(2) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (2) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Third degree burglary is a class 2 misdeameanor, but it is a class 1 misdemeanor if it is a burglary, the objective of which is the theft of a controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5), lawfully kept in or upon the property burglarized.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 427, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-4-204. L. 81: (2) amended, p. 974, § 10, effective July 1; (2) amended, p. 2031, § 45, effective July 14. L. 2012: (2) amended, (HB 12-1311), ch. 281, p. 1619, § 42, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3176, § 203, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
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