Colorado legal term
Crime in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Crime” 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 “Crime” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Crime" means any of the following offenses, acts, and violations as defined by the statutes of the state of Colorado, whether committed by an adult or a juvenile: (a) Murder in the first degree, in violation of section 18-3-102, C.R.S.; (b) Murder in the second degree, in violation of section 18-3-103, C.R.S.; (c) Manslaughter, in violation of section 18-3-104, C.R.S.; (d) Criminally negligent homicide, in violation of section 18-3-105, C.R.S.; (e) Vehicular homicide, in violation of section 18-3-106, C.R.S.; (f) Assault in the first degree, in violation of section 18-3-202, C.R.S.; (g) Assau (C.R.S. § 24-4.1-302)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Criminal attempt
- Attempt to escape
- Second degree criminal trespass
- Bias-motivated crimes
- Child abuse
- Conspiracy
- Contributing to the delinquency of a minor
- Crimes against at-risk persons
- Disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for harassment
- Disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for pecuniary gain
- Failure or refusal to leave premises or property upon request of a peace officer
- False reporting of identifying information to law enforcement authorities
Related terms in the same statutes
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