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Colorado Revised Statutes — Title 18, Criminal Code

1,108 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 12-280-403 — (b) "Medical information" means any information contained in the medical record or any information pertaining to the medical, mental health, and health-care services performed at the direction of a physician or other licensed health-care provider which is protected by the physician-patient privilege
• § 13-16-122 — (2) For the legislative declaration in the 2008 act amending subsection (1)(b), see section 1 of chapter 417, Session Laws of Colorado 2008
• § 13-17-102 — PART 8 OFFENSES RELATING TO USE OF FORCE BY PEACE OFFICERS
• § 13-21-105 — Colorado Revised Statutes 2023Uncertified PrintoutPage 612 of 768 (2) In 2013, the introductory portion to subsection (2)(b) and subsection (2)(b)(III) were amended by the "Colorado Prescribed Burning Act"
• § 13-21-107.5 — Colorado Revised Statutes 2023Uncertified PrintoutPage 314 of 768
• § 13-21-109 — PART 6 IMITATION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 18-5-601 to
• § 13-80-119 — (2) For the legislative declaration in SB 20-221, see section 1 of chapter 279, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
• § 13-90-107 — (3) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (7.5), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002
• § 16-11-311 — (3) Subsections (1)(b) and (2)(a)(I) were amended in HB 21-1091
• § 16-13-303 — Any real or personal property that is seized or confiscated as a result of an action to abate a public nuisance shall be
• § 16-22-113 — (6) If any provision of this section or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this section which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of
• § 16-4-201 — Unless an appeal is filed that raises a claim that probation was granted contrary to the provisions of this title, the trial court shall retain jurisdiction of the case for the purpose of adjudicating complaints filed against the defendant that allege a violation of the terms and conditions of proba
• § 16-5-402 — PART 9 SENTENCING OF SEX OFFENDERS Colorado Revised Statutes 2023Uncertified PrintoutPage 177 of 768 18-1.3-901
• § 16-7-404 — (2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2006 act enacting subsection (9), see section 1 of chapter 290, Session Laws of Colorado 2006
• § 16-8-115 — Any defendant sentenced to probation is deemed to have completed the defendant's sentence upon discharge from probation
• § 16-9-601 — Colorado Revised Statutes 2023Uncertified PrintoutPage 400 of 768
• § 17-27-104 — (d) As to any offender held in a county jail pursuant to section 17-27-104 (6), the executive director of the department of corrections shall order transfer of such offender to a facility of the department of corrections as soon as possible
• § 17-27-106 — (2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (9), see section 1 of chapter 318, Ses
• § 17-34-102 — (3) (a) Nothing in subsection (2) of this section shall be construed to affect the duties otherwise imposed by law on the court or on the executive director of the department of corrections
• § 18-1-1001 — Protection order against defendant - definitions
• § 18-1-1001.5 — Protection order against defendant - transfer of wireless telephone service in domestic violence cases - definitions
• § 18-1-1002 — Criminal contempt proceedings - notice to district attorney
• § 18-1-101 — Citation of title 18
• § 18-1-102 — Purpose of code, statutory construction
• § 18-1-102.5 — If the court finds such extraordinary mitigating or aggravating circumstances, it may impose a sentence which is lesser or greater than the presumptive range; except that in no case shall the term of sentence be greater than twice the maximum nor less than one-half the minimum term authorized in the
• § 18-1-103 — Scope and application of code
• § 18-1-104 — "Offense" defined - offenses classified - common-law crimes abolished
• § 18-1-105 — (3) Amendments to subsection (10)(b)(XIII) by House Bill 10-1233 and Senate Bill 10-128 were harmonized, effective July 1, 2012
• § 18-1-106 — Misdemeanors classified - penalties
• § 18-1-107 — Petty offenses classified - penalties
• § 18-1-108 — Offenses not classified
• § 18-1-109 — Penalty not fixed by statute - punishment
• § 18-1-110 — Payment and collection of fines for class 1, 2, or 3 misdemeanors and class 1 or 2 petty offenses - release from incarceration
• § 18-1-1101 — Definitions
• § 18-1-1102 — Scope
• § 18-1-1103 — Duty to preserve DNA evidence
• § 18-1-1104 — Manner and location of preservation of DNA evidence
• § 18-1-1105 — Law enforcement agency request for permission to dispose of evidence - procedures
• § 18-1-1106 — Defendant request for disposition of or waiver of preservation of DNA evidence - procedures
• § 18-1-1107 — Victim request for disposition of DNA evidence - procedures
• § 18-1-1108 — Notice - form and sufficiency
• § 18-1-1109 — Court data collection - DNA evidence cases - repeal
• § 18-1-201 — State jurisdiction
• § 18-1-202 — Place of trial - applicability
• § 18-1-301 — Second trial barred by former prosecution for same offense
• § 18-1-302 — Second trial barred by former prosecution for different offense
• § 18-1-303 — Second trial barred by prosecution in another jurisdiction
• § 18-1-304 — Former prosecution not a bar
• § 18-1-401 — Purpose
• § 18-1-402 — Presumption of innocence
• § 18-1-403 — Legal assistance and supporting services
• § 18-1-404 — Preliminary hearing or waiver - dispositional hearing
• § 18-1-405 — Speedy trial - definition
• § 18-1-406 — Right to jury trial
• § 18-1-407 — Affirmative defense
• § 18-1-408 — Prosecution of multiple counts for same act
• § 18-1-409 — Appellate review of sentence for a felony
• § 18-1-409.5 — Appellate review of sentence not within the presumptive range
• § 18-1-410 — Postconviction remedy
• § 18-1-410.5 — Relief from improperly entered guilty pleas - legislative declaration
• § 18-1-410.6 — Relief from improperly entered guilty pleas for certain misdemeanor and municipal offenses - legislative declaration
• § 18-1-411 — Postconviction testing of DNA - definitions
• § 18-1-412 — Procedure for application for DNA testing - appointment of counsel
• § 18-1-413 — The motion shall include the results of all prior DNA tests, regardless of whether a test was performed by the defense or the prosecution
• § 18-1-414 — Preservation of evidence
• § 18-1-415 — Testing - payment
• § 18-1-416 — Results of the DNA test
• § 18-1-417 — Ineffective assistance of counsel claims - waiver of confidentiality
• § 18-1-501 — Definitions
• § 18-1-502 — Requirements for criminal liability in general and for offenses of strict liability and of mental culpability
• § 18-1-503 — Construction of statutes with respect to culpability requirements
• § 18-1-503.5 — Principles of criminal culpability
• § 18-1-504 — Effect of ignorance or mistake upon culpability
• § 18-1-505 — Consent
• § 18-1-601 — Liability based upon behavior
• § 18-1-602 — Behavior of another
• § 18-1-603 — Complicity
• § 18-1-604 — Exemptions from liability based upon behavior of another
• § 18-1-605 — Liability based on behavior of another - no defense
• § 18-1-606 — Criminal liability of business entities - definitions
• § 18-1-607 — Criminal liability of an individual for corporate conduct
• § 18-1-701 — Execution of public duty
• § 18-1-702 — Choice of evils
• § 18-1-703 — Use of physical force - special relationships
• § 18-1-704 — Use of physical force in defense of a person - definitions
• § 18-1-704.5 — Use of deadly physical force against an intruder
• § 18-1-705 — Use of physical force in defense of premises
• § 18-1-706 — Use of physical force in defense of property
• § 18-1-706.5 — Justification and exemption from liability when rendering emergency assistance to an at-risk person or animal in a locked vehicle
• § 18-1-707 — Use of force by peace officers - definitions
• § 18-1-708 — Duress
• § 18-1-709 — Entrapment
• § 18-1-710 — Affirmative defense
• § 18-1-711 — Immunity for persons who suffer or report an emergency drug or alcohol overdose event - definitions - repeal
• § 18-1-712 — Immunity for a person who administers an opiate antagonist during an opiate-related drug overdose event - definitions
• § 18-1-712.5 — Immunity for sex workers and persons who are victims of human trafficking for sexual servitude and who suffer or report an assault - definition
• § 18-1-713 — Victims of human trafficking of a minor for involuntary servitude or sexual servitude - affirmative defenses
• § 18-1-714 — Protective hearing - victim's, defendant's, or witness's gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation - definitions
• § 18-1-801 — Insufficient age
• § 18-1-802 — Insanity
• § 18-1-803 — Impaired mental condition
• § 18-1-804 — Intoxication
• § 18-1-805 — (2) For the short title ("Promoting Child Safety Through Responsible Firearm Storage Act") and the legislative declarati
• § 18-1-901 — Definitions
• § 18-10-101 — Legislative declaration - construction
• § 18-10-102 — Definitions
• § 18-10-103 — Gambling - professional gambling - offenses
• § 18-10-104 — Gambling devices - gambling records - gambling proceeds
• § 18-10-105 — Possession of a gambling device or record
• § 18-10-106 — Gambling information
• § 18-10-107 — Gambling premises
• § 18-10-108 — Exceptions
• § 18-11-101 — Treason
• § 18-11-102 — Insurrection
• § 18-11-201 — Advocating overthrow of government
• § 18-11-202 — Inciting destruction of life or property
• § 18-11-203 — Membership in anarchistic and seditious associations
• § 18-11-204 — Mutilation - contempt of flag - penalty
• § 18-11-205 — Unlawful to display flag - exceptions
• § 18-12-101 — Peace officer affirmative defense - definitions
• § 18-12-102 — Possessing a dangerous or illegal weapon - affirmative defense - definition
• § 18-12-103 — Possession of a defaced firearm
• § 18-12-103.5 — Defaced firearms - contraband - destruction
• § 18-12-104 — Defacing a firearm
• § 18-12-105 — Unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon - unlawful possession of weapons
• § 18-12-105.1 — Permits for concealed weapons - liability
• § 18-12-105.5 — Unlawfully carrying a weapon - unlawful possession of weapons - school, college, or university grounds
• § 18-12-105.6 — Limitation on local ordinances regarding firearms in private vehicles
• § 18-12-106 — Prohibited use of weapons - definitions
• § 18-12-106.5 — Use of stun guns
• § 18-12-107 — Penalty for second offense
• § 18-12-107.5 — Illegal discharge of a firearm - penalty
• § 18-12-108 — Possession of weapons by previous offenders
• § 18-12-108.5 — Possession of handguns by juveniles - prohibited - exceptions - penalty
• § 18-12-108.7 — Unlawfully providing or permitting a juvenile to possess a handgun - penalty - unlawfully providing a firearm other than a handgun to a juvenile - penalty
• § 18-12-109 — Possession, use, or removal of explosives or incendiary devices - possession of components thereof - chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons - persons exempt - hoaxes
• § 18-12-110 — Forfeiture of firearms
• § 18-12-111 — Unlawful purchase of firearms
• § 18-12-111.5 — Unlawful conduct involving an unserialized firearm, frame, or receiver - exceptions - penalties - authority to serialize a firearm
• § 18-12-112 — Private firearms transfers - sale and purchase - background check required - penalty - definitions
• § 18-12-112.5 — Firearms transfers by licensed dealers - sale and purchase - background check required - penalty - definitions
• § 18-12-113 — Failure to report a lost or stolen firearm - exception
• § 18-12-114 — Secure firearm storage required - penalty - exceptions
• § 18-12-115 — Waiting period for firearms sales - background check required - penalty - exceptions
• § 18-12-201 — Legislative declaration
• § 18-12-202 — Definitions
• § 18-12-203 — Criteria for obtaining a permit
• § 18-12-204 — Permit contents - validity - carrying requirements
• § 18-12-205 — Sheriff - application - procedure - background check
• § 18-12-206 — Sheriff - issuance or denial of permits - report
• § 18-12-207 — (2) If the sheriff does not receive the results of the fingerprint checks conducted by the bureau and by the federal bureau of investigation within ninety days after receiving a permit application, the sheriff shall determine whether to grant or deny the permit application without considering the fi
• § 18-12-208 — Colorado bureau of investigation - duties
• § 18-12-209 — Issuance by sheriffs of temporary emergency permits
• § 18-12-210 — Maintenance of permit - address change - invalidity of permit
• § 18-12-211 — Renewal of permits
• § 18-12-212 — Exemption
• § 18-12-213 — Reciprocity
• § 18-12-214 — Authority granted by permit - carrying restrictions - local authority
• § 18-12-215 — Immunity
• § 18-12-216 — Permits issued prior to May 17, 2003
• § 18-12-301 — Definitions
• § 18-12-302 — Large-capacity magazines prohibited - penalties - exceptions
• § 18-12-303 — Identification markings for large-capacity magazines - rules
• § 18-12-401 — Definitions
• § 18-12-402 — Retail dealers - record - inspection
• § 18-12-403 — (c) Returning a newly serialized firearm, frame, or receiver to a person after serializing the firearm, frame, or receiver pursuant to federal law or this subsection (7) is a transfer of a firearm, and a federal firearms licensee that imprints a unique serial number on the firearm, frame, or receive
• § 18-12-404 — Jurisdiction - county courts
• § 18-12-405 — Locking device required - penalty
• § 18-12-501 — Background checks at gun shows - penalty
• § 18-12-502 — Records - penalty
• § 18-12-503 — Fees imposed by licensed gun dealers
• § 18-12-504 — Posted notice - penalty
• § 18-12-505 — Exemption
• § 18-12-506 — Definitions
• § 18-12-507 — Appropriation
• § 18-12-508 — Effective date
• § 18-13-101 — Abuse of a corpse
• § 18-13-102 — Endurance contests
• § 18-13-103 — Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person
• § 18-13-104 — Fighting by agreement - dueling
• § 18-13-105 — Criminal libel
• § 18-13-106 — Unlawful to discard or abandon iceboxes or motor vehicles and similar items
• § 18-13-107 — Interference with persons with disabilities
• § 18-13-107.3 — Intentional misrepresentation of entitlement to an assistance animal - penalty - definitions
• § 18-13-107.7 — Intentional misrepresentation of a service animal for a person with a disability - penalty - definitions
• § 18-13-108 — Removal of timber from state lands
• § 18-13-109 — Firing woods or prairie
• § 18-13-109.5 — Intentionally setting wildfire
• § 18-13-110 — Air pollution violations
• § 18-13-111 — Purchases of commodity metals or detached catalytic converters - violations - commodity metals theft task force - creation - composition - reports - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal
• § 18-13-112 — Hazardous waste violations
• § 18-13-113 — Unlawful to sell metal beverage containers with detachable opening devices
• § 18-13-114 — Sale of secondhand property - record - inspection - crime - definitions
• § 18-13-114.5 — Proof of ownership required - penalty - definitions
• § 18-13-115 — Notice - penalties
• § 18-13-116 — Sales tax license
• § 18-13-117 — Record of sales
• § 18-13-118 — Regulation of secondhand dealers
• § 18-13-119 — Health-care providers - abuse of health insurance
• § 18-13-119.5 — Abuse of property insurance