Colorado § 18-9-303 Wiretapping prohibited - penalty

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-9-303 — Wiretapping prohibited - penalty

Colorado § 18-9-303

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses Against Public Peace,

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-303 (2026).

Text

(1)Any person not a sender or intended receiver of a telephone or telegraph communication commits wiretapping if he:

(a)Knowingly overhears, reads, takes, copies, or records a telephone, telegraph, or electronic communication without the consent of either a sender or a receiver thereof or attempts to do so; or

(b)Intentionally overhears, reads, takes, copies, or records a telephone, telegraph, or electronic communication for the purpose of committing or aiding or abetting the commission of an unlawful act; or

(c)Knowingly uses for any purpose or discloses to any person the contents of any such communication, or attempts to do so, while knowing or having reason to know the information was obtained in violation of this section; or

(d)Knowingly taps or makes any connection wi

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(1) Any person not a sender or
intended receiver of a telephone or telegraph communication commits wiretapping
if he:

(a) Knowingly overhears, reads, takes, copies, or records a telephone,
telegraph, or electronic communication without the consent of either a sender or a
receiver thereof or attempts to do so; or

(b) Intentionally overhears, reads, takes, copies, or records a telephone,
telegraph, or electronic communication for the purpose of committing or aiding or
abetting the commission of an unlawful act; or

(c) Knowingly uses for any purpose or discloses to any person the contents
of any such communication, or attempts to do so, while knowing or having reason to
know the information was obtained in violation of this section; or

(d) Knowingly taps or makes any connection with any telephone or telegraph
line, wire, cable, or instrument belonging to another or with any electronic,
mechanical, or other device belonging to another or installs any device whether
connected or not which permits the interception of messages; or

(e) Repealed.

(f) Knowingly uses any apparatus to unlawfully do, or cause to be done, any
act prohibited by this section or aids, authorizes, agrees with, employs, permits, or
intentionally conspires with any person to violate the provisions of this section.

(2) Wiretapping is a class 2 misdemeanor.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 473, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-9-303. L. 77: (1)(a), (1)(c), (1)(d), (1)(e), and (1)(f) amended, p. 969, � 59, effective July 1. L. 88: (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), and (1)(e) amended, p. 693, � 6, effective May 29. L. 89: (2) amended, p. 841, � 90, effective July 1. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 602, � 3, effective August 6. L. 2002: (1)(e) repealed, p. 1588, � 23, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3206, � 330, effective March 1, 2022. L. 2023: (2) amended, (HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1790, � 40, effective October 1.