Colorado legal term
Custody in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Custody” 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 “Custody” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Custody" means the restraint of a person's freedom in any significant way. (C.R.S. § 16-1-104)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Attempt to escape
- Escapes
- Trademark counterfeiting
- Aiding escape
- Child abuse
- Cruelty and aggravated cruelty to animals, service animals, and law enforcement animals
- Introducing contraband in the second degree
- Possession of handguns by juveniles
- Sexual conduct in a correctional institution
- Unlawful ownership of dangerous dog
- Unlawful sexual contact
- Assault during escape
Related terms in the same statutes
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