Colorado § 18-2-201 Conspiracy

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-2-201 — Conspiracy

Colorado § 18-2-201

Title 18Criminal

Art.Inchoate Offenses

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-2-201 (2026).

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(1)A person commits conspiracy to commit a crime if, with the intent to promote or facilitate its commission, he agrees with another person or persons that they, or one or more of them, will engage in conduct which constitutes a crime or an attempt to commit a crime, or he agrees to aid the other person or persons in the planning or commission of a crime or of an attempt to commit such crime.

(2)No person may be convicted of conspiracy to commit a crime, unless an overt act in pursuance of that conspiracy is proved to have been done by him or by a person with whom he conspired.

(3)If a person knows that one with whom he conspires to commit a crime has conspired with another person or persons to commit the same crime, he is guilty of conspiring to commit a crime with the other

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(1) A person commits conspiracy to commit a crime if,
with the intent to promote or facilitate its commission, he agrees with another
person or persons that they, or one or more of them, will engage in conduct which
constitutes a crime or an attempt to commit a crime, or he agrees to aid the other
person or persons in the planning or commission of a crime or of an attempt to
commit such crime.

(2) No person may be convicted of conspiracy to commit a crime, unless an
overt act in pursuance of that conspiracy is proved to have been done by him or by a
person with whom he conspired.

(3) If a person knows that one with whom he conspires to commit a crime has
conspired with another person or persons to commit the same crime, he is guilty of
conspiring to commit a crime with the other person or persons, whether or not he
knows their identity.

(4) If a person conspires to commit a number of crimes, he is guilty of only
one conspiracy so long as such multiple crimes are part of a single criminal episode.

(4.5) Conspiracy to commit any crime for which a court is required to
sentence a defendant for a crime of violence in accordance with section 18-1.3-406
is itself a crime of violence for the purposes of that section.

(5) If a person conspires to commit a felony which is defined by any statute
other than one contained in this title and for which conspiracy no penalty is
specifically provided, the person commits a class 6 felony. If a person conspires to
commit a misdemeanor which is defined by any statute other than one contained in
this title and for which conspiracy no penalty is specifically provided, the person
commits a class 2 misdemeanor.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 415, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-2-201. L. 74: (5) added, p. 250, � 1, effective February 13. L. 89, 1st Ex. Sess.: (5) amended, p. 21, � 12, effective July 1. L. 95: (4.5) added, p. 1250, � 5, effective July 1. L. 2002: (4.5) amended, p. 1512, � 183, effective October 1. L. 2021: (5) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3172, � 191, effective March 1, 2022.