18-8-112. Impersonating a peace officer.

Statute text

(1) A person who falsely pretends to be a peace officer and performs an act in that pretended capacity commits impersonating a peace officer.

(2) Impersonating a peace officer is a class 5 felony.

History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 456, 1. C.R.S. 1963: 40-8-112. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1383, 1, effective May 1. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 1080, 1, effective July 1. L. 2023: (2) amended, (HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1788, 26, effective October 1.

Annotations

Editor's note: Section 77 of chapter 298 (HB 23-1293), Session Laws of Colorado 2023, provides that the act changing subsection (2) applies to offenses committed on or after October 1, 2023.

Annotations

 

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Annotations

Law reviews. For article, "Mens Rea and the Colorado Criminal Code", see 52 U. Colo. L. Rev. 167 (1981).