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C.R.S. § 18-4-204 — Third degree burglary.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 2: BURGLARY AND RELATED OFFENSES, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-4-204

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. § 18-4-204Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
(1) A person commits third degree burglary if with intent to commit a crime he enters or breaks into any vault, safe, cash register, coin vending machine, product dispenser, money depository, safety deposit box, coin telephone, coin box, or other apparatus or equipment whether or not coin operated. (2) Third degree burglary is a class 2 misdemeanor, but it is a class 1 misdemeanor if it is a burglary, the objective of which is the theft of a controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5), lawfully kept in or upon the property burglarized.

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Is third degree burglary a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

It depends on the circumstances: third degree burglary ranges from a class 2 misdemeanor to a class 1 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-4-204.

Third degree burglary — general: class 2 misdemeanor (C.R.S. § 18-4-204(2)) · Third degree burglary — controlled substance objective: class 1 misdemeanor (C.R.S. § 18-4-204(2))

Which Colorado statute covers third degree burglary?

Third degree burglary is governed by C.R.S. § 18-4-204 (Third degree burglary).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.