Colorado legal term
Occupied structure in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Occupied structure” 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 “Occupied structure” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Occupied structure" means any area, place, facility, or enclosure which, for particular purposes, may be used by persons or animals upon occasion, whether or not included within the definition of "building" in subsection (1) of this section, and which is in fact occupied by a person or animal, and known by the defendant to be thus occupied at the time he acts in violation of one or more of sections 18-4-102 to 18-4-105. (C.R.S. § 18-4-101)
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