Colorado legal term
Premises in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Premises” 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 “Premises” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Premises" means any real estate and all improvements erected thereon. (C.R.S. § 18-4-201)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Second degree criminal trespass
- Failure or refusal to leave premises or property upon request of a peace officer
- Fraudulent acts
- Obstructing highway or other passageway
- Offenses relating to natural medicine and natural medicine product
- Possession of burglary tools
- Public buildings
- Background checks at gun shows
- Cheating game and devices
- Crime of violation of a protection order
- Extraction of marijuana concentrate
- Identification number
Related terms in the same statutes
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