Colorado § 18-8-704 Intimidating a witness or victim

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-8-704 — Intimidating a witness or victim

Colorado § 18-8-704

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses - Governmental Operations

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-8-704 (2026).

Text

(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;

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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.

Legislative History

Source: 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. L. 2022: (1) amended, (SB 22-024), ch. 26, p. 161, � 1, effective July 1.