§ 18-8-401. Definitions
The definitions contained in sections 18-8-101 and 18-8-301 are applicable to this part 4, unless a different meaning is plainly required. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 461, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-401.
§ 18-8-402. Misuse of Official Information
Any public servant, in contemplation of official action by himself or by a governmental unit with which he is associated or in reliance on information to which he has access in his official capacity and which has not been made public, commits misuse of official information if he: Acquires a pecuniary interest in any property, […]
§ 18-8-403. Official Oppression
A public servant, while acting or purporting to act in an official capacity or taking advantage of such actual or purported capacity, commits official oppression if, with actual knowledge that his conduct is illegal, he: Subjects another to arrest, detention, search, seizure, mistreatment, dispossession, assessment, or lien; or Has legal authority and jurisdiction of any […]
§ 18-8-404. First Degree Official Misconduct
A public servant commits first degree official misconduct if, with intent to obtain a benefit for the public servant or another or maliciously to cause harm to another, he or she knowingly: Commits an act relating to his office but constituting an unauthorized exercise of his official function; or Refrains from performing a duty imposed […]
§ 18-8-405. Second Degree Official Misconduct
A public servant commits second degree official misconduct if he knowingly, arbitrarily, and capriciously: Refrains from performing a duty imposed upon him by law; or Violates any statute or lawfully adopted rule or regulation relating to his office. [ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (2) is effective until March 1, 2022.] Second degree official […]
§ 18-8-406. Issuing a False Certificate
A person commits a class 6 felony, if, being a public servant authorized by law to make and issue official certificates or other official written instruments, he makes and issues such an instrument containing a statement which he knows to be false. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 462, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-406. L. […]
§ 18-8-407. Embezzlement of Public Property
Every public servant who lawfully or unlawfully comes into possession of any public moneys or public property of whatever description, being the property of the state or of any political subdivision of the state, and who knowingly converts any of such public moneys or property to his own use or to any use other than […]
§ 18-8-408. Designation of Insurer Prohibited
No public servant shall, directly or indirectly, require or direct a bidder on any public building or construction contract which is about to be or has been competitively bid to obtain from a particular insurer, agent, or broker any surety bond or contract of insurance required in such bid or contract or required by any […]
§ 18-8-409. Violation of Rules and Regulations of Judicial Nominating Commissions Not Subject to Criminal Prosecution
A person who violates a rule or regulation promulgated by any judicial nominating commission shall not be subject to criminal prosecution. Source: L. 87: Entire section added, p. 673, § 1, effective May 16.
§ 18-8-410. Abuse of Public Trust by an Educator – Definitions
Any educator who knowingly subjects a student to any sexual intrusion or sexual penetration commits abuse of public trust by an educator if the student is at least eighteen years of age and the educator is more than four years older than the student and is not the student’s spouse. Abuse of public trust by […]