Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1302 (2026)

Stopping of suspect

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A law enforcement officer may stop any person who the officer reasonably suspects is committing or has committed a violation of section 42-4-1301 (1) or (2) and may require the person to give such person's name, address, and an explanation of his or her actions. The stopping shall not constitute an arrest.

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2390, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-4-1202.1 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1302 was relocated to § 42-4-1502.

Cross references: For provision that the operation of vehicles and the movement of pedestrians pursuant to this section apply upon streets and highways and elsewhere throughout the state, see § 42-4-103 (2)(b).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2012–2012 · leading case: Hanson v. Colo. Dep't of Revenue, Motor Veh. Div., 411 P.3d 1 (Colo. Ct. App. 2012).

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Hanson v. Colo. Dep't of Revenue, Motor Veh. Div., 411 P.3d 1 (Colo. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “See section 42-4-1302, C.R.S.2011 (providing for a stop on reasonable suspicion that a person has committed a DUI offense).”

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