Colorado § 18-19-102 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-19-102 — Definitions

Colorado § 18-19-102

Title 18Criminal

Art.Drug Offender Surcharge

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-19-102 (2026).

Text

As used in this article 19, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Alcohol- or drug-related offender means a person convicted of any of the following offenses or of attempt to commit any of the following offenses:

(a)Violation of a protection order as described in section 18-6-803.5 if the violation involved a mandatory criminal protection order effective pursuant to section 18-1-1001, the order prohibited the possession or consumption of alcohol or controlled substances, and the violation related to such provisions;

(b)Vehicular homicide as described in section 18-3-106 (1)(b);

(c)Vehicular assault as described in section 18-3-205 (1)(b);

(d)Bringing alcohol beverages into the major league stadium as described in section 18-9-123 (1)(a)(I); or

(e)Illegal possession or

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As used in this article 19, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Alcohol- or drug-related offender means a person convicted of any of
the following offenses or of attempt to commit any of the following offenses:

(a) Violation of a protection order as described in section 18-6-803.5 if the
violation involved a mandatory criminal protection order effective pursuant to
section 18-1-1001, the order prohibited the possession or consumption of alcohol or
controlled substances, and the violation related to such provisions;

(b) Vehicular homicide as described in section 18-3-106 (1)(b);

(c) Vehicular assault as described in section 18-3-205 (1)(b);

(d) Bringing alcohol beverages into the major league stadium as described in
section 18-9-123 (1)(a)(I); or

(e) Illegal possession or consumption of ethyl alcohol or marijuana by an
underage person or illegal possession of marijuana paraphernalia by an underage
person, as described in section 18-13-122.

(1.5) Convicted and conviction means a plea of guilty, including a plea of
guilty entered pursuant to a deferred sentence under section 18-1.3-102, or a
verdict of guilty by a judge or jury, and includes a plea of no contest accepted by
the court.

(2) Drug offender means any person convicted of any offense under article
18 of this title or an attempt to commit such offense as provided by article 2 of this
title.

Legislative History

Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 445, � 12, effective May 29. L. 95: (2) amended, p. 1255, � 20, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1521, � 217, effective October 1. L. 2009: (1) amended and (1.5) added, (HB 09-1119), ch. 397, p. 2147, � 5, effective January 1, 2010. L. 2014: (1)(e) amended, (SB 14-129), ch. 387, p. 1938, � 8, effective June 6. L. 2025: IP and (1)(a) amended, (HB 25-1148), ch. 154, p. 626, � 3, effective July 1.