Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-9-104 — Engaging in a riot.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 1: PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-9-104
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 an offense if he or she engages in a riot. The offense is a class 4 felony if in the course of rioting the actor employs a deadly weapon, a destructive device, or any article used or fashioned in a manner to cause a person to reasonably believe that the article is a deadly weapon, or if in the course of rioting the actor represents verbally or otherwise that he or she is armed with a deadly weapon; otherwise, it is a class 2 misdemeanor. (2) The provisions of section 18-9-102 (2) are applicable to attempt, solicitation, and conspiracy to commit an offense under this section.
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Questions this section answers
Is engaging in a riot a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
It depends on the circumstances: engaging in a riot ranges from a class 2 misdemeanor to a class 4 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-9-104.
Riot with deadly weapon or represented weapon: class 4 felony (C.R.S. § 18-9-104(1)) · Riot (basic offense): class 2 misdemeanor (C.R.S. § 18-9-104(1))
Which Colorado statute covers engaging in a riot?
Engaging in a riot is governed by C.R.S. § 18-9-104 (Engaging in a riot).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.