Colorado legal term
School in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “School” 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 “School” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"School" means any institution that instructs persons in any of grades preschool through twelve but does not include any postsecondary school. (C.R.S. § 18-8-410)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Contributing to the delinquency of a minor
- Disclosure, possession, or exchange of a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction by a juvenile
- Unlawfully carrying a weapon
- Aggravated incest
- Endangering public transportation and utility transmission
- Enticement of a child
- Health-care providers
- Incest
- Loitering
- Prohibited use of weapons
- Sentencing
- Terrorist training activities
Related terms in the same statutes
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