Colorado legal term
Information in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Information” 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 “Information” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Information" means a written statement signed by a district attorney presented to the district court, which charges the commission of a crime by an alleged offender. (C.R.S. § 16-1-104)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Cybercrime
- Fraud by check
- Disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for harassment
- Disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for pecuniary gain
- Failure to register as a sex offender
- False reporting to authorities
- Insurance fraud
- Offering a false instrument for recording
- Theft of medical records or medical information
- Unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering, or modification of equipment and devices related to limited gaming
- Abuse of telephone and telegraph service
- Compounding
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.