Colorado legal term
Article in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Article” 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 “Article” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Article" means any object, material, device, or substance, or copy thereof, including any writing, record, recording, drawing, sample, specimen, prototype, model, photograph, microorganism, blueprint, or map. (C.R.S. § 18-4-408)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Escapes
- Offenses relating to marijuana and marijuana concentrate
- Cheating
- Child abuse
- Contributing to the delinquency of a minor
- Disorderly conduct
- Engaging in a riot
- Failure to register as a sex offender
- Fraudulent acts
- Insurance fraud
- Introducing contraband in the second degree
- Offenses relating to natural medicine and natural medicine product
Related terms in the same statutes
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