Colorado legal term
Alcohol- or drug-related offender in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Alcohol- or drug-related offender” 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 “Alcohol- or drug-related offender” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Alcohol- or drug-related offender" means a person convicted of any of the following offenses or of attempt to commit any of the following offenses: (a) Violation of a protection order as described in section 18-6-803.5 if the violation involved a mandatory criminal protection order effective pursuant to section 18-1-1001, the order prohibited the possession or consumption of alcohol or controlled substances, and the violation related to such provisions; (b) Vehicular homicide as described in section 18-3-106 (1)(b); (c) Vehicular assault as described in section 18-3-205 (1)(b); (d) Bringing a (C.R.S. § 18-19-102)
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