Colorado legal term
Victim in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Victim” 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 “Victim” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Victim" means any person aggrieved by the conduct of an offender and includes but is not limited to the following: (I) Any person against whom any felony, misdemeanor, petty, or traffic misdemeanor offense has been perpetrated or attempted; (II) Any person harmed by an offender's criminal conduct in the course of a scheme, conspiracy, or pattern of criminal activity; (III) Any person who has suffered losses because of a contractual relationship with, including but not limited to, an insurer, or because of liability under section 14-6-110, C.R.S., for a person described in subparagraph (I) or (C.R.S. § 18-1.3-602)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Crimes against at-risk persons
- Cruelty and aggravated cruelty to animals, service animals, and law enforcement animals
- Disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for harassment
- Disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for pecuniary gain
- Sexual assault on a client by a psychotherapist
- Unlawful sexual contact
- Violation of bail bond conditions
- Aggravated intimidation of a witness or victim
- Aggravated retaliation against a witness or victim
- Assault in the first degree
- Bribing a witness or victim
- First degree kidnapping
Related terms in the same statutes
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