Colorado legal term
Actor in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Actor” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Actor” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Actor" means the person accused of a sexual offense pursuant to this part 4. (C.R.S. § 18-3-401)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Criminal attempt
- Disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for harassment
- Disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for pecuniary gain
- Disrupting lawful assembly
- Engaging in a riot
- Sexual assault on a client by a psychotherapist
- Unlawful sexual contact
- Assault in the third degree
- Impersonating a public servant
- Internet luring of a child
- Internet sexual exploitation of a child
- Resisting arrest
Related terms in the same statutes
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