Colorado legal term
Readily accessible to the general public in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Readily accessible to the general public” 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 “Readily accessible to the general public” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Readily accessible to the general public" means, with respect to a radio communication, that such communication is not: (a) Scrambled or encrypted; (b) Transmitted using modulation techniques having essential parameters withheld from the public with the intention of preserving the privacy of such communication; (c) Carried on a subcarrier or other signal subsidiary to a radio transmission; (d) Transmitted over a communication system provided by a common carrier, unless the communication is a tone-only paging system communication; or (e) Transmitted on frequencies allocated under part 25, subp (C.R.S. § 16-15-101)
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