Colorado legal term
Civil disorder in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Civil disorder” 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 “Civil disorder” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Civil disorder" means any planned public disturbance involving acts of violence by an assemblage of two or more persons that causes an immediate danger of, or results in, damage or injury to property or to another person. (C.R.S. § 18-9-120)
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