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C.R.S. § 18-9-302 — Wiretapping and eavesdropping devices prohibited - penalty.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 3: OFFENSES INVOLVING COMMUNICATIONS, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-9-302

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. § 18-9-302Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
Any person who manufactures, buys, sells, or knowingly has in the person's possession any instrument, device, contrivance, machine, or apparatus designed or commonly used for wiretapping or eavesdropping, as prohibited in sections 18-9-303 and 18-9-304, with the intent to unlawfully use or employ or allow the same to be so used or employed, or who knowingly aids, authorizes, agrees with, employs, permits, or conspires with any other person to unlawfully manufacture, buy, sell, or have the same in the person's possession is guilty of a petty offense.

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Is wiretapping and eavesdropping devices prohibited a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

Wiretapping and eavesdropping devices prohibited is a petty offense in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-9-302.

Which Colorado statute covers wiretapping and eavesdropping devices prohibited?

Wiretapping and eavesdropping devices prohibited is governed by C.R.S. § 18-9-302 (Wiretapping and eavesdropping devices prohibited - penalty).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.