Colorado § 18-9-302 - Wiretapping and eavesdropping devices prohibited - penalty.
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§ 18-9-302. Wiretapping and eavesdropping devices prohibited - penalty.
Any person who manufactures, buys, sells, or knowingly has in the person's possession any instrument, device, contrivance, machine, or apparatus designed or commonly used for wiretapping or eavesdropping, as prohibited in sections 18-9-303 and 18-9-304, with the intent to unlawfully use or employ or allow the same to be so used or employed, or who knowingly aids, authorizes, agrees with, employs, permits, or conspires with any other person to unlawfully manufacture, buy, sell, or have the same in the person's possession is guilty of a petty offense.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 473, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-9-302. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3206, § 329, effective March 1, 2022. L. 2023: Entire section amended, (HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1790, § 39, effective October 1.
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Section 18-9-302 ("Wiretapping and eavesdropping devices prohibited - penalty.") 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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