Colorado legal term
Peace officer in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Peace officer” 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 “Peace officer” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Peace officer" means a peace officer as defined in section 24-31-901 (3) and includes an officer, reserve, volunteer, or employee who performs a law enforcement function. (C.R.S. § 16-2.5-501)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Cruelty and aggravated cruelty to animals, service animals, and law enforcement animals
- Disorderly conduct
- Failure or refusal to leave premises or property upon request of a peace officer
- Obstructing highway or other passageway
- Possessing a dangerous or illegal weapon
- Assault in the first degree
- Assault in the second degree
- Assault in the third degree
- Bail bond
- Compulsory insurance
- Criminal use of a noxious substance
- Disarming a peace officer
Related terms in the same statutes
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