2024 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-26-102)
Article 9 - Offenses Against Public Peace, Order, and Decency (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-314)
Part 1 - PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER (§§ 18-9-101 — 18-9-125)
Section 18-9-116.5 - Vehicular eluding

• (1) Any person who, while operating a motor vehicle, knowingly eludes or attempts to elude a peace officer also operating a motor vehicle, and who knows or reasonably should know that he or she is being pursued by said peace officer, and who operates his or her vehicle in a reckless manner, commits vehicular eluding.

• (2)
  • (a) Vehicular eluding is a class 5 felony; except that vehicular eluding that results in bodily injury to another person is a class 4 felony and vehicular eluding that results in death to another person is a class 3 felony.
  • (b) Repealed.

Amended by 2023 Ch. 298,§ 35, eff. 10/1/2023.

L. 75: Entire section added, p. 620, § 16, effective July 21. L. 86:Entire section amended, p. 786, § 1, effective July 1. L. 89:Entire section amended, p. 840, § 88, effective July 1. L. 2000:Entire section amended, p. 698, § 17, effective July 1. L. 2008:Entire section amended, p. 2084, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2023:(2)(b) repealed,(HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1789, § 35, effective October 1.

For driving a motor vehicle with a wanton or a willful disregard for the safety of others, see reckless driving as contained in § 42-4-1401.