2023 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102)
Article 3 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON (§§ 18-3-101 — 18-3-602)
Part 2 - ASSAULTS (§§ 18-3-201 — 18-3-210)
Section 18-3-204 - Assault in the third degree

Universal Citation:
CO Code § 18-3-204 (2023)
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  • (1) A person commits the crime of assault in the third degree if:
    • (a) The person knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person or with criminal negligence the person causes bodily injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon; or
    • (b) The person, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person whom the actor knows or reasonably should know to be a peace officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical care provider, or an emergency medical service provider, causes the other person to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva, mucus, vomit, or toxic, caustic, or hazardous material by any means, including throwing, tossing, or expelling the fluid or material.
  • (2) Repealed.
  • (3) Assault in the third degree is a class 1 misdemeanor.
  • (4) Repealed.

Amended by 2022 Ch. 68,§20, eff. 3/1/2022.

Amended by 2016 Ch. 304,§5, eff. 7/1/2016.

Amended by 2015 Ch. 337,§3, eff. 9/1/2015.

Amended by 2015 Ch. 109,§2, eff. 7/1/2015.

L. 71: R&RE, p. 421, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-3-204. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 961, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 635, § 4, effective August 4. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (HB 09-1120), ch. 305, p. 1649, §1, effective July 1. L. 2011: (1)(b) amended and (4) added, (HB 11-1105), ch. 250, p. 1088, §2, effective August 10. L. 2012: (1)(b) amended, (HB 12-1059), ch. 271, p. 1435, § 13, effective July 1. L. 2015: (2) R&RE and (4) repealed, (SB 15-126), ch. 109, p. 317, § 2, effective July 1; (1)(b) amended and (4) repealed, (SB 15-067), ch. 337, p. 1367, § 3, effective September 1. L. 2016: (2) repealed, (HB 16-1393), ch. 304, p. 1226, § 5, effective July 1.


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