Colorado legal term
Officer in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Officer” 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 “Officer” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Officer" means a law enforcement officer. (C.R.S. § 42-2-127.9)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Criminal impersonation
- Disclosure, possession, or exchange of a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction by a juvenile
- Public buildings
- Sale of secondhand property
- Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
- Unlawful conduct on public property
- Commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly
- Criminal operation of a device in motion picture theater
- Delivery of goods without receipt
- Duplicate receipt not marked
- Eluding or attempting to elude a police officer
- Failing to disclose a conflict of interest
Related terms in the same statutes
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