Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-8-706 — Retaliation against a witness or victim.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 7: VICTIMS AND WITNESSES PROTECTION, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-8-706
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) An individual commits retaliation against a witness or victim if such person uses a threat, act of harassment as defined in section 18-9-111, or act of harm or injury upon any person or property, which action is directed to or committed upon a witness in any criminal or civil proceeding; a victim of any crime; an individual whom the person believes has been or would have been called to testify as a witness in any criminal or civil proceeding or a victim of any crime; a member of the witness' family; a member of the victim's family; an individual in close relationship to the witness or victim; an individual residing in the same household with the witness or victim, as retaliation or retribution against such witness or victim. (2) Retaliation against a witness or victim is a class 4 felony.
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Questions this section answers
Is retaliation against a witness or victim a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Retaliation against a witness or victim is a class 4 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-8-706.
Which Colorado statute covers retaliation against a witness or victim?
Retaliation against a witness or victim is governed by C.R.S. § 18-8-706 (Retaliation against a witness or victim).
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