Colorado § 13-90-118 Witness immunity

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-90-118 — Witness immunity

Colorado § 13-90-118

Title 13Courts

Art.Witnesses

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-90-118 (2026).

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(1)Whenever a witness refuses, on the basis of the privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or provide other information in a proceeding before or ancillary to a court or grand jury of the state of Colorado involving any laws of the state and the person presiding over the proceeding communicates to the witness an order as specified in subsection (2) of this section, the witness may not refuse to comply with the order on the basis of the privilege against self-incrimination; except that no testimony or other information compelled under the order, or any information directly or indirectly derived from such testimony or other information, may be used against the witness in any criminal case, except a prosecution for perjury or false statement or otherwise failing to comply

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(1) Whenever a witness refuses, on the basis
of the privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or provide other information in
a proceeding before or ancillary to a court or grand jury of the state of Colorado
involving any laws of the state and the person presiding over the proceeding
communicates to the witness an order as specified in subsection (2) of this section,
the witness may not refuse to comply with the order on the basis of the privilege
against self-incrimination; except that no testimony or other information compelled
under the order, or any information directly or indirectly derived from such
testimony or other information, may be used against the witness in any criminal
case, except a prosecution for perjury or false statement or otherwise failing to
comply with the order.

(2) In the case of any individual who has been or may be called to testify or
provide other information at any proceeding before or ancillary to a court or grand
jury of the state of Colorado, the district court for the judicial district in which the
proceeding is or may be held, or the county court in which a misdemeanor
proceeding is or may be held, may issue, upon request of any district attorney,
attorney general, or special prosecutor of the state of Colorado, an order requiring
such individual to give testimony or provide other information which he or she
refuses to give or provide on the basis of the privilege against self-incrimination,
such order to become effective as provided in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) A district attorney, attorney general, or special prosecutor of the state of
Colorado may request an order as specified in subsection (2) of this section when in
his or her judgment the testimony or other information from such individual may be
necessary to the public interest and such individual has refused or is likely to refuse
to testify or provide other information on the basis of the privilege against self-incrimination.

Legislative History

Source: L. 69: p. 1245, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 154-1-18. L. 72: p. 574, � 68. L. 83: Entire section R&RE, p. 638, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 1378, � 4, effective July 1.