2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 18 - Criminal Code
Article 11 - Offenses Involving Disloyalty
Part 2 - Anarchy - Sedition
§ 18-11-204. Mutilation - contempt of flag - penalty
(1) It is unlawful for any person to mutilate, deface, defile, trample upon, burn, cut, or tear any flag in public:
(a) With intent to cast contempt or ridicule upon the flag; or
(b) With intent to outrage the sensibilities of persons liable to observe or discover the action or its results; or
(c) With intent to cause a breach of the peace or incitement to riot; or
(d) Under such circumstances that it may cause a breach of the peace or incitement to riot.
(2) "Flag", as used in this section, means any flag, ensign, banner, standard, colors, or replica or representation thereof which is an official or commonly recognized symbol of the United States of America or the state of Colorado.
(3) Any person violating the provisions of this section commits a class 3 misdemeanor.
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