Colorado legal term
Trade secret in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Trade secret” 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 “Trade secret” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Trade secret" means the whole or any portion or phase of any scientific or technical information, design, process, procedure, formula, improvement, confidential business or financial information, listing of names, addresses, or telephone numbers, or other information relating to any business or profession which is secret and of value. (C.R.S. § 18-4-408)
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