Colorado legal term
Dwelling in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Dwelling” 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 “Dwelling” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Dwelling" means a building which is used, intended to be used, or usually used by a person for habitation. (C.R.S. § 18-1-901)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- First degree criminal trespass
- Offenses relating to natural medicine and natural medicine product
- Second degree burglary
- Unlawfully carrying a weapon
- Illegal discharge of a firearm
- Illegal possession or consumption of ethyl alcohol or marijuana by an underage person
- Keeping, maintaining, controlling, renting, or making available property for unlawful distribution or manufacture of controlled substances
- Residential picketing
- Unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon
Related terms in the same statutes
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