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C.R.S. § 18-3-204 — Assault in the third degree.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 2: ASSAULTS, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-3-204

Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.

C.R.S. § 18-3-204Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the third degree if: (a) The person knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person or with criminal negligence the person causes bodily injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon; or (b) The person, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person whom the actor knows or reasonably should know to be a peace officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical care provider, or an emergency medical service provider, causes the other person to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva, mucus, vomit, or toxic, caustic, or hazardous material by any means, including throwing, tossing, or expelling the fluid or material. (2) Repealed. (3) Assault in the third degree is a class 1 misdemeanor. (4) Repealed.

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Is assault in the third degree a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

Assault in the third degree is a class 1 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-3-204.

Which Colorado statute covers assault in the third degree?

Assault in the third degree is governed by C.R.S. § 18-3-204 (Assault in the third degree).

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