(6) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (6) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Being an accessory to crime is a petty offense if the offender knows that the person being assisted has committed, or has been convicted of, or is charged by pending information, indictment, or complaint with a crime, or is suspected of or wanted for a crime, and if that crime is designated by this code as a misdemeanor of any class.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 454, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-105. L. 91: (5) amended, p. 406, § 13, effective June 6. L. 97: (2)(a.5) added and (2)(e) amended, p. 1547, § 20, effective July 1. L. 2021: (6) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3195, § 273, 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.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 8 - Offenses - Governmental Operations
Part 1 - Obstruction of Public Justice
§ 18-8-102. Obstructing Government Operations
§ 18-8-105. Accessory to Crime
§ 18-8-106. Refusal to Permit Inspections
§ 18-8-107. Refusing to Aid a Peace Officer - Repeal
§ 18-8-110. False Report of Explosives, Weapons, or Harmful Substances
§ 18-8-111. False Reporting to Authorities - False Reporting of Emergency - Definition - Repeal
§ 18-8-111.5. False Reporting of Identifying Information to Law Enforcement Authorities - Definition
§ 18-8-112. Impersonating a Peace Officer
§ 18-8-113. Impersonating a Public Servant
§ 18-8-114. Abuse of Public Records
§ 18-8-115. Duty to Report a Crime - Liability for Disclosure
§ 18-8-116. Disarming a Peace Officer
§ 18-8-117. Unlawful Sale of Publicly Provided Services or Appointments - Definitions