Colorado § 16-21-102 - "Offender" defined.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 16-21-102 — "Offender" defined., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-21-102. "Offender" defined.
Except as otherwise provided in section 16-21-103, for the purposes of this article, "offender" means any person charged as an adult with a felony, a class 1 misdemeanor, or a misdemeanor pursuant to section 42-4-1301, C.R.S., or a crime, the underlying factual basis of which included an act of domestic violence, as defined in section 18-6-800.3 (1), C.R.S.
Source: L. 87: Entire article added, p. 647, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2039, § 19, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 2551, § 39, effective January 1, 1995.
Editor's note: Amendments to this section in House Bill 94-1253 and Senate Bill 94-1 were harmonized.
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Section 16-21-102 (""Offender" defined.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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