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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 6 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 18-8-601 — 18-8-616) › Section 18-8-610 - Tampering with physical evidence

(1)
A person commits tampering with physical evidence if, believing that an official proceeding is pending or about to be instituted and acting without legal right or authority, he:
(a)
Destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes, or alters physical evidence with intent to impair its verity or availability in the pending or prospective official proceeding; or
(b)
Knowingly makes, presents, or offers any false or altered physical evidence with intent that it be introduced in the pending or prospective official proceeding.
(2)
"Physical evidence", as used in this section, includes any article, object, document, record, or other thing of physical substance; except that "physical evidence" does not include a human body, part of a human body, or human remains subject to a violation of section
18-8-610.5
.
(3)
(a)
Tampering with physical evidence of a felony crime is a class 6 felony.
(b)
Tampering with physical evidence of a misdemeanor crime is a class 1 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 302, eff. 3/1/2022.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 72, § 2, eff. 9/1/2016.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 466, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-610. L. 89: (3) amended, p. 840, § 87, effective July 1. L. 2016: (2) amended, (SB 16 -034), ch. 191, p. 191, § 2, effective September 1. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3201, p. 3201, § 302, 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 6 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 18-8-601 — 18-8-616) › Section 18-8-610.5 - Tampering with a deceased human body

(1)
A person commits tampering with a deceased human body if, believing that an official proceeding is pending, in progress, or about to be instituted and acting without legal right or authority, the person willfully destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes, or alters a human body, part of a human body, or human remains with intent to impair its or their appearance or availability in the official proceedings.
(2)
Tampering with a deceased human body is a class 3 felony.
(3)
(a)
A defendant may not be convicted of both tampering with a deceased human body, as described in subsection (1) of this section, and abuse of a corpse, as described in section
18-13-101(1)
, if the act arises out of a single incident.
(b)
If a defendant is charged with both tampering with a deceased human body, as described in subsection (1) of this section, and abuse of a corpse, as described in section
18-13-101
, the court shall proceed pursuant to section
18-1-408
.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 100,§ 1, eff. 9/14/2020.
Added by 2016 Ch. 72,§ 1, eff. 9/1/2016.
L. 2016: Entire section added, (SB 16-034), ch. 72, p. 191, § 1, effective September 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 6 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 18-8-601 — 18-8-616) › Section 18-8-611 - Simulating legal process

(1)
A person commits simulating legal process if he knowingly delivers or causes to be delivered to another a request for the payment of money on behalf of any creditor including himself which in form and substance simulates any legal process issued by any court of this state.
(2)
Simulating legal process is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 303, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 466, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-611. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3201, p. 3201, § 303, 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 6 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 18-8-601 — 18-8-616) › Section 18-8-612 - Failure to obey a juror summons

(1)
A juror commits failure to obey a juror summons if he receives a summons to serve as a trial or grand juror as provided in section
13-71-110
, C.R.S., and knowingly fails to obey the summons without justifiable excuse.
(2)
Failure to obey a juror summons is a petty offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 304, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 89: Entire section added, p. 776, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3201, § 304, 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 6 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 18-8-601 — 18-8-616) › Section 18-8-613 - Willful misrepresentation of material fact on juror questionnaire

(1)
A juror commits willful misrepresentation of a material fact if he willfully makes a misrepresentation of a material fact when he provides information on the juror questionnaire as provided in section
13-71-115
, C.R.S.
(2)
Willful misrepresentation of a material fact on a juror questionnaire is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 305, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 89: Entire section added, p. 776, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3201, § 305, 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 6 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 18-8-601 — 18-8-616) › Section 18-8-614 - Willful harassment of juror by employer

(1)
An employer commits willful harassment of a juror if he willfully deprives an employed juror of employment or any incidents or benefits thereof or willfully harasses, threatens, or coerces an employee because the employee receives a juror summons, responds thereto, performs any obligation or election of juror service as a trial or grand juror, or exercises any right under the "Colorado Uniform Jury Selection and Service Act", article
71
of title
13
, C.R.S.
(2)
Willful harassment of a juror is a class 2 misdemeanor.
L. 89: Entire section added, p. 776, § 11, 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 6 - OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS (§§ 18-8-601 — 18-8-616) › Section 18-8-616 - Retaliation against a prosecutor

(1)
(a)
An individual commits retaliation against a prosecutor if the individual makes a credible threat, as defined in section
18-3-602(2)(b)
, or commits an act of harm or injury upon a person or property as retaliation or retribution against a prosecutor, which action is directed against or committed upon:
(I)
An elected district attorney;
(II)
A prosecutor who has served or is serving in a legal matter assigned to the prosecutor involving the individual or a person on whose behalf the individual is acting;
(III)
A member of the prosecutor's family;
(IV)
A person in close relationship to the prosecutor; or
(V)
A person residing in the same household with the prosecutor.
(b)
An individual commits retaliation against a prosecutor by means of a credible threat as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) if the individual knowingly makes the credible threat:
(I)
Directly to the prosecutor; or
(II)
To another person:
(A)
If the individual intended that the communication would be relayed to the prosecutor; or
(B)
If the other person is required by statute or ethical rule to report the communication to the prosecutor or to the court.
(2)
Retaliation against a prosecutor is a class 4 felony.
(3)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "prosecutor" means the attorney general, deputy attorney general, assistant attorney general, district attorney, deputy district attorney, assistant district attorney, appointed special prosecutor, city attorney, United States attorney, deputy United States attorney, assistant United States attorney, or special assistant United States attorney.
Added by 2015 Ch. 239,§ 1, eff. 5/29/2015.
L. 2015: Entire section added, (HB 15-1229), ch. 239, p. 884, § 1, effective May 29.
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 7 - VICTIMS AND WITNESSES PROTECTION (§§ 18-8-701 — 18-8-708) › Section 18-8-701 - Short title

This part 7 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1984".
L. 84: Entire part added, p. 501, § 4, 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 7 - VICTIMS AND WITNESSES PROTECTION (§§ 18-8-701 — 18-8-708) › Section 18-8-702 - Definitions

The definitions contained in sections
18-8-301
,
18-8-501
, and
18-8-601
are applicable to the provisions of this part 7, and in addition to those definitions:
(1)
"Victim" means any natural person against whom any crime has been perpetrated or attempted, as crime is defined under the laws of this state or of the United States.
(2)
"Witness" means any natural person:
(a)
Having knowledge of the existence or nonexistence of facts relating to any crime;
(b)
Whose declaration under oath is received or has been received as evidence for any purpose;
(c)
Who has reported any crime to any peace officer, correctional officer, or judicial officer;
(d)
Who has been served with a subpoena issued under the authority of any court in this state, of any other state, or of the United States; or
(e)
Who would be believed by any reasonable person to be an individual described in paragraph (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this subsection (2).
L. 84: Entire part added, p. 501, § 4, 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 7 - VICTIMS AND WITNESSES PROTECTION (§§ 18-8-701 — 18-8-708) › Section 18-8-703 - Bribing a witness or victim

(1)
A person commits bribing a witness or victim if he or she offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit upon a witness, or a victim, or a person he or she believes is to be called to testify as a witness or victim in any official proceeding, or upon a member of the witness' family, a member of the victim's family, a person in close relationship to the witness or victim, or a person residing in the same household as the witness or victim with intent to:
(a)
Influence the witness or victim to testify falsely or unlawfully withhold any testimony; or
(b)
Induce the witness or victim to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or
(c)
Induce the witness or victim to absent himself or herself from an official proceeding.
(2)
Bribing a witness or victim is a class 4 felony.
L. 84: Entire part added, p. 501, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2004: IP(1) and (1)(c) amended, p. 435, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 18-8-602 as it existed prior to 1984.
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 7 - VICTIMS AND WITNESSES PROTECTION (§§ 18-8-701 — 18-8-708) › Section 18-8-704 - Intimidating a witness or victim

(1)
A person commits intimidating a witness or victim if:
(a)
By use of a threat, act of harassment as defined in section
18-9-111
, or act of harm or injury to any person or property directed to or committed upon:
(I)
A witness in any criminal or civil proceeding;
(II)
A victim of any crime;
(III)
A person he or she believes has been or is to be called or who would have been called to testify as a witness in any criminal or civil proceeding or a victim of any crime;
(IV)
A person he or she believes may have information relevant to a criminal investigation;
(V)
A member of the witness's family;
(VI)
A member of the victim's family;
(VII)
A person in close relationship to the witness or victim;
(VIII)
A person residing in the same household with the witness or victim;
(IX)
A person he or she believes may be able to exert influence upon the witness or victim; or
(X)
Any person who has reported a crime or who may be called to testify or who testifies as a witness to or victim of any crime; and
(b)
He or she intentionally attempts to or does:
(I)
Influence the witness or victim to testify falsely or unlawfully withhold any testimony; or
(II)
Induce the witness or victim to avoid legal process summoning him or her to testify; or
(III)
Induce the witness or victim to absent himself or herself from an official proceeding; or
(IV)
Inflict such harm or injury prior to such testimony or expected testimony; or
(V)
Influence the witness, victim, or any person with knowledge of relevant information to withhold information from, or provide false information to, law enforcement, a defense attorney, or a defense investigator.
(2)
Intimidating a witness or victim is a class 4 felony.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 26,§1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 162,§1, eff. 7/1/2018.
L. 84: Entire part added, p. 501, § 4, effective July 1. L. 88: IP(1) amended, p. 714, § 23, effective July 1. L. 90: IP(1) amended, p. 987, § 11, effective April 24. L. 91: IP(1) amended, p. 407, § 15, effective June 6. L. 2003: IP(1) amended, p. 1433, § 27, effective July 1. L. 2004: (1)(c) amended, p. 435, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2018: IP(1) amended, (SB 18-169), ch. 162, p. 1127, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 18-8-604 as it existed prior to 1984.
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 7 - VICTIMS AND WITNESSES PROTECTION (§§ 18-8-701 — 18-8-708) › Section 18-8-705 - Aggravated intimidation of a witness or victim

(1)
A person who commits intimidating a witness or victim commits aggravated intimidation of a witness or victim if, during the act of intimidating, he:
(a)
Is armed with a deadly weapon with the intent, if resisted, to kill, maim, or wound the person being intimidated or any other person; or
(b)
Knowingly wounds the person being intimidated or any other person with a deadly weapon, or by the use of force, threats, or intimidation with a deadly weapon knowingly puts the person being intimidated or any other person in reasonable fear of death or bodily injury.
(2)
For purposes of subsection (1) of this section, possession of any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead any person reasonably to believe it to be a deadly weapon, or any verbal or other representation by the person that he is so armed, is prima facie evidence that the person is armed with a deadly weapon.
(3)
Aggravated intimidation of a witness or victim is a class 3 felony.
L. 84: Entire part added, p. 502, § 4, 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 7 - VICTIMS AND WITNESSES PROTECTION (§§ 18-8-701 — 18-8-708) › Section 18-8-706 - Retaliation against a witness or victim

(1)
An individual commits retaliation against a witness or victim if such person uses a threat, act of harassment as defined in section
18-9-111
, or act of harm or injury upon any person or property, which action is directed to or committed upon a witness in any criminal or civil proceeding; a victim of any crime; an individual whom the person believes has been or would have been called to testify as a witness in any criminal or civil proceeding or a victim of any crime; a member of the witness' family; a member of the victim's family; an individual in close relationship to the witness or victim; an individual residing in the same household with the witness or victim, as retaliation or retribution against such witness or victim.
(2)
Retaliation against a witness or victim is a class 4 felony.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 298,§ 33, eff. 10/1/2023.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 162, § 2, eff. 7/1/2018.
L. 84: Entire part added, p. 502, § 4, effective July 1. L. 92:(1) amended, p. 405, § 20, effective June 3. L. 2003:(1) amended, p. 1434, § 28, effective July 1. L. 2018:(1) amended,(SB 18-169), ch. 162, p. 1127, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2023:(2) amended,(HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1789, § 33, 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 7 - VICTIMS AND WITNESSES PROTECTION (§§ 18-8-701 — 18-8-708) › Section 18-8-706.3 - Aggravated retaliation against a witness or victim

(1)
A person commits the crime of aggravated retaliation against a witness or victim if, during the act of retaliation, the person:
(a)
Is armed with a deadly weapon with the intent, if resisted, to kill, maim, or wound the person being retaliated against or any other person; or
(b)
Knowingly wounds with a deadly weapon the person being retaliated against or any other person; or
(c)
By the use of force, threats, or intimidation with a deadly weapon, knowingly puts the person being retaliated against or any other person in reasonable fear of death or bodily injury.
(2)
Aggravated retaliation against a witness or victim is a class 3 felony.
Added by 2023 Ch. 298,§ 34, eff. 10/1/2023.
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 7 - VICTIMS AND WITNESSES PROTECTION (§§ 18-8-701 — 18-8-708) › Section 18-8-706.5 - Retaliation against a juror

(1)
An individual commits retaliation against a juror if such individual uses a threat, act of harassment as defined in section
18-9-111
, or act of harm or injury upon any person or property, which action is directed to or committed upon a juror who has served for a criminal or civil trial involving the individual or a person or persons on whose behalf the individual is acting, a member of the juror's family, an individual in close relationship to the juror, or an individual residing in the same household with the juror, as retaliation or retribution against such juror.
(2)
Retaliation against a juror is a class 3 felony.
L. 95: Entire section added, p. 1255, § 17, effective July 1. L. 2003: (1) amended, p. 1434, § 29, 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 7 - VICTIMS AND WITNESSES PROTECTION (§§ 18-8-701 — 18-8-708) › Section 18-8-707 - Tampering with a witness or victim

(1)
A person commits tampering with a witness or victim if he intentionally attempts without bribery or threats to induce a witness or victim or a person he believes is to be called to testify as a witness or victim in any official proceeding or who may be called to testify as a witness to or victim of any crime to:
(a)
Testify falsely or unlawfully withhold any testimony; or
(b)
Absent himself from any official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned; or
(c)
Avoid legal process summoning him to testify.
(2)
Tampering with a witness or victim is a class 4 felony.
L. 84: Entire part added, p. 502, § 4, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 18-8-605 as it existed prior to 1984.
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 7 - VICTIMS AND WITNESSES PROTECTION (§§ 18-8-701 — 18-8-708) › Section 18-8-708 - Suit for damages by victim of intimidation or retaliation

(1)
The following persons are eligible for relief pursuant to this section:
(a)
Any person who testifies as a witness or victim in any official proceeding;
(b)
Any person who may be called to testify as a witness to or victim of any crime;
(c)
Any person who is a member of the witness' or victim's family;
(d)
Any person who is in a close relationship to the witness or victim;
(e)
Any person who is residing in the same household with the witness or victim.
(2)
Any person who is eligible pursuant to subsection (1) of this section who suffers any physical injury or property damage as the result of the commission of intimidating a witness or victim pursuant to section
18-8-704
, aggravated intimidation of a witness or victim pursuant to section
18-8-705
, or retaliation against a witness or victim pursuant to section
18-8-706
shall, in a civil proceeding to recover for such injury or property damage, be eligible for the award of treble damages and attorney fees.
(3)
Nothing in this section shall limit the amount of recovery which a person specified in subsection (1) of this section may receive in a civil proceeding or in any other proceeding.
L. 84: Entire part added, p. 503, § 4, effective July 1.
For awarding of attorney fees in civil actions generally, see § 13-17-102.
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 8 - OFFENSES RELATING TO USE OF FORCE BY PEACE OFFICERS (§§ 18-8-801 — 18-8-805) › Section 18-8-801 - Definitions

As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Emergency medical service provider" has the same meaning as set forth in section
25-3.5-103(8)
.
(2)
"Materially false statement" has the meaning set out in section
18-8-501(1)
.
(3)
"Peace officer" has the meaning set out in section
16-2.5-101
.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 450,§4, eff. 7/6/2021.
L. 91: Entire part added, p. 396, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2003: (2) amended, p. 1615, § 12, effective August 6. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (HB 21-1251), ch. 450, p. 2959, § 4, effective July 6.
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 8 - OFFENSES RELATING TO USE OF FORCE BY PEACE OFFICERS (§§ 18-8-801 — 18-8-805) › Section 18-8-803 - Use of excessive force

(1)
Subject to the provisions of section
18-1-707
, a peace officer who uses excessive force in pursuance of such officer's law enforcement duties shall be subject to the criminal laws of this state to the same degree as any other citizen, including the provisions of part 1 of article
3
of this title concerning homicide and related offenses and the provisions of part 2 of said article 3 concerning assaults.
(2)
As used in this section, "excessive force" means physical force which exceeds the degree of physical force permitted pursuant to section
18-1-707
. The use of excessive force shall be presumed when a peace officer continues to apply physical force in excess of the force permitted by section
18-1-707
to a person who has been rendered incapable of resisting arrest.
L. 91: Entire part added, p. 397, § 1, effective June 5.
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 8 - OFFENSES RELATING TO USE OF FORCE BY PEACE OFFICERS (§§ 18-8-801 — 18-8-805) › Section 18-8-804 - Approved policy or guidelines

Each public entity which employs any peace officer shall adopt policies or guidelines concerning the use of force by peace officers which shall be complied with by peace officers in carrying out the duties of such officers within the jurisdiction of the public entity.
L. 91: Entire part added, p. 397, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 9 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314) › Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125) › Section 18-9-101 - Definitions

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, destruction, or death.
(1.4)
"Funeral" means the ceremonies, rituals, and memorial services held in connection with the final disposition or memorial of a deceased person, including the assembly and dispersal of the mourners.
(1.5)
"Funeral site" means a church, synagogue, mosque, funeral home, mortuary, cemetery, gravesite, mausoleum, or other place where a funeral is conducted.
(2)
"Riot" means a public disturbance involving an assemblage of three or more persons which by tumultuous and violent conduct creates grave danger of damage or injury to property or persons or substantially obstructs the performance of any governmental function.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 123, § 23, eff. 9/7/2021.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 466, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: §
40-9-101
. L. 95: (2) amended, p. 1255, § 18, effective July 1. L. 2006: (1.4) and (1.5) added, p. 1198, § 2, effective May 26. L. 2021: (1.4) amended, (SB 21-006), ch. 496, p. 496, § 23, effective September 7.
Section 31(2) of chapter 123 (SB 21-006), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to final dispositions of human remains or human fetuses made on or after September 7, 2021.
2021 Ch. 123, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
In 2006, subsections (1.4) and (1.5) were added by the "Right to Rest in Peace Act". For the title and legislative declaration, see section 1 of chapter 262, Session Laws of Colorado 2006.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 9 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314) › Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125) › Section 18-9-102 - Inciting riot

(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 under section
18-2-101
,
18-2-201
, or
18-2-301
of attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to incite a riot only if he engages in the prohibited conduct with respect to a current or impending riot.
(3)
Inciting riot is a class 1 misdemeanor, but, if injury to a person or damage to property results therefrom, it is a class 5 felony.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 467, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: §
40-9-102
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 9 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314) › Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125) › Section 18-9-103 - Arming rioters

(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 class 4 felony.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 467, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: §
40-9-103
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 9 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314) › Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125) › Section 18-9-104 - Engaging in a riot

(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 article is a deadly weapon, or if in the course of rioting the actor represents verbally or otherwise that he or she is armed with a deadly weapon; otherwise, it is a class 2 misdemeanor.
(2)
The provisions of section
18-9-102(2)
are applicable to attempt, solicitation, and conspiracy to commit an offense under this section.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 467, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: §
40-9-104
. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 696, § 10, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 9 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314) › Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125) › Section 18-9-105 - Disobedience of public safety orders under riot conditions

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 designed to prevent or control disorder or promote the safety of persons or property issued by an authorized member of the police, fire, military, or other forces concerned with the riot. No such order shall apply to a news reporter or other person observing or recording the events on behalf of the public press or other news media, unless the news reporter or other person is physically obstructing efforts by such forces to cope with the riot or impending riot. Inapplicability of the order is an affirmative defense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 307, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 467, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: §
40-9-105
. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 968, § 53, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3201, p. 3201, § 307, 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 9 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314) › Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125) › Section 18-9-107 - Obstructing highway or other passageway

(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 the public or a substantial group of the public has access or any other place used for the passage of persons, vehicles, or conveyances, whether the obstruction arises from his acts alone or from his acts and the acts of others; or
(b)
Disobeys a reasonable request or order to move issued by a person the individual or corporation knows to be a peace officer, a firefighter, or a person with authority to control the use of the premises, to prevent obstruction of a highway or passageway or to maintain public safety by dispersing those gathered in dangerous proximity to a fire, riot, or other hazard.
(2)
For purposes of this section, "obstruct" means to render impassable or to render passage unreasonably inconvenient or hazardous.
(3)
An offense under this section is a petty offense; except that knowingly obstructing the entrance into, or exit from, a funeral or funeral site, or knowingly obstructing a highway or other passageway where a funeral procession is taking place is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 309, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 468, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: §
40-9-107
. L. 97: IP(1) and (1)(b) amended, p. 1012, § 17, effective August 6. L. 2006: (3) amended, p. 1198, § 4, effective May 26. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3202, p. 3202, § 309, 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).
(1) For obstructing highways, see § 43-5-301 . (2) In 2006, subsection (3) was amended by the "Right to Rest in Peace Act". For the title and legislative declaration, see section 1 of chapter 262, Session Laws of Colorado 2006.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 9 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314) › Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125) › Section 18-9-108 - Disrupting lawful assembly

(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)
Disrupting lawful assembly is a petty offense; except that, if the actor knows the meeting, procession, or gathering is a funeral, it is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 310, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 468, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: §
40-9-108
. L. 2006: (2) amended, p. 1199, § 5, effective May 26. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3202, p. 3202, § 310, 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).
In 2006, subsection (2) was amended by the "Right to Rest in Peace Act". For the title and legislative declaration, see section 1 of chapter 262, Session Laws of Colorado 2006.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 9 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314) › Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125) › Section 18-9-112 - Loitering - definition - legislative declaration

(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 interfere with or endanger schoolchildren, loiters in a school building or on school grounds or within one hundred feet of school grounds when persons under the age of eighteen are present in the building or on the grounds, not having any reason or relationship involving custody of, or responsibility for, a pupil or any other specific, legitimate reason for being there, and having been asked to leave by a school administrator or the school administrator's representative or by a peace officer.
(3)
It shall be an affirmative defense that the defendant's acts were lawful and he was exercising his rights of lawful assembly as a part of peaceful and orderly petition for the redress of grievances, either in the course of labor disputes or otherwise.
(4)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the state has a special interest in the protection of children and, particularly, in protecting children who attend schools because required to do so by the "School Attendance Law of 1963", article
33
of title
22
, C.R.S., and the prohibition of loitering in subsection (2) of this section is enacted in furtherance of these interests.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 315, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 470, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-9-113. L. 73: p. 539, § 9. L. 81: (2)(e) amended, p. 738, § 24, effective July 1. L. 82: (2)(d) amended and (4) added, p. 322, § 1, effective March 5. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 1547, § 22, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3203, p. 3203, § 315, 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 9 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314) › Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125) › Section 18-9-113 - Desecration of venerated objects

(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 of an unmarked human burial, a person commits a class 2 misdemeanor if he or she knowingly desecrates any place of worship or burial of human remains.
(c)
The court shall order that any person convicted pursuant to this section make restitution to cover the costs of repairing any damages to any monument, headstone, memorial marker, structure, or place that are the result of such person's conduct. Such restitution shall be paid to any person or entity that repairs such damages, as required in article
18.5
of title
16
, C.R.S.
(2)
The term "desecrate" means defacing, damaging, polluting, or otherwise physically mistreating in a way that the defendant knows will outrage the sensibilities of persons likely to observe or discover his action or its result.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 316, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 470, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-9-114. L. 77: (1) amended, p. 969, § 54, effective July 1. L. 82: (1) amended, p. 324, § 1, effective March 25. L. 90: (1)(b) amended, p. 1282, § 7, effective May 9. L. 91: (1)(c) added, p. 407, § 16, effective June 6. L. 2000: (1)(c) amended, p. 1051, § 19, effective September 1. L. 2021: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3203, p. 3203, § 316, 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 9 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314) › Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125) › Section 18-9-114 - Hindering transportation

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.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 317, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 471, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-9-115. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 969, § 55, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3204, p. 3204, § 317, 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 9 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314) › Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125) › Section 18-9-115.5 - Violation of a restraining order related to public conveyances

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.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 319, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 95: Entire section added, p. 1258, § 25, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3204, p. 3204, § 319, 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 9 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314) › Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125) › Section 18-9-116 - Throwing missiles at vehicles - harassment of bicyclists

(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 class 2 misdemeanor.
(3)
As used in this section, "missile" means any object or substance.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 320, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 471, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-9-117. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 969, § 57, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-148), ch. 1090, p. 1090, § 7, effective August 5. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3204, § 320, 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 9 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314) › Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125) › Section 18-9-116.5 - Vehicular eluding

(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 reckless manner, commits vehicular eluding.
(2)
(a)
Vehicular eluding is a class 5 felony; except that vehicular eluding that results in bodily injury to another person is a class 4 felony and vehicular eluding that results in death to another person is a class 3 felony.
(b)
[Repealed by 2023 amendment.]
Amended by 2023 Ch. 298,§ 35, eff. 10/1/2023.
L. 75: Entire section added, p. 620, § 16, effective July 21. L. 86:Entire section amended, p. 786, § 1, effective July 1. L. 89:Entire section amended, p. 840, § 88, effective July 1. L. 2000:Entire section amended, p. 698, § 17, effective July 1. L. 2008:Entire section amended, p. 2084, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2023:(2)(b) repealed,(HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1789, § 35, effective October 1.
For driving a motor vehicle with a wanton or a willful disregard for the safety of others, see reckless driving as contained in § 42-4-1401 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 9 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314) › Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125) › Section 18-9-118 - Firearms, explosives, or incendiary devices in facilities of public transportation

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 public transportation, as defined in section
18-9-115(4)
.
L. 77: Entire section added, p. 976, § 7, effective June 29. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 841, § 89, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102) › Article 9 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314) › Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125) › Section 18-9-122 - Preventing passage to and from a health-care facility - engaging in prohibited activities near facility

(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 must be balanced against another person's right to obtain medical counseling and treatment in an unobstructed manner; and that preventing the willful obstruction of a person's access to medical counseling and treatment at a health-care facility is a matter of statewide concern. The general assembly therefore declares that it is appropriate to enact legislation that prohibits a person from knowingly obstructing another person's entry to or exit from a health-care facility.
(2)
A person commits a petty offense if such person knowingly obstructs, detains, hinders, impedes, or blocks another person's entry to or exit from a health-care facility.
(3)
No person shall knowingly approach another person within eight feet of such person, unless such other person consents, for the purpose of passing a leaflet or handbill to, displaying a sign to, or engaging in oral protest, education, or counseling with such other person in the public way or sidewalk area within a radius of one hundred feet from any entrance door to a health-care facility. Any person who violates this subsection (3) commits a petty offense.
(4)
For the purposes of this section, "health-care facility" means any entity that is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized or permitted by law to administer medical treatment in this state.
(5)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a statutory or home rule city or county or city and county from adopting a law for the control of access to health-care facilities that is no less restrictive than the provisions of this section.
(6)
In addition to, and not in lieu of, the penalties set forth in this section, a person who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to civil liability, as provided in section
13-21-106.7
, C.R.S.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 323, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 93: Entire section added, p. 400, § 1, effective April 19. L. 2021: (2) and (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3205, p. 3205, § 323, 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).