Colorado legal term
Benefit in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Benefit” 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 “Benefit” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Benefit" means any gain or advantage to the beneficiary including any gain or advantage to another person pursuant to the desire or consent of the beneficiary. (C.R.S. § 18-1-901)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Theft
- Criminal impersonation
- Insurance fraud
- Bribe-receiving by a juror
- Bribe-receiving by a witness
- Bribery in sports
- Bribing a juror
- Bribing a witness or victim
- Commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly
- First degree official misconduct
- Health-care providers
- Intentional misrepresentation of a service animal for a person with a disability
Related terms in the same statutes
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