§ 13-40-101 — Forcible entry and detainer defined

(1) If any person enters
upon or into any lands, tenements, mining claims, or other possessions with force or
strong hand or multitude of people, whether any person is actually upon or in the
same at the time of such entry, or if any person by threats of violence or injury to
the party in possession or by such words or actions as have a natural tendency to
excite fear or apprehension of danger gains possession of any lands, tenements,
mining claims, or other possessions and detains and holds the same, such person so
offending is guilty of a forcible entry and detainer within the meaning of this article.

(2) If any person enters peaceably upon any lands, tenements, mining claims,
or other possessions, whether any person is actually in or upon the same at the time
of such entry and by force turns the party in possession out or, by threats or by
words or actions which have a natural tendency to excite fear or apprehension of
danger, frightens the party out of possession and detains and holds the same, such
person so offending is guilty of a forcible detainer within the meaning of this article.

(3) If any person enters upon or into any lands, tenements, mining claims, or
other possessions by force or by threats of violence, or words or actions which have
a natural tendency to excite fear or apprehension of danger, and intimidates the
party entitled to possession from returning upon or possessing the same, such
person so offending is guilty of a forcible entry within the meaning of this article.

Legislative History

Source: L. 1887: p. 271, � 2. R.S. 08: � 2600. C.L. � 6366. CSA: C. 70, � 1. CRS 53: � 58-1-1. C.R.S. 1963: � 58-1-1.