Colorado legal term
Electronic serial number in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Electronic serial number” 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 “Electronic serial number” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Electronic serial number" means an electronic number that is programmed into a cellular phone by or with the consent of the manufacturer, transmitted by the cellular phone, and used by cellular phone telecommunications providers to validate radio transmissions as having been made by cellular phones authorized or approved by telecommunications providers. (C.R.S. § 18-9-309)
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