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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-6-800.3 (2026)

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As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Domestic violence" means an act or threatened act of violence upon a person with whom the actor is or has been involved in an intimate relationship. "Domestic violence" also includes any other crime against a person, or against property, including an animal, or any municipal ordinance violation against a person, or against property, including an animal, when used as a method of coercion, control, punishment, intimidation, or revenge directed against a person with whom the actor is or has been involved in an intimate relationship.

(2) "Intimate relationship" means a relationship between spouses, former spouses, past or present unmarried couples, or persons who are both the parents of the same child regardless of whether the persons have been married or have lived together at any time.

Source: L. 89: Entire section added, p. 909, § 1, effective April 4. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 2020, § 1, effective June 3; entire section amended, p. 2025, § 1, effective July 1. L. 95: IP and

(1) amended, p. 566, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2007: (1) amended, p. 726, § 7, effective July 1.

Editor's note: Subsection (1) was amended in Senate Bill 94-51. Those amendments were superseded by the amendment of the entire section in House Bill 94-1253.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 2005–2026 · leading case: v. Garcia, 2021 COA 80 (Colo. Ct. App. 2021).
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v. Garcia, 2021 COA 80 (Colo. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “Jaso, 2014 COA 131, ¶ 12 (quoting § 18-6-800.3, C.R.S. 2020). The evidence presented at trial showed that Garcia was the father of two of Duran’s children, Garcia and Duran lived together at the time of the charged incident, and he fired a gun three times in her direction during…”
People v. Heisler, 2017 COA 58 (Colo. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 5× “¶ 33 As pertinent here, [i]n addition to any sentence that is imposed upon a person for violation of any criminal law under this title, any person who is convicted of any crime, the underlying factual basis of which has been found by the court on the record to include an act of…”
People v. Turner, 109 P.3d 639 (Colo. 2005). · cites it 6× “ANALYSIS We are asked to interpret section 13-90-107(l)(k)(I), which reads as follows: A victim’s advocate shall not be examined as to any communication made to such victim’s advocate by a victim of domestic violence, as defined in section 18-6-800.3(1), C.R.S., or a victim of…”
In re Marriage of Wiggs, 2025 COA 10 (Colo. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 5× “¶ 39 For similar reasons, the district court also did not err by finding that the PPO involved an act of “domestic violence,” as defined in section 18-6-800.3(1), C.R.S. 2024. Domestic violence includes any crime against a person “when used as a method of coercion, control,…”
People v. Disher, 224 P.3d 254 (Colo. 2010). · cites it 4× “"Domestic violence" also includes any other crime against a person, or against property, including an animal, or any municipal ordinance violation against a person, or against property, including an animal, when used as a method of coercion, control, punishment, intimidation, or…”
v. City & Cnty. of Denver, 2020 COA 59 (Colo. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 6× “vides, in relevant part, 6 (II) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)(a)(I)(B) of this section, a defendant may petition the district court of the district in which any conviction records pertaining to the defendant for a municipal violation, except a municipal…”
The People of the State of Colorado v. Alfred Elias Moreno, 2022 CO 15 (Colo. 2022). · cites it 3× “19 --------- Notes: [1] If the harassment charge constitutes an act of domestic violence as defined in section 18-6-800.3, C.R.S. (2021), it can trigger the sentence enhancer in section 18-6-801(7).”
People v. Campbell, 174 P.3d 860 (Colo. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 5× “Section 18-6-800.3(1), C.R.S.2007 defines "domestic violence" to mean "an act or threatened act of violence upon a person with whom the actor is or has been involved in an intimate relationship.”
v. Pellegrin, 2021 COA 118 (Colo. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “¶ 79 Section 18-6-801(1)(a) authorizes a trial court to make a factual determination that the crime for which a defendant was convicted included an act of domestic violence, as defined by section 18-6-800.3(1), C.R.S. 2020. If the court makes such a finding, domestic violence…”
The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado v. Kerry Lee COOPER, 496 P.3d 430 (Colo. 2021). · cites it 4× “See § 18-6-800.3 (1) , C.R.S. ( 2020 ) ( " ‘Domestic violence’ means an act or threatened act of violence upon a person with whom the actor is or has been involved in an intimate relationship," as well as "any other crime against a person, or against property, including an…”
People v. Yoder, 2016 COA 50 (Colo. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “¶15 Defendant’s contention is based on the latter part of subsection (3), which provides: Upon motion of the district attorney or on the court’s own motion for the protection of the alleged victim or witness, the court may, in cases involving domestic violence as defined in…”
People v. Garcia, 176 P.3d 872 (Colo. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “of any offense which would otherwise be a misdemeanor, the underlying factual basis of which has been found by the court on the record to include an act of domestic violence as defined in section 18-6-800.3(1), [C.R.S.2007,] and that person has been three times previously…”
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— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-6-800.3(1) — 15 cases
People v. Heisler, 2017 COA 58 (Colo. Ct. App. 2017). “¶ 33 As pertinent here, [i]n addition to any sentence that is imposed upon a person for violation of any criminal law under this title, any person who is convicted of any crime, the underlying factual basis of which has been found by the court on the record to include an act of…”
People v. Turner, 109 P.3d 639 (Colo. 2005). “ANALYSIS We are asked to interpret section 13-90-107(l)(k)(I), which reads as follows: A victim’s advocate shall not be examined as to any communication made to such victim’s advocate by a victim of domestic violence, as defined in section 18-6-800.3(1), C.R.S., or a victim of…”
v. Garcia, 2021 COA 80 (Colo. Ct. App. 2021). “Jaso, 2014 COA 131, ¶ 12 (quoting § 18-6-800.3, C.R.S. 2020). The evidence presented at trial showed that Garcia was the father of two of Duran’s children, Garcia and Duran lived together at the time of the charged incident, and he fired a gun three times in her direction during…”
In re Marriage of Wiggs, 2025 COA 10 (Colo. Ct. App. 2025). “¶ 39 For similar reasons, the district court also did not err by finding that the PPO involved an act of “domestic violence,” as defined in section 18-6-800.3(1), C.R.S. 2024. Domestic violence includes any crime against a person “when used as a method of coercion, control,…”
v. City & Cnty. of Denver, 2020 COA 59 (Colo. Ct. App. 2020). “vides, in relevant part, 6 (II) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)(a)(I)(B) of this section, a defendant may petition the district court of the district in which any conviction records pertaining to the defendant for a municipal violation, except a municipal…”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-6-800.3(2) — 1 case
People v. Heisler, 2017 COA 58 (Colo. Ct. App. 2017). “¶ 33 As pertinent here, [i]n addition to any sentence that is imposed upon a person for violation of any criminal law under this title, any person who is convicted of any crime, the underlying factual basis of which has been found by the court on the record to include an act of…”
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