Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-505 (2026)

First degree criminal tampering

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Except as provided in sections 18-4-506.3 and 18-4-506.5, a person commits the crime of first degree criminal tampering if, with intent to cause interruption or impairment of a service rendered to the public by a utility or by an institution providing health or safety protection, the person tampers with property of a utility or institution. First degree criminal tampering is a class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 431, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-4-505. L. 80: Entire section amended, p. 534, § 2, effective July 1. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 905, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3179, § 214, effective March 1, 2022.

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Cited in 1 case, 2012–2012 · leading case: People v. Maser, 278 P.3d 361 (Colo. 2012).

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People v. Maser, 278 P.3d 361 (Colo. 2012). · cites it 3× “2 After speaking with her, the police served Maser with a summons for second-degree criminal tampering causing annoyance, a class-two misdemeanor under section 18-4-505, C.R.S. (2011), and ordered her to appear in El Paso County Court at a later date to answer this charge.”

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