Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-8-203 — Introducing contraband in the first degree.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 2: ESCAPE AND OFFENSES RELATING TO CUSTODY, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of C.R.S. § 18-8-203
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.
(1) A person commits introducing contraband in the first degree if he or she knowingly and unlawfully: (a) Introduces or attempts to introduce a dangerous instrument into a detention facility or at any location where an inmate is or is likely to be located, while the inmate is in the custody and under the jurisdiction of a political subdivision of the state of Colorado or the department of corrections, but not on parole; or (b) Being a person confined in a detention facility, makes any dangerous instrument. (2) Introducing contraband in the first degree is a class 4 felony. (3) "Detention facility" means any building, structure, enclosure, vehicle, institution, work site, or place, whether permanent or temporary, fixed or mobile, where persons are or may be lawfully held in custody or confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections or under the authority of the United States, the state of Colorado, or any political subdivision of the state of Colorado. (4) "Dangerous instrument" as used in this section and in section 18-8-204.1, means a firearm, explosive device or substance (including ammunition), knife or sharpened instrument, poison, acid, bludgeon, or projective device, or any other device, instrument, material, or substance which is readily capable of causing or inducing fear of death or bodily injury, the use of which is not specifically authorized.
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Questions this section answers
Is introducing contraband in the first degree a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Introducing contraband in the first degree is a class 4 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-8-203.
Which Colorado statute covers introducing contraband in the first degree?
Introducing contraband in the first degree is governed by C.R.S. § 18-8-203 (Introducing contraband in the first degree).
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