Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-4-505 — First degree criminal tampering.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 5: TRESPASS, TAMPERING, AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-4-505
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.
Except as provided in sections 18-4-506.3 and 18-4-506.5, a person commits the crime of first degree criminal tampering if, with intent to cause interruption or impairment of a service rendered to the public by a utility or by an institution providing health or safety protection, the person tampers with property of a utility or institution. First degree criminal tampering is a class 2 misdemeanor.
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Is first degree criminal tampering a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
First degree criminal tampering is a class 2 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-4-505.
Which Colorado statute covers first degree criminal tampering?
First degree criminal tampering is governed by C.R.S. § 18-4-505 (First degree criminal tampering).
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