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C.R.S. § 16-3-103 — Stopping of suspect.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 1: AUTHORITY OF PEACE OFFICER TO MAKE AN ARREST, Colorado Revised Statutes.

Full text of C.R.S. § 16-3-103

Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.

C.R.S. § 16-3-103Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
(1) A peace officer may stop any person who he reasonably suspects is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a crime and may require him to give his name and address, identification if available, and an explanation of his actions. A peace officer shall not require any person who is stopped pursuant to this section to produce or divulge such person's social security number. The stopping shall not constitute an arrest. (2) When a peace officer has stopped a person for questioning pursuant to this section and reasonably suspects that his personal safety requires it, he may conduct a pat-down search of that person for weapons.

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