Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-9-303 — Wiretapping 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. § 18-9-303
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) Any person not a sender or intended receiver of a telephone or telegraph communication commits wiretapping if he: (a) Knowingly overhears, reads, takes, copies, or records a telephone, telegraph, or electronic communication without the consent of either a sender or a receiver thereof or attempts to do so; or (b) Intentionally overhears, reads, takes, copies, or records a telephone, telegraph, or electronic communication for the purpose of committing or aiding or abetting the commission of an unlawful act; or (c) Knowingly uses for any purpose or discloses to any person the contents of any such communication, or attempts to do so, while knowing or having reason to know the information was obtained in violation of this section; or (d) Knowingly taps or makes any connection with any telephone or telegraph line, wire, cable, or instrument belonging to another or with any electronic, mechanical, or other device belonging to another or installs any device whether connected or not which permits the interception of messages; or (e) Repealed. (f) Knowingly uses any apparatus to unlawfully do, or cause to be done, any act prohibited by this section or aids, authorizes, agrees with, employs, permits, or intentionally conspires with any person to violate the provisions of this section. (2) Wiretapping is a class 2 misdemeanor.
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Questions this section answers
Is wiretapping prohibited a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Wiretapping prohibited is a class 2 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-9-303.
Which Colorado statute covers wiretapping prohibited?
Wiretapping prohibited is governed by C.R.S. § 18-9-303 (Wiretapping prohibited - penalty).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.