Colorado § 18-12-106.5 - Use of stun guns.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 18-12-106.5 — Use of stun guns., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-12-106.5. Use of stun guns.
A person commits a class 5 felony if he knowingly and unlawfully uses a stun gun in the commission of a criminal offense.
Source: L. 87: Entire section added, p. 675, § 4, effective May 16.
ANNOTATION
Section unambiguously creates a separate crime whenever a stun gun facilitates commission of the predicate offense, regardless of whether it is discharged. People v. Wheeler, 170 P.3d 817 (Colo. App. 2007).
Attempted robbery is not a lesser included offense of use of a stun gun. People v. Bass, 155 P.3d 547 (Colo. App. 2006).
Misdemeanor menacing is not a lesser included offense of use of a stun gun. People v. Wheeler, 170 P.3d 817 (Colo. App. 2007).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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