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C.R.S. § 18-9-108 — Disrupting lawful assembly.

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. § 18-9-108

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.

C.R.S. § 18-9-108Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
(1) A person commits disrupting lawful assembly if, intending to prevent or disrupt any lawful meeting, procession, or gathering, he significantly obstructs or interferes with the meeting, procession, or gathering by physical action, verbal utterance, or any other means. (2) Disrupting lawful assembly is a petty offense; except that, if the actor knows the meeting, procession, or gathering is a funeral, it is a class 2 misdemeanor.

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Is disrupting lawful assembly a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

It depends on the circumstances: disrupting lawful assembly ranges from a petty offense to a class 2 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-9-108.

Disrupting lawful assembly — general: petty offense (C.R.S. § 18-9-108(2)) · Disrupting lawful assembly — funeral: class 2 misdemeanor (C.R.S. § 18-9-108(2))

Which Colorado statute covers disrupting lawful assembly?

Disrupting lawful assembly is governed by C.R.S. § 18-9-108 (Disrupting lawful assembly).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.