Colorado legal term
Digital depiction in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Digital depiction” 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 “Digital depiction” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Digital depiction" means a photograph, film, videotape, recording, digital file, or other highly realistic visual depiction of a depicted individual that falsely appears to be authentic or truthful, features a depiction of an individual appearing to act in a way that the individual did not act, and has been created, altered, or produced by digitization or computer-generated means. (C.R.S. § 18-7-107)
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