Colorado § 18-3-204 Assault in the third degree

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-3-204 — Assault in the third degree

Colorado·Title 18 Criminal·Art. Offenses Against the Person

(1)A person commits the crime of assault in the third degree if:

(a)The person knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person or with criminal negligence the person causes bodily injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon; or

(b)The person, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person whom the actor knows or reasonably should know to be a peace officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical care provider, or an emergency medical service provider, causes the other person to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva, mucus, vomit, or toxic, caustic, or hazardous material by any means, including throwing, tossing, or expelling the fluid or material.

(2)Repealed.

(3)Assault in the third degree is a class 1 misd

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(1) A person commits the crime of
assault in the third degree if:

(a) The person knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another
person or with criminal negligence the person causes bodily injury to another
person by means of a deadly weapon; or

(b) The person, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another
person whom the actor knows or reasonably should know to be a peace officer, a
firefighter, an emergency medical care provider, or an emergency medical service
provider, causes the other person to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid,
urine, feces, saliva, mucus, vomit, or toxic, caustic, or hazardous material by any
means, including throwing, tossing, or expelling the fluid or material.

(2) Repealed.

(3) Assault in the third degree is a class 1 misdemeanor.

(4) Repealed.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 421, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-3-204. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 961, � 10, effective July 1. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 635, � 4, effective August 4. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (HB 09-1120), ch. 305, p. 1649, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2011: (1)(b) amended and (4) added, (HB 11-1105), ch. 250, p. 1088, � 2, effective August 10. L. 2012: (1)(b) amended, (HB 12-1059), ch. 271, p. 1435, � 13, effective July 1. L. 2015: (2) R&RE and (4) repealed, (SB 15-126), ch. 109, p. 317, � 2, effective July 1; (1)(b) amended and (4) repealed, (SB 15-067), ch. 337, p. 1367, � 3, effective September 1. L. 2016: (2) repealed, (HB 16-1393), ch. 304, p. 1226, � 5, effective July 1. L. 2022: (3) amended, (HB 22-1229), ch. 68, p. 344, � 20, effective March 1.