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2024 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102)
Article 8 - Offenses - Governmental Operations (§§ 18-8-101 — 18-8-805)
Part 7 - VICTIMS AND WITNESSES PROTECTION (§§ 18-8-701 — 18-8-708)
Section 18-8-704 - Intimidating a witness or victim

Universal Citation:
CO Rev Stat § 18-8-704 (2024)
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  • (1) A person commits intimidating a witness or victim if:
    • (a) By use of a threat, act of harassment as defined in section 18-9-111, or act of harm or injury to any person or property directed to or committed upon:
      • (I) A witness in any criminal or civil proceeding;
      • (II) A victim of any crime;
      • (III) A person he or she believes has been or is to be called or who would have been called to testify as a witness in any criminal or civil proceeding or a victim of any crime;
      • (IV) A person he or she believes may have information relevant to a criminal investigation;
      • (V) A member of the witness's family;
      • (VI) A member of the victim's family;
      • (VII) A person in close relationship to the witness or victim;
      • (VIII) A person residing in the same household with the witness or victim;
      • (IX) A person he or she believes may be able to exert influence upon the witness or victim; or
      • (X) Any person who has reported a crime or who may be called to testify or who testifies as a witness to or victim of any crime; and
    • (b) He or she intentionally attempts to or does:
      • (I) Influence the witness or victim to testify falsely or unlawfully withhold any testimony; or
      • (II) Induce the witness or victim to avoid legal process summoning him or her to testify; or
      • (III) Induce the witness or victim to absent himself or herself from an official proceeding; or
      • (IV) Inflict such harm or injury prior to such testimony or expected testimony; or
      • (V) Influence the witness, victim, or any person with knowledge of relevant information to withhold information from, or provide false information to, law enforcement, a defense attorney, or a defense investigator.
  • (2) Intimidating a witness or victim is a class 4 felony.

Amended by 2022 Ch. 26, § 1, eff. 7/1/2022.

Amended by 2018 Ch. 162, § 1, eff. 7/1/2018.

L. 84: Entire part added, p. 501, § 4, effective July 1. L. 88: IP(1) amended, p. 714, § 23, effective July 1. L. 90: IP(1) amended, p. 987, § 11, effective April 24. L. 91: IP(1) amended, p. 407, § 15, effective June 6. L. 2003: IP(1) amended, p. 1433, § 27, effective July 1. L. 2004: (1)(c) amended, p. 435, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2018: IP(1) amended, (SB 18-169), ch. 162, p. 1127, § 1, effective July 1.

This section is similar to former § 18-8-604 as it existed prior to 1984.

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