Colorado legal term
Law enforcement agency in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Law enforcement agency” 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 “Law enforcement agency” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Law enforcement agency" means: (a) The Colorado state patrol created in section 24-33.5-201; (b) The Colorado bureau of investigation created in section 24-33.5-401; (c) The department of corrections created in section 24-1-128.5; (d) The division of parks and wildlife within the department of natural resources created pursuant to section 24-1-124; (e) A county sheriff's office; (f) A municipal police department; (g) A campus police department; or (h) A town marshal's office. (C.R.S. § 16-2.5-402)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Failure or refusal to leave premises or property upon request of a peace officer
- False reporting to authorities
- Sale of secondhand property
- Abandonment of a motor vehicle
- Chop shop activity
- Duty to report use of force by peace officers or law enforcement animals
- Failure to report a lost or stolen firearm
- Hazardous waste violations
- Identification number
- Mandatory reports of mistreatment of at-risk elders and at-risk adults with IDD
- Obstructing a peace officer, firefighter, emergency medical service provider, rescue specialist, or volunteer
- Operation of bicycles, electric scooters, and other human-powered vehicles
Related terms in the same statutes
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