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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-107 (2026)

Obstructing highway or other passageway

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(1) An individual or corporation commits an offense if without legal privilege such individual or corporation intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:

(a) Obstructs a highway, street, sidewalk, railway, waterway, building entrance, elevator, aisle, stairway, or hallway to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access or any other place used for the passage of persons, vehicles, or conveyances, whether the obstruction arises from his acts alone or from his acts and the acts of others; or

(b) Disobeys a reasonable request or order to move issued by a person the individual or corporation knows to be a peace officer, a firefighter, or a person with authority to control the use of the premises, to prevent obstruction of a highway or passageway or to maintain public safety by dispersing those gathered in dangerous proximity to a fire, riot, or other hazard.

(2) For purposes of this section, "obstruct" means to render impassable or to render passage unreasonably inconvenient or hazardous.

(3) An offense under this section is a petty offense; except that knowingly obstructing the entrance into, or exit from, a funeral or funeral site, or knowingly obstructing a highway or other passageway where a funeral procession is taking place is a class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 468, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-9-107. L. 97: IP(1) and (1)(b) amended, p. 1012, § 17, effective August 6. L. 2006: (3) amended, p. 1198, § 4, effective May 26. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3202, § 309, effective March 1, 2022.

Cross references: (1) For obstructing highways, see § 43-5-301.

(2) In 2006, subsection (3) was amended by the "Right to Rest in Peace Act". For the title and legislative declaration, see section 1 of chapter 262, Session Laws of Colorado 2006.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1990–1999 · leading case: City of Chicago v. Morales, 527 U.S. 41 (1999).
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City of Chicago v. Morales, 527 U.S. 41 (1999). · cites it 2× “§ 727 (West 1985); Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-107 (b) (1997); Del.”
Andrews v. People, 800 P.2d 607 (Colo. 1990). · cites it 5× “See § 18-9-107(1), 8B C.R.S. (1986). Rather, the sole question raised by this case is whether the defendants were entitled to present evidence to the jury on the statutory affirmative defense of choice of evils so that the jury could consider that defense during its…”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-107(1) — 1 case
Andrews v. People, 800 P.2d 607 (Colo. 1990). “See § 18-9-107(1), 8B C.R.S. (1986). Rather, the sole question raised by this case is whether the defendants were entitled to present evidence to the jury on the statutory affirmative defense of choice of evils so that the jury could consider that defense during its…”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-107(1)(a) — 1 case
Andrews v. People, 800 P.2d 607 (Colo. 1990). “See § 18-9-107(1), 8B C.R.S. (1986). Rather, the sole question raised by this case is whether the defendants were entitled to present evidence to the jury on the statutory affirmative defense of choice of evils so that the jury could consider that defense during its…”
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