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Colorado Criminal Statutes

All 1,950 sections of the criminal code, organized by title, article, and part. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.

Title 13: Courts and Court Procedure

Title 16: Criminal Proceedings

Article 1: General Provisions

Article 2: County Court Provisions

Article 2.3: Civil Infractions

Article 2.5: Peace Officers

Part 1: PEACE OFFICERS

Part 2: SUNRISE REVIEW OF PEACE OFFICER STATUS

Part 3: PEACE OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS

Part 4: SUPPORT FOR PEACE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN A USE OF FORCE

Part 5: PEACE OFFICER CREDIBILITY DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATIONS

Article 2.7: Missing Person Reports - Unidentified Human Remains

Article 3: Arrest - Searches and Seizures

Part 1: AUTHORITY OF PEACE OFFICER TO MAKE AN ARREST

Part 2: AUTHORITY OF PERSON NOT A PEACE OFFICER TO MAKE AN ARREST

Part 3: SEARCHES AND SEIZURES

Part 4: RIGHTS OF PERSONS IN CUSTODY

Part 5: WARRANTS AND BONDS FOR PERSONS ILLEGALLY IN THE COUNTRY

Part 6: RECORDING CUSTODIAL INTERROGATIONS

Part 7: RECOGNITION OF TRIBAL COURT ARREST WARRANTS

Article 4: Release from Custody Pending Final Adjudication

Part 1: RELEASE ON BAIL

Part 2: BAIL AFTER CONVICTION

Part 3: UNIFORM RENDITION OF ACCUSED PERSONS ACT

Article 5: Commencement of Criminal Action

Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part 2: INDICTMENTS AND INFORMATIONS

Part 3: PRELIMINARY HEARING

Part 4: STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

Part 5: INCARCERATION

Article 6: Change of Venue and Disqualification of Judge

Article 7: Separate Trial - Arraignment - Plea Agreements - Deferred Prosecution and Deferred Sentencing

Part 1: SEPARATE TRIAL - ALIBI NOTICE

Part 2: ARRAIGNMENT

Part 3: PLEA DISCUSSIONS AND PLEA AGREEMENTS

Part 4: DEFERRED PROSECUTION AND DEFERRED SENTENCING

Article 8: Insanity - Release

Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part 2: INTENSIVE TREATMENT MANAGEMENT FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

Part 3: COMPETENCY OF PERSONS TO BE EXECUTED

Article 8.5: Competency to Proceed

Article 8.6: Bridges Wraparound Care Program

Article 9: Preparation for Trial

Article 10: Jury Trials

Article 11: Imposition of Sentence

Part 1: ALTERNATIVES - INVESTIGATION

Part 2: PROBATION

Part 3: SENTENCES TO IMPRISONMENT

Part 4: DEATH PENALTY - EXECUTION

Part 5: SENTENCES TO PAYMENT OF FINES - COSTS

Part 6: RIGHT TO ATTEND SENTENCING

Part 7: COMMUNITY OR USEFUL PUBLIC SERVICE

Part 8: APPLICABILITY OF PROCEDURE IN CLASS 1 FELONY CASES FOR CRIMES COMMITTED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1988, AND PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 20, 1991

Part 9: REPEAL OF THE DEATH PENALTY

Article 11.3: Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice

Article 11.5: Substance Abuse in the Criminal Justice System

Article 11.7: Standardized Treatment Program for Sex Offenders

Article 11.8: Management of Domestic Violence Offenders

Article 11.9: Persons with Behavioral or Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System

Article 12: Review of Judgments in Criminal Cases

Part 1: REVIEW

Part 2: UNITARY REVIEW IN DEATH PENALTY CASES

Part 3: COLORADO FORENSIC SCIENCE INTEGRITY ACT

Article 13: Special Proceedings

Part 1: SENTENCING OF HABITUAL CRIMINALS

Part 2: SENTENCING OF SEX OFFENDERS

Part 3: ABATEMENT OF PUBLIC NUISANCE

Part 4: PRESERVATION OF THE PEACE

Part 5: COLORADO CONTRABAND FORFEITURE ACT

Part 6: RECEIPT OF FEDERALLY FORFEITED PROPERTY

Part 7: REPORTING AND DISPOSITION OF FORFEITED PROPERTY

Part 8: LIFETIME SUPERVISION OF SEX OFFENDERS

Part 9: COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION CONCERNING SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS

Part 10: RESENTENCING HEARING FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES

Article 14: Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Act

Article 15: Wiretapping and Eavesdropping

Article 15.5: Formal Requests for Criminal Activity Information from Public Utilities

Article 15.7: Crime Stopper Organizations

Article 15.8: Safe2tell Program

Article 16: Criminal Sentencing Act of 1967

Article 17: Commutation of Sentence

Article 18: Costs in Criminal Actions

Article 18.5: Restitution in Criminal Actions

Article 19: Fugitives and Extradition

Article 20: Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind

Article 20.5: Integrated Criminal Justice Information System

Article 21: Offender-based Tracking System

Article 22: Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act

Article 23: DNA Crime Prevention and Exoneration of the Innocent Act

Title 17: Corrections

Article 2: Correctional Services

Article 22.5: Inmate and Parole Time Computation

Part 1: APPLICABILITY

Part 2: OFFENDERS SENTENCED FOR CRIMES COMMITTED PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1979

Part 3: OFFENDERS SENTENCED FOR CRIMES COMMITTED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1979

Part 4: PAROLE ELIGIBILITY AND DISCHARGE FROM CUSTODY

Title 18: Criminal Code

Article 1: Provisions Applicable to Offenses Generally

Part 1: PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF CODE - CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Part 2: JURISDICTION AND PLACE OF TRIAL

Part 3: WHEN PROSECUTION BARRED BY FORMER PROCEEDINGS

Part 4: RIGHTS OF DEFENDANT

Part 5: PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL CULPABILITY

Part 6: PARTIES TO OFFENSES - ACCOUNTABILITY

Part 7: JUSTIFICATION AND EXEMPTIONS FROM CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

Part 8: RESPONSIBILITY

Part 9: DEFINITIONS

Part 10: ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS AGAINST DEFENDANT

Part 11: PRESERVATION OF DNA EVIDENCE

Article 1.3: Sentencing in Criminal Cases

Part 1: ALTERNATIVES IN SENTENCING

Part 2: PROBATION

Part 3: COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS AND SPECIALIZED RESTITUTION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS

Part 4: SENTENCES TO IMPRISONMENT

Part 5: MISDEMEANOR AND PETTY OFFENSE SENTENCING

Part 6: RESTITUTION

Part 7: FINES AND COSTS

Part 8: SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS - SENTENCING OF HABITUAL CRIMINALS

Part 9: SENTENCING OF SEX OFFENDERS

Part 10: LIFETIME SUPERVISION OF SEX OFFENDERS

Part 11: SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS - PRETRIAL MOTIONS IN CLASS 1 FELONY CASES ALLEGING THAT A DEFENDANT IS A MENTALLY RETARDED DEFENDANT

Part 12: SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS - SENTENCING IN CLASS 1 FELONIES

Part 13: SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS - APPLICABILITY OF PROCEDURE IN CLASS 1 FELONY CASES FOR CRIMES COMMITTED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1988, AND PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 20, 1991

Part 14: COMPETENCY OF PERSONS TO BE EXECUTED

Article 1.4: Class 1 Felonies Committed - July 1, 1995, through July 12, 2002

Article 1.5: Criminal Justice Commission

Article 1.7: Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness Involved in the Criminal Justice System

Article 1.8: Interagency Task Force on Trafficking in Persons

Article 1.9: Continuing Examination of the Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders Who are Involved in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems

Article 2: Inchoate Offenses

Article 3: Offenses Against the Person

Part 1: HOMICIDE AND RELATED OFFENSES

Part 2: ASSAULTS

Part 3: KIDNAPPING

Part 4: UNLAWFUL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

Part 5: HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SLAVERY

Part 6: STALKING

Article 3.5: Offenses Against Pregnant Women

Article 4: Offenses Against Property

Part 1: ARSON

Part 2: BURGLARY AND RELATED OFFENSES

Part 3: ROBBERY

Part 4: THEFT

Part 5: TRESPASS, TAMPERING, AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

Part 6: THEFT OF SOUND RECORDINGS

Part 7: THEFT OF CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE

Part 8: THEFT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

Article 5: Offenses Involving Fraud

Part 1: FORGERY, SIMULATION, IMPERSONATION, AND RELATED OFFENSES

Part 2: FRAUD IN OBTAINING PROPERTY OR SERVICES

Part 3: FRAUDULENT AND DECEPTIVE SALES AND BUSINESS PRACTICES

Part 4: BRIBERY AND RIGGING OF CONTESTS

Part 5: OFFENSES RELATING TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE

Part 6: IMITATION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

Part 7: FINANCIAL TRANSACTION DEVICE CRIME ACT

Part 8: EQUITY SKIMMING AND RELATED OFFENSES

Part 9: IDENTITY THEFT AND RELATED OFFENSES

Article 5.5: Computer Crime

Article 6: Offenses Involving the Family Relations

Part 1: ABORTION

Part 2: BIGAMY

Part 3: INCEST

Part 4: WRONGS TO CHILDREN

Part 5: ADULTERY

Part 6: HARBORING A MINOR

Part 7: CONTRIBUTING TO DELINQUENCY

Part 8: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Article 6.5: Wrongs to At-risk Adults

Article 7: Offenses Relating to Morals

Part 1: OBSCENITY - OFFENSES

Part 2: PROSTITUTION

Part 3: PUBLIC INDECENCY

Part 4: CHILD PROSTITUTION

Part 5: SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS HARMFUL TO CHILDREN

Part 6: VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS CONTAINING ACTUAL VIOLENCE

Part 7: SEXUAL CONDUCT IN A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION

Part 8: CRIMINAL INVASION OF PRIVACY

Part 9: UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF SUICIDE RECORDINGS

Article 8: Offenses - Governmental Operations

Part 1: OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE

Part 2: ESCAPE AND OFFENSES RELATING TO CUSTODY

Part 3: BRIBERY AND CORRUPT INFLUENCES

Part 4: ABUSE OF PUBLIC OFFICE

Part 5: PERJURY AND RELATED OFFENSES

Part 6: OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS

Part 7: VICTIMS AND WITNESSES PROTECTION

Part 8: OFFENSES RELATING TO USE OF FORCE BY PEACE OFFICERS

Article 9: Offenses Against Public Peace, Order, and Decency

Part 1: PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER

Part 2: CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

Part 3: OFFENSES INVOLVING COMMUNICATIONS

Article 10: Gambling

Article 10.5: Simulated Gambling Devices

Article 11: Offenses Involving Disloyalty

Article 12: Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons

Part 1: FIREARMS AND WEAPONS - GENERAL

Part 2: PERMITS TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS

Part 3: LARGE-CAPACITY AMMUNITION MAGAZINES

Part 4: FIREARMS - DEALERS

Part 5: BACKGROUND CHECKS - GUN SHOWS

Article 13: Miscellaneous Offenses

Article 14: Hotel Facility Rates: Posting - Notice

Article 15: Offenses - Making, Financing, or Collection of Loans

Article 16: Purchasers of Valuable Articles

Article 17: Colorado Organized Crime Control Act

Article 18: Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 2013

Part 1: DEFINITIONS

Part 2: STANDARDS AND SCHEDULES

Part 3: REGULATION OF MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, AND DISPENSING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

Part 4: OFFENSES AND PENALTIES

Part 5: ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Part 6: MISCELLANEOUS

Article 18.5: Substance Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Response of the Criminal Justice System

Article 19: Drug Offender Surcharge

Article 20: Offenses Related to Limited Gaming

Article 21: Sex Offender Surcharge

Article 22: Juvenile Offender Surcharge

Article 23: Gang Recruitment Act

Article 24: Crimes Against Children Surcharge

Article 25: Restorative Justice Surcharge

Article 26: Statewide Discovery Sharing System Surcharge

Title 19: Children's Code

Article 1: General Provisions

Article 2.5: The Colorado Juvenile Justice System

Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part 2: INVESTIGATIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

Part 3: DETENTION

Part 4: DIVERSION

Part 5: INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS

Part 6: COURT PROCEEDINGS

Part 7: COMPETENCY TO PROCEED

Part 8: DIRECT FILING AND TRANSFER HEARINGS

Part 9: ADJUDICATORY PROCEEDINGS

Part 10: TEEN COURTS

Part 11: SENTENCING

Part 12: JUVENILE PAROLE

Part 13: APPEALS

Part 14: ADMINISTRATION

Part 15: FACILITIES

Title 24: Government - State

Article 4.1: Crime Victim Compensation and Victim and Witness Rights

Article 72: Public Records

Title 42: Vehicles and Traffic

Article 2: Drivers' Licenses

Part 1: DRIVER'S LICENSES

Article 4: Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic

Part 13: ALCOHOL AND DRUG OFFENSES

Part 14: OTHER OFFENSES

Part 16: ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS

Part 17: PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE