other reproduction.
(b)
"Social media" means any electronic medium, including an interactive computer service, telephone network, or data network, that allows users to create, share, and view user-generated content, including but not limited to videos, still photographs, blogs, video blogs, podcasts, instant messages, electronic mail, or internet website profiles.
(4)
It is not an offense under this section if the posting or distribution of the image is a fictional work or a documentary; or is related to a matter of public interest or public concern; or related to the reporting of unlawful conduct; or the lawful and common practices of law enforcement, criminal reporting, legal proceedings, or medical treatment.
(5)
This section is known as and may be cited as "Lil' Von Mercado's Law".
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 271, eff. 3/1/2022.
Added by 2019 Ch. 388, § 1, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1334), ch. 3455, p. 3455, § 1, effective August 2. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3194, p. 3194, § 271, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-101 - Definitions

As used in this article 8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Government" has the same meaning as described in section
18-1-901 (3)(i)
.
(2)
"Governmental function" has the same meaning as described in section
18-1-901 (3)(j)
.
(2.5)
"Peace officer" has the same meaning as described in section
16-2.5-101
, C.R.S.
(3)
"Public servant" has the same meaning as described in section
18-1-901 (3)(o)
.
(4)
"Shelter-in-place order" means an official order or direction from government officials to the occupants of a building to seek shelter from an external threat in the building or a safe structure.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 418,§ 1, eff. 6/7/2023.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 453, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: §
40-8-101
. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 405, § 19, effective June 3. L. 2003: (2.5) added, p. 1628, § 63, effective August 6.
Subsection (2.5) was originally enacted as subsection (4) but was renumbered on revision for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-102 - Obstructing government operations

(1)
A person commits obstructing government operations if he intentionally obstructs, impairs, or hinders the performance of a governmental function by a public servant, by using or threatening to use violence, force, or physical interference or obstacle.
(2)
It shall be an affirmative defense that:
(a)
The obstruction, impairment, or hindrance was of unlawful action by a public servant; or
(b)
The obstruction, impairment, or hindrance was of the making of an arrest; or
(c)
The obstruction, impairment, or hindrance of a governmental function was by lawful activities in connection with a labor dispute with the government.
(3)
Obstructing government operations is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 68, § 27, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 453, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: §
40-8-102
. L. 73: p. 538, § 5.
For impeding any public official in the lawful performance of his or her duties or activities, see § 18-9-110 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-103 - Resisting arrest

(1)
A person commits resisting arrest if he knowingly prevents or attempts to prevent a peace officer, acting under color of his official authority, from effecting an arrest of the actor or another, by:
(a)
Using or threatening to use physical force or violence against the peace officer or another; or
(b)
Using any other means which creates a substantial risk of causing bodily injury to the peace officer or another.
(2)
It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the peace officer was attempting to make an arrest which in fact was unlawful, if he was acting under color of his official authority, and in attempting to make the arrest he was not resorting to unreasonable or excessive force giving rise to the right of self-defense. A peace officer acts "under color of his official authority" when, in the regular course of assigned duties, he is called upon to make, and does make, a judgment in good faith based upon surrounding facts and circumstances that an arrest should be made by him.
(3)
The term "peace officer" as used in this section and section
18-8-104
means a peace officer in uniform or, if out of uniform, one who has identified himself by exhibiting his credentials as such peace officer to the person whose arrest is attempted.
(4)
Resisting arrest is a class 2 misdemeanor.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 454, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: §
40-8-103
. L. 72: p. 593, § 69. L. 77: IP(1) amended, p. 965, § 37, effective July 1. L. 81: (1)(b) amended, p. 981, § 5, effective May 13.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-106 - Refusal to permit inspections

(1)
A person commits a civil infraction if, knowing that a public servant is legally authorized to inspect property:
(a)
He refuses to produce or make available the property for inspection at a reasonable hour; or
(b)
If the property is available for inspection he refuses to permit the inspection at a reasonable hour.
(2)
For purposes of this section, "property" means any real or personal property, including books, records, and documents which are owned, possessed, or otherwise subject to the control of the defendant. A "legally authorized inspection" means any lawful search, sampling, testing, or other examination of property, in connection with the regulation of a business or occupation, that is authorized by statute or lawful regulatory provision.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 274, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 455, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-106. L. 2021: IP(1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3195, § 274, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-107 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Ch. 462, § 275, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 456, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-107. L. 2021: (2) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3195, 3331, §§ 275, 803.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act repealing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-108 - Compounding

(1)
A person commits compounding if he accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit as consideration for:
(a)
Refraining from seeking prosecution of an offender; or
(b)
Refraining from reporting to law enforcement authorities the commission or suspected commission of any crime or information relating to a crime.
(2)
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the benefit received by the defendant did not exceed an amount which the defendant reasonably believed to be due as restitution or indemnification for harm caused by the crime.
(3)
Compounding is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 276, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 456, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-108. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3195, p. 3195, § 276, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For affirmative defenses generally, see §§ 18-1-407 , 18-1-710 , and 18-1-805 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-109 - Concealing death

Any person who conceals the death of another person and thereby prevents a determination of the cause or circumstances of death commits a class 1 misdemeanor. For the purpose of this section only, "another person" includes a fetus born dead.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 456, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-109.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-110 - False report of explosives, weapons, or harmful substances

(1)
Any person who reports to any other person that a bomb or other explosive, any chemical or biological agent, any poison or weapon, or any harmful radioactive substance has been placed in any public or private place or vehicle designed for the transportation of persons or property, knowing that the report is false, commits a class 5 felony.
(2)
Any person who reports to any other person that there is a mass shooting or an active shooter in a public or private place or vehicle designed for the transportation of persons or property, knowing that the report is false, causing the occupants of a building, place of assembly, or facility of public transportation to be evacuated or to be issued a shelter-in-place order; causing any disruptions or impacts to regular activities; or resulting in the initiation of a standard response protocol in response to the false report, commits a class 6 felony.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 298,§ 25, eff. 10/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 418,§ 2, eff. 6/7/2023.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 456, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-110. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 743, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 975, § 14, effective July 1. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 839, § 77, effective July 1.R&RE, p. 456, § 1.C.R.S. 1963:§ 40-8-110. L. 79:Entire section amended, p. 743, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81:Entire section amended, p. 975, § 14, effective July 1. L. 89:Entire section amended, p. 839, § 77, effective July 1. L. 2023:Entire section amended,(SB 23-249), ch. 418, p. 2469, § 2, effective June 7; entire section amended,(HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1788, § 25, effective October 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-111.5 - False reporting of identifying information to law enforcement authorities - definition

(1)
A person commits false reporting of identifying information if the person knowingly provides false identifying information to law enforcement authorities.
(2)
False reporting of identifying information is a class 2 misdemeanor; except that it is a class 6 felony if providing the false identifying information results in substantially impeding the investigation or arrest of a person for the commission of a crime as defined in section
24-4.1-302 (1)
that is a felony.
(3)
As used in this section, "identifying information" means a person's name, address, birth date, social security number, or driver's license or Colorado identification number.
Added by 2021 Ch. 462, § 278, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 2021: Entire section added, (SB 21-271), ch. 3196, p. 3196, § 278, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act adding this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-112 - Impersonating a peace officer

(1)
A person who falsely pretends to be a peace officer and performs an act in that pretended capacity commits impersonating a peace officer.
(2)
Impersonating a peace officer is a class 5 felony.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 298,§ 26, eff. 10/1/2023.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 456, § 1.C.R.S. 1963:§ 40-8-112. L. 2003:Entire section amended, p. 1383, § 1, effective May 1. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 1080, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2023:(2) amended,(HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1788, § 26, effective October 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-113 - Impersonating a public servant

(1)
A person commits impersonating a public servant if he falsely pretends to be a public servant other than a peace officer and performs any act in that pretended capacity.
(2)
It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the office the actor pretended to hold did not in fact exist.
(3)
Impersonating a public servant is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 279, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 457, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-113. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3196, p. 3196, § 279, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-114 - Abuse of public records

(1)
A person commits a class 2 misdemeanor if:
(a)
The person knowingly makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public record; or
(b)
Knowing the person lacks the authority to do so, the person knowingly destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes, or impairs the availability of any public record; or
(c)
Knowing the person lacks the authority to retain the record, the person refuses to deliver up a public record in the person's possession upon proper request of any person lawfully entitled to receive such record; or
(d)
Knowing the person has not been authorized by the custodian of the public record to do so, the person knowingly alters any public record.
(2)
As used in this section, the term "public record" includes all official books, papers, or records created, received, or used by or in any governmental office or agency.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 280, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 457, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-114. L. 77: (1)(b) amended, p. 966, § 40, effective July 1. L. 96: (1) amended, p. 1561, § 15, effective July 1. L. 2021: IP(1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3196, p. 3196, § 280, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-115 - Duty to report a crime - liability for disclosure

It is the duty of every corporation or person who has reasonable grounds to believe that a crime has been committed to report promptly the suspected crime to law enforcement authorities. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, a corporation or person may disclose information concerning a suspected crime to other persons or corporations for the purpose of giving notice of the possibility that other such criminal conduct may be attempted which may affect the persons or corporations notified. When acting in good faith, such corporation or person shall be immune from any civil liability for such reporting or disclosure. This duty shall exist notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary; except that this section shall not require disclosure of any communication privileged by law.
L. 79: Entire section added, p. 729, § 9, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 976, § 15, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-116 - Disarming a peace officer

(1)
A person commits disarming a peace officer if he or she knowingly, without justification and without consent, removes the firearm or self-defense electronic control device, direct-contact stun device, or other similar device of a peace officer who is acting under color of his or her official authority.
(2)
Disarming a peace officer is a class 5 felony.
(3)
The term "peace officer" as used in this section means a peace officer in uniform or, if out of uniform, one who has identified himself by exhibiting his credentials as such peace officer to the person.
L. 85: Entire section added, p. 677, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1120), ch. 305, p. 1651, §3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-117 - Unlawful sale of publicly provided services or appointments - definitions

(1)
A person commits an unlawful sale of public services if the person does any of the following with respect to a government service or an appointment to receive a government service and if a government entity makes the service or appointment publicly available without charge:
(a)
The person reserves or obtains the service or appointment, and the person sells the service or appointment;
(b)
The person reserves or obtains, with the intent to sell, the service or appointment;
(c)
The person reserves or obtains the service or appointment, and the person appends the service or appointment to another good or service the person offers for sale; or
(d)
The person falsely represents to the potential customer that the person has obtained or secured the service or appointment, and the person attempts to sell the service or appointment.
(2)
This section does not apply when the person:
(a)
Has consent from the government entity to sell the specific service or appointment obtained or reserved; or
(b)
Is obtaining and selling or offering to sell only information.
(3)
Unlawful sale of public services is a class 2 misdemeanor, as defined in section
18-1.3-501
.
(4)
As used in this section, "government entity" means the state of Colorado, a political subdivision of Colorado, or an agency of either the state of Colorado or a political subdivision of Colorado.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 281, eff. 3/1/2022.
Added by 2016 Ch. 246, § 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
L. 2016: Entire section added, (HB 16-1335), ch. 1014, p. 1014, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3196, p. 3196, § 281, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-118) › Section 18-8-118 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Unlawful affiliation with a public safety radio network - penalty - definitions

(1)
(a)
A person who knowingly affiliates with a public safety radio network without authorization from the network's authorizing entity commits unlawful affiliation with a public safety radio network.
(b)
Unlawful affiliation with a public safety radio network is a class 2 misdemeanor.
(2)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Affiliate" means transmitting or receiving a signal on a radio network, including through the use of cloning equipment. "Affiliate" does not include listening to radio network communications by use of a passive listening device, including a scanner, that does not transmit a signal to the public safety radio network.
(b)
"Authorizing entity" means a state or local department, agency, or other entity that can authorize affiliation with a public safety radio network.
(c)
"Cloning equipment" means any instrument, apparatus, equipment, computer hardware, computer software, operating procedure or code, or device, whether used separately or in combination, that is designed or adapted and is used, is intended to be used, or is capable of being used to transmit or receive signals on a public safety radio network without authorization from an authorizing entity.
(d)
"Public safety agency" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-32-3501.
(e)
"Public safety radio network" means a public safety communication system that facilitates communication between public safety agencies and that is operated by the department of public safety or a local government. "Public safety radio network" includes a radio frequency, radio channel, or radio talk-group that is used by a public safety agency.
Added by 2024 Ch. 148,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2024.
2024 Ch. 148, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 2 - ESCAPE AND OFFENSES RELATING TO CUSTODY (§§ 18-8-201 — 18-8-213) › Section 18-8-201 - Aiding escape

(1)
Any person who knowingly aids, abets, or assists another person to escape or attempt to escape from custody or confinement commits the offense of aiding escape.
(2)
"Escape" is deemed to be a continuing activity commencing with the conception of the design to escape and continuing until the escapee is returned to custody or the attempt to escape is thwarted or abandoned.
(3)
"Assist" includes any activity characterized as "rendering assistance" in section
18-8-105
.
(4)
Aiding escape is a class 2 felony if the person aided was in custody or confinement as a result of conviction of a class 1 or class 2 felony.
(5)
Aiding escape is a class 3 felony if the person aided was in custody or confinement and charged with or held for any felony or convicted of any felony other than a class 1 or class 2 felony.
(6)
Aiding escape is a class 2 misdemeanor if the person aided was in custody or confinement and charged with, held for, or convicted of a misdemeanor or a petty offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 282, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 457, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-201. L. 77: (1) amended, p. 966, § 41, effective July 1. L. 2021: (6) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3196, p. 3196, § 282, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 2 - ESCAPE AND OFFENSES RELATING TO CUSTODY (§§ 18-8-201 — 18-8-213) › Section 18-8-201.1 - Aiding escape from an institution for the care and treatment of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders

Any person who knowingly aids the escape of a person who is an inmate of an institution for the care and treatment of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders and who knows the person aided is confined in such institution pursuant to a commitment pursuant to article
8
of title
16
commits the offense of aiding escape from an institution for the care and treatment of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders, which is a class 5 felony.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 263,§ 143, eff. 5/25/2017.
L. 74: Entire section added, p. 255, § 1, effective February 13. C.R.S. 1963: 40-8-211. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 966, § 42, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1399, § 50, effective August 7. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1307, § 143, effective May 25.
For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 2 - ESCAPE AND OFFENSES RELATING TO CUSTODY (§§ 18-8-201 — 18-8-213) › Section 18-8-202 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Ch. 462, § 283, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 458, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-202. L. 2021: (2) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3196, 3331, §§ 283, 803.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act repealing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 2 - ESCAPE AND OFFENSES RELATING TO CUSTODY (§§ 18-8-201 — 18-8-213) › Section 18-8-203 - Introducing contraband in the first degree

(1)
A person commits introducing contraband in the first degree if he or she knowingly and unlawfully:
(a)
Introduces or attempts to introduce a dangerous instrument into a detention facility or at any location where an inmate is or is likely to be located, while the inmate is in the custody and under the jurisdiction of a political subdivision of the state of Colorado or the department of corrections, but not on parole; or
(b)
Being a person confined in a detention facility, makes any dangerous instrument.
(2)
Introducing contraband in the first degree is a class 4 felony.
(3)
"Detention facility" means any building, structure, enclosure, vehicle, institution, work site, or place, whether permanent or temporary, fixed or mobile, where persons are or may be lawfully held in custody or confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections or under the authority of the United States, the state of Colorado, or any political subdivision of the state of Colorado.
(4)
"Dangerous instrument" as used in this section and in section
18-8-204.1
, means a firearm, explosive device or substance (including ammunition), knife or sharpened instrument, poison, acid, bludgeon, or projective device, or any other device, instrument, material, or substance which is readily capable of causing or inducing fear of death or bodily injury, the use of which is not specifically authorized.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 284, eff. 3/1/2022.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 152, § 8, eff. 10/1/2018.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 458, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-203. L. 72: p. 275, § 5. L. 76, Ex. Sess.: (1)(a), (1)(b), and (2) amended and (4) added, p. 12, § 1, effective September 18. L. 77: (2) amended, p. 878, § 45, effective 7/1/1979. L. 81: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, p. 738, § 23, effective July 1. L. 82: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, p. 319, § 3, effective March 11. L. 2002: IP(1), (1)(a), and (3) amended, p. 810, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2010: (1) amended, (HB 10-1352), ch. 1173, p. 1173, § 17, effective August 11. L. 2012: (1)(a) amended, (HB 12-1311), ch. 1619, p. 1619, § 46, effective July 1. L. 2018: (1)(a) amended, (HB 18-1025), ch. 1078, p. 1078, § 8, effective October 1. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3196, p. 3196, § 284, effective 3/1/2022.
(1) The effective date for amendments made to this section by chapter 216, L. 77, was changed from July 1, 1978, to April 1, 1979, by chapter 1, First Extraordinary Session, L. 78, and was subsequently changed to July 1, 1979, by chapter 157, § 23, L. 79. See People v. McKenna, 199 Colo. 452 , 611 P.2d 574 (1980).
(2) Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 2 - ESCAPE AND OFFENSES RELATING TO CUSTODY (§§ 18-8-201 — 18-8-213) › Section 18-8-204.1 - Possession of contraband in the first degree

(1)
A person being confined in a detention facility commits the crime of possession of contraband in the first degree if the person knowingly obtains or has in the person's possession contraband as listed in section
18-8-203 (1)(a)
.
(2)
Repealed.
(3)
Possession of contraband in the first degree involving a dangerous instrument is a class 4 felony.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 286, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 76 Ex. Sess.: Entire section added, p. 13, § 3, effective September 18. L. 77: (2) and (3) amended, p. 878, § 47, effective 7/1/1979. L. 82: Entire section amended, p. 319, § 4, effective March 11. L. 88: (1) amended, p. 714, § 22, effective July 1. L. 89: (2) amended, p. 839, § 79, effective July 1. L. 92: (1) amended, p. 392, § 22, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3197, p. 3197, § 286, effective 3/1/2022; (2)(b) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3197, 3331, §§ 286, 803.
(1) The effective date for amendments made to this section by chapter 216, L. 77, was changed from July 1, 1978, to April 1, 1979, by chapter 1, First Extraordinary Session, L. 78, and was subsequently changed to July 1, 1979, by chapter 157, § 23, L. 79. See People v. McKenna, 199 Colo. 452 , 611 P.2d 574 (1980).
(2) Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 2 - ESCAPE AND OFFENSES RELATING TO CUSTODY (§§ 18-8-201 — 18-8-213) › Section 18-8-204.2 - Possession of contraband in the second degree

(1)
A person being confined in a detention facility commits the crime of possession of contraband in the second degree if he knowingly obtains or has in his possession contraband as defined in section
18-8-204 (2)
unless possession is authorized by rule or regulation promulgated by the administrative head of the detention facility.
(2)
(a)
Possession of contraband in the second degree that involves contraband described in section
18-8-204 (2)(a), (2)(b), (2)(e), (2)(f), (2)(h), (2)(k), (2)(n), or (2)(o)
is a class 6 felony.
(b)
Possession of contraband in the second degree that involves contraband described in section
18-8-204 (2)(c), (2)(d), (2)(g), (2)(i), (2)(j), (2)(l), (2)(m), (2)(p), or (2)(q)
is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 287, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 82: Entire section added, p. 319, § 5, effective March 11. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3198, § 287, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 2 - ESCAPE AND OFFENSES RELATING TO CUSTODY (§§ 18-8-201 — 18-8-213) › Section 18-8-205 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Ch. 462, § 288, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 458, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-205. L. 2021: (2) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3198, 3331, §§ 288, 803, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act repealing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 8 - OFFENSES - GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805) › Part 2 - ESCAPE AND OFFENSES RELATING TO CUSTODY (§§ 18-8-201 — 18-8-213) › Section 18-8-206 - Assault during escape

(1)
Any person confined in any lawful place of confinement within the state who, while escaping or attempting to escape, commits an assault with intent to commit bodily injury upon the person of another with a deadly weapon, or by any means of force likely to produce serious bodily injury, commits:
(a)
A class 1 felony, if the person has been convicted of a class 1 felony; or
(b)
A class 2 felony, if the person has been convicted of a felony other than a class 1 felony; or
(c)
A class 3 felony, if the person was in custody or confinement and held for or charged with but not convicted of a felony; or
(d)
A class 3 felony, if the person was in custody or confinement and charged with, held for, or convicted of a misdemeanor or a petty offense.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 458, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-206. L. 83: (1)(c) amended and (1)(d) added, p. 708, § 1, effective July 1.