Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-8-404 — First degree official misconduct.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 4: ABUSE OF PUBLIC OFFICE, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-8-404
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 public servant commits first degree official misconduct if, with intent to obtain a benefit for the public servant or another or maliciously to cause harm to another, he or she knowingly: (a) Commits an act relating to his office but constituting an unauthorized exercise of his official function; or (b) Refrains from performing a duty imposed upon him by law; or (c) Violates any statute or lawfully adopted rule or regulation relating to his office. (2) First degree official misconduct is a class 1 misdemeanor.
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Questions this section answers
Is first degree official misconduct a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
First degree official misconduct is a class 1 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-8-404.
Which Colorado statute covers first degree official misconduct?
First degree official misconduct is governed by C.R.S. § 18-8-404 (First degree official misconduct).
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