Colorado legal term
Document in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Document” 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 “Document” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Document" means a thing that uses writing to serve as evidence or proof. (C.R.S. § 18-5-121)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Tampering with physical evidence
- Unlawful possession or use of license
- Violations of taxation provisions
- Retail sale of methamphetamine precursor drugs
- Summons and complaint or penalty assessment notice for misdemeanors, petty offenses, and misdemeanor traffic offenses
- Unlawful distribution or purchase of dextromethorphan
- Use of forged academic record
- Failure to present a valid transit pass or coupon
- Penalty assessment notice for traffic infractions
- Providing false evidence of proof of motor vehicle insurance
Related terms in the same statutes
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