2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 18 - Criminal Code
Article 13. Miscellaneous Offenses
Editor's note: This title was repealed and reenacted in 1971. For historical information concerning the repeal and reenactment, see the editor's note following the title heading. 18-13-101. Abuse of a corpse. (1) A person commits abuse of a corpse if, without statutory or court-ordered authority, the person:
Removes the body or remains of any person from a grave or other place of sepulcherwithout the consent of the person who has the right to dispose of the remains pursuant to section 15-19-106; or
Treats the body or remains of any person in a way that would outrage normal familysensibilities.
Abuse of a corpse is a class 6 felony.
(a) A defendant may not be convicted of both abuse of a corpse, as described in subsection (1) of this section, and tampering with a deceased human body, as described in section 18-8-610.5 (1), if the act arises out of a single incident.
(b) If a defendant is charged with both abuse of a corpse, as described in subsection (1) of this section, and tampering with a deceased human body, as described in section 18-8-610.5 (1), the court shall proceed pursuant to section 18-1-408.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 483, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-13-101. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 206, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2020: IP(1), (1)(a), and (2) amended and (3) added, (HB 20-1148), ch. 100, p. 387, § 2, effective September 14.
- Section 18-13-102. Endurance contests. (Repealed)
- Section 18-13-103. Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person. (Repealed)
- Section 18-13-104. Fighting by agreement - dueling.
- Section 18-13-105. Criminal libel. (Repealed)
- Section 18-13-106. Unlawful to discard or abandon iceboxes or motor vehicles and similar items.
- Section 18-13-107. Interference with persons with disabilities.
- Section 18-13-107.3. Intentional misrepresentation of entitlement to an assistance animal penalty - definitions.
- Section 18-13-107.7. Intentional misrepresentation of a service animal for a person with a disability - penalty - sealing of conviction records - definitions.
- Section 18-13-108. Removal of timber from state lands.
- Section 18-13-109. Firing woods or prairie.
- Section 18-13-109.5. Intentionally setting wildfire.
- Section 18-13-110. Air pollution violations. (Repealed)
- Section 18-13-111. Purchases of commodity metals - violations - commodity metals theft task force - creation - composition - reports - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal.
- Section 18-13-112. Hazardous waste violations.
- Section 18-13-113. Unlawful to sell metal beverage containers with detachable opening devices.
- Section 18-13-114. Sale of secondhand property - record - inspection - crime - definitions.
- Section 18-13-114.5. Proof of ownership required - penalty - definitions.
- Section 18-13-115. Notice - penalties.
- Section 18-13-116. Sales tax license.
- Section 18-13-117. Record of sales.
- Section 18-13-118. Regulation of secondhand dealers.
- Section 18-13-119. Health care providers - abuse of health insurance.
- Section 18-13-119.5. Abuse of property insurance.
- Section 18-13-120. Use, transportation, and storage of drip gasoline.
- Section 18-13-121. Furnishing cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to persons under twenty-one years of age.
- Section 18-13-122. Illegal possession or consumption of ethyl alcohol or marijuana by an underage person - illegal possession of marijuana paraphernalia by an underage person definitions - adolescent substance abuse prevention and treatment fund - legislative declaration.
- Section 18-13-123. Unlawful administration of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) or ketamine.
- Section 18-13-124. Dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care.
- Section 18-13-125. Telephone records - sale or purchase.
- Section 18-13-126. Locating protected persons.
- Section 18-13-127. Trafficking in adults. (Repealed)
- Section 18-13-128. Smuggling of humans.
- Section 18-13-129. Coercion of involuntary servitude. (Repealed)
- Section 18-13-130. Bail bond - prohibited activities - penalties.
- Section 18-13-131. Misuse of gametes - definitions.
