Colorado § 18-4-503 Second degree criminal trespass

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-4-503 — Second degree criminal trespass

Colorado § 18-4-503

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses Against Property

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-503 (2026).

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(1)A person commits the crime of second degree criminal trespass if such person:

(a)Unlawfully enters or remains in or upon the premises of another which are enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders or are fenced; or

(b)Knowingly and unlawfully enters or remains in or upon the common areas of a hotel, motel, condominium, or apartment building; or

(c)Knowingly and unlawfully enters or remains in a motor vehicle of another.

(2)(a) Second degree criminal trespass in violation of subsection (1)(a) or

(1)(b) of this section is a petty offense, but it is a class 5 felony if the person trespasses on premises so classified as agricultural land with the intent to commit a felony thereon.

(b)Second degree criminal trespass in violation of subsection (1)(c) of this section

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(1) A person commits the crime
of second degree criminal trespass if such person:

(a) Unlawfully enters or remains in or upon the premises of another which are
enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders or are fenced; or

(b) Knowingly and unlawfully enters or remains in or upon the common areas
of a hotel, motel, condominium, or apartment building; or

(c) Knowingly and unlawfully enters or remains in a motor vehicle of another.

(2) (a) Second degree criminal trespass in violation of subsection (1)(a) or
(1)(b) of this section is a petty offense, but it is a class 5 felony if the person
trespasses on premises so classified as agricultural land with the intent to commit
a felony thereon.

(b) Second degree criminal trespass in violation of subsection (1)(c) of this
section is a class 2 misdemeanor.

(3) Repealed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 431, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-4-503. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 990, � 1, effective June 4. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 666, � 8, effective July 1. L. 84: (2)(a) amended, p. 1119, � 14, effective June 7. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1732, � 18, effective July 1. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 1718, � 11, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1582, � 11, effective July 1. L. 2003: (3) added, p. 1846, � 4, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3178, � 212, effective March 1, 2022; (3)(b) added on revision, (HB 21-1314), ch. 460, pp. 3099, 3104, �� 10, 22. L. 2023: (2)(a) amended, (HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1785, � 14, effective October 1.