Colorado legal term
Documentary material in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Documentary material” 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 “Documentary material” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Documentary material" means any book, paper, document, writing, drawing, graph, chart, photograph, phonorecord, magnetic tape, computer printout, other data compilation from which information can be obtained or from which information can be translated into usable form, or other functionally similar tangible item. (C.R.S. § 18-17-103)
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