Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-8-403 — Official oppression.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 4: ABUSE OF PUBLIC OFFICE, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-8-403
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.
(1) A public servant, while acting or purporting to act in an official capacity or taking advantage of such actual or purported capacity, commits official oppression if, with actual knowledge that his conduct is illegal, he: (a) Subjects another to arrest, detention, search, seizure, mistreatment, dispossession, assessment, or lien; or (b) Has legal authority and jurisdiction of any person legally restrained of his liberty and denies the person restrained the reasonable opportunity to consult in private with a licensed attorney-at-law, if there is no danger of imminent escape and the person in custody expresses a desire to consult with such attorney. (2) Official oppression is a class 1 misdemeanor.
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Questions this section answers
Is official oppression a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Official oppression is a class 1 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-8-403.
Which Colorado statute covers official oppression?
Official oppression is governed by C.R.S. § 18-8-403 (Official oppression).
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