Colorado legal term
Witness in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Witness” 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 “Witness” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Witness" includes a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution, or proceeding. (C.R.S. § 16-9-201)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Violation of bail bond conditions
- Aggravated intimidation of a witness or victim
- Aggravated retaliation against a witness or victim
- Bribe-receiving by a witness
- Bribing a witness or victim
- Defacing, destroying, or removing landmarks, monuments, or accessories
- Intimidating a witness or victim
- Retaliation against a witness or victim
- Tampering with a witness or victim
- Unlawful recording of a live performance
Related terms in the same statutes
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