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C.R.S. § 18-8-110 — False report of explosives, weapons, or harmful substances.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 1: OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-8-110

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. § 18-8-110Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
(1) Any person who reports to any other person that a bomb or other explosive, any chemical or biological agent, any poison or weapon, or any harmful radioactive substance has been placed in any public or private place or vehicle designed for the transportation of persons or property, knowing that the report is false, commits a class 5 felony. (2) Any person who reports to any other person that there is a mass shooting or an active shooter in a public or private place or vehicle designed for the transportation of persons or property, knowing that the report is false, causing the occupants of a building, place of assembly, or facility of public transportation to be evacuated or to be issued a shelter-in-place order; causing any disruptions or impacts to regular activities; or resulting in the initiation of a standard response protocol in response to the false report, commits a class 6 felony.

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Is false report of explosives, weapons, or harmful substances a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

It depends on the circumstances: false report of explosives, weapons, or harmful substances ranges from a class 6 felony to a class 5 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-8-110.

False report of bomb, explosive, chemical/biological agent, poison, weapon, or radioactive substance: class 5 felony (C.R.S. § 18-8-110(1)) · False report of mass shooting or active shooter: class 6 felony (C.R.S. § 18-8-110(2))

Which Colorado statute covers false report of explosives, weapons, or harmful substances?

False report of explosives, weapons, or harmful substances is governed by C.R.S. § 18-8-110 (False report of explosives, weapons, or harmful substances).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.