Colorado legal term
Assist in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Assist” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Assist” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Assist" includes any activity characterized as "rendering assistance" in section 18-8-105. (C.R.S. § 18-8-201)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Sexual assault on a client by a psychotherapist
- Use of device for calculating probabilities
- Crime of violation of a protection order
- Manslaughter
- Personal information on the internet
- Possession or concealment of records of criminal usury
- Prohibition on using or directing administration of ketamine
- Unlawfully using slugs
Related terms in the same statutes
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