Colorado legal term
Department in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Department” 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 “Department” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Department" means the department of local affairs created pursuant to section 24-1-125. (C.R.S. § 16-13-701)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Attempt to escape
- Escapes
- Contributing to the delinquency of a minor
- Crimes against at-risk persons
- Failure to register as a sex offender
- False reporting to authorities
- Introducing contraband in the second degree
- Large-capacity magazines prohibited
- Sexual conduct in a correctional institution
- Unauthorized absence
- Unlawful ownership of dangerous dog
- Unlawful possession or use of license
Related terms in the same statutes
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