2022 Colorado Code
Title 18 - Criminal Code
Article 9 - Offenses Against Public Peace, Order, and Decency
Part 1 - Public Peace and Order
§ 18-9-102. Inciting Riot

Universal Citation:
CO Code § 18-9-102 (2022)
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  1. A person commits inciting riot if he:
    1. Incites or urges a group of five or more persons to engage in a current or impending riot; or
    2. Gives commands, instructions, or signals to a group of five or more persons in furtherance of a riot.
  2. A person may be convicted under section 18-2-101, 18-2-201, or 18-2-301 of attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to incite a riot only if he engages in the prohibited conduct with respect to a current or impending riot.
  3. Inciting riot is a class 1 misdemeanor, but, if injury to a person or damage to property results therefrom, it is a class 5 felony.

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 467, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-9-102.

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