Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-9-306.5 — Obstruction of telephone or telegraph service.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 3: OFFENSES INVOLVING COMMUNICATIONS, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of C.R.S. § 18-9-306.5
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 obstruction of telephone or telegraph service if the person knowingly prevents, obstructs, or delays, by any means whatsoever, the sending, transmission, conveyance, or delivery in this state of any message, communication, or report by or through any telegraph or telephone line, wire, cable, or other facility or any cordless, wireless, electronic, mechanical, or other device. (2) Obstruction of telephone or telegraph service is a class 1 misdemeanor.
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Questions this section answers
Is obstruction of telephone or telegraph service a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Obstruction of telephone or telegraph service is a class 1 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-9-306.5.
Which Colorado statute covers obstruction of telephone or telegraph service?
Obstruction of telephone or telegraph service is governed by C.R.S. § 18-9-306.5 (Obstruction of telephone or telegraph service).
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