Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-8-706.3 — Aggravated 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. § 18-8-706.3
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 the crime of aggravated retaliation against a witness or victim if, during the act of retaliation, the person: (a) Is armed with a deadly weapon with the intent, if resisted, to kill, maim, or wound the person being retaliated against or any other person; or (b) Knowingly wounds with a deadly weapon the person being retaliated against or any other person; or (c) By the use of force, threats, or intimidation with a deadly weapon, knowingly puts the person being retaliated against or any other person in reasonable fear of death or bodily injury. (2) Aggravated retaliation against a witness or victim is a class 3 felony.
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Questions this section answers
Is aggravated retaliation against a witness or victim a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Aggravated retaliation against a witness or victim is a class 3 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-8-706.3.
Which Colorado statute covers aggravated retaliation against a witness or victim?
Aggravated retaliation against a witness or victim is governed by C.R.S. § 18-8-706.3 (Aggravated retaliation against a witness or victim).
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