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Home » US Law » 2022 Colorado Code » Title 18 - Criminal Code » Article 8 - Offenses - Governmental Operations » Part 6 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings

§ 18-8-601. Definitions

The definitions contained in sections 18-8-101, 18-8-301, and 18-8-501 are applicable to the provisions of this part 6, and, in addition to those definitions: “Juror” means any person who is a member of any jury or grand jury impaneled by any court of this state or by any public servant authorized by law to impanel […]

§ 18-8-603. Bribe-Receiving by a Witness

A witness or a person believing he is to be called as a witness in any official proceeding commits a class 4 felony if he intentionally solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit upon an agreement or understanding that: He will testify falsely or unlawfully withhold testimony; or He will attempt to avoid legal […]

§ 18-8-606. Bribing a Juror

A person commits bribing a juror if he offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit upon a juror with intent to influence the juror’s vote, opinion, decision, or other action as a juror. Bribing a juror is a class 4 felony. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 466, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-606.

§ 18-8-607. Bribe-Receiving by a Juror

A person commits bribe-receiving by a juror if he intentionally solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit upon an agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, decision, or other action as a juror will thereby be influenced. Bribe-receiving by a juror is a class 4 felony. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 466, § 1. […]

§ 18-8-608. Intimidating a Juror

A person commits intimidating a juror if he intentionally attempts by use of a threat of harm or injury to any person or property to influence a juror’s vote, opinion, decision, or other action as a juror. Intimidating a juror is a class 4 felony. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 466, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: […]

§ 18-8-609. Jury-Tampering

A person commits jury-tampering if, with intent to influence a juror’s vote, opinion, decision, or other action in a case, he attempts directly or indirectly to communicate with a juror other than as a part of the proceedings in the trial of the case. (1.5) A person commits jury-tampering if he knowingly participates in the […]

§ 18-8-610. Tampering With Physical Evidence

A person commits tampering with physical evidence if, believing that an official proceeding is pending or about to be instituted and acting without legal right or authority, he: Destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes, or alters physical evidence with intent to impair its verity or availability in the pending or prospective official proceeding; or Knowingly makes, presents, […]

§ 18-8-610.5. Tampering With a Deceased Human Body

A person commits tampering with a deceased human body if, believing that an official proceeding is pending, in progress, or about to be instituted and acting without legal right or authority, the person willfully destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes, or alters a human body, part of a human body, or human remains with intent to impair […]

§ 18-8-611. Simulating Legal Process

A person commits simulating legal process if he knowingly delivers or causes to be delivered to another a request for the payment of money on behalf of any creditor including himself which in form and substance simulates any legal process issued by any court of this state. [ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (2) […]

§ 18-8-612. Failure to Obey a Juror Summons

A juror commits failure to obey a juror summons if he receives a summons to serve as a trial or grand juror as provided in section 13-71-110, C.R.S., and knowingly fails to obey the summons without justifiable excuse. [ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (2) is effective until March 1, 2022.] Failure to obey […]

§ 18-8-613. Willful Misrepresentation of Material Fact on Juror Questionnaire

A juror commits willful misrepresentation of a material fact if he willfully makes a misrepresentation of a material fact when he provides information on the juror questionnaire as provided in section 13-71-115, C.R.S. [ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (2) is effective until March 1, 2022.] Willful misrepresentation of a material fact on a […]

§ 18-8-614. Willful Harassment of Juror by Employer

An employer commits willful harassment of a juror if he willfully deprives an employed juror of employment or any incidents or benefits thereof or willfully harasses, threatens, or coerces an employee because the employee receives a juror summons, responds thereto, performs any obligation or election of juror service as a trial or grand juror, or […]

§ 18-8-615. Retaliation Against a Judge or an Elected Official – Definitions

An individual commits retaliation against a judge if the individual makes a credible threat, as defined in section 18-3-602 (2)(b), or commits an act of harassment, as defined in section 18-9-111 (1), or an act of harm or injury upon a person or property as retaliation or retribution against a judge, which action is directed […]

§ 18-8-616. Retaliation Against a Prosecutor

An individual commits retaliation against a prosecutor if the individual makes a credible threat, as defined in section 18-3-602 (2)(b), or commits an act of harm or injury upon a person or property as retaliation or retribution against a prosecutor, which action is directed against or committed upon: An elected district attorney; A prosecutor who […]