Colorado legal term
Speleogen in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Speleogen” 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 “Speleogen” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Speleogen" means relief features on the walls, ceiling, or floor of any cave that are part of the surrounding rock, including, but not limited to, anastomoses, scallops, meander niches, petromorphs, and rock pendants in solution caves and similar features unique to volcanic caves. (C.R.S. § 18-4-509)
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