Colorado legal term
Telecommunications service in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Telecommunications service” 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 “Telecommunications service” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Telecommunications service" means a service which, in exchange for a pecuniary consideration, provides or offers to provide transmission of messages, signals, facsimiles, or other communication between persons who are physically separated from each other by means of telephone, telegraph, cable, wire, or the projection of energy without physical connection. (C.R.S. § 18-9-309)
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