Colorado § 18-9-101 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-9-101 — Definitions

Colorado § 18-9-101

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses Against Public Peace,

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-101 (2026).

Text

As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Destructive device means any material, substance, or mechanism capable of being used, either by itself or in combination with any other substance, material, or mechanism, to cause sudden and violent injury, damage, destruction, or death. (1.4) Funeral means the ceremonies, rituals, and memorial services held in connection with the final disposition or memorial of a deceased person, including the assembly and dispersal of the mourners. (1.5) Funeral site means a church, synagogue, mosque, funeral home, mortuary, cemetery, gravesite, mausoleum, or other place where a funeral is conducted.

(2)Riot means a public disturbance involving an assemblage of three or more persons which by tumultuous and violent conduct c

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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Destructive device means any material, substance, or mechanism
capable of being used, either by itself or in combination with any other substance,
material, or mechanism, to cause sudden and violent injury, damage, destruction, or
death.

(1.4) Funeral means the ceremonies, rituals, and memorial services held in
connection with the final disposition or memorial of a deceased person, including
the assembly and dispersal of the mourners.

(1.5) Funeral site means a church, synagogue, mosque, funeral home,
mortuary, cemetery, gravesite, mausoleum, or other place where a funeral is
conducted.

(2) Riot means a public disturbance involving an assemblage of three or
more persons which by tumultuous and violent conduct creates grave danger of
damage or injury to property or persons or substantially obstructs the performance
of any governmental function.

(3) Transit worker means a bus operator, train operator, ticket inspector,
conductor, station customer assistant, or a person whose official duties include the
maintenance, repair, inspection, troubleshooting, testing, or cleaning of buses,
trains, or facilities of a mass transportation system, as defined in section 32-9-103,
or a commuter rail agency, authority, or company, public or private, whose
operation is authorized by the state, whether the person is employed by a political
subdivision or a private entity.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 466, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-9-101. L. 95: (2) amended, p. 1255, � 18, effective July 1. L. 2006: (1.4) and (1.5) added, p. 1198, � 2, effective May 26. L. 2021: (1.4) amended, (SB 21-006), ch. 123, p. 496, � 23, effective September 7. L. 2025: (3) added, (HB 25-1290), ch. 353, p. 1908, � 1, effective August 6.