Colorado legal term
Electronic communication in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Electronic communication” 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 “Electronic communication” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Electronic communication" means any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic, or photooptical system that affects interstate or foreign commerce but does not include: (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 601, § 1, effective August 6, 1997.) (b) Any wire or oral communication; (c) Any communication made through a tone-only paging device; or (d) Any communication from a tracking device. (C.R.S. § 16-15-101)
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