Colorado statute

C.R.S. § 18-4-205 — Possession of burglary tools.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

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

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Possession of burglary tools

Full text of C.R.S. § 18-4-205

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. § 18-4-205Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session

(1) A person commits possession of burglary tools if he possesses any explosive, tool, instrument, or other article adapted, designed, or commonly used for committing or facilitating the commission of an offense involving forcible entry into premises or theft by a physical taking, and intends to use the thing possessed, or knows that some person intends to use the thing possessed, in the commission of such an offense. (2) Possession of burglary tools is a class 2 misdemeanor, but it is a class 5 felony if the burglary tools were knowingly possessed to facilitate a forcible entry into a residence for the purpose of a physical taking.

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Is possession of burglary tools a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

It depends on the circumstances: possession of burglary tools ranges from a class 2 misdemeanor to a class 5 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-4-205.

Possession of burglary tools — base offense: class 2 misdemeanor (C.R.S. § 18-4-205(2)) · Possession of burglary tools — intended forcible entry into residence: class 5 felony (C.R.S. § 18-4-205(2))

Which Colorado statute covers possession of burglary tools?

Possession of burglary tools is governed by C.R.S. § 18-4-205 (Possession of burglary tools).

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