(2) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (2) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Wiretapping is a class 6 felony; except that, if the wiretapping involves a cordless telephone, it is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 473, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-9-303. L. 77: (1)(a), (1)(c), (1)(d), (1)(e), and (1)(f) amended, p. 969, § 59, effective July 1. L. 88: (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), and (1)(e) amended, p. 693, § 6, effective May 29. L. 89: (2) amended, p. 841, § 90, effective July 1. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 602, § 3, effective August 6. L. 2002: (1)(e) repealed, p. 1588, § 23, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3206, § 330, 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 9 - Offenses Against Public Peace, Order, and Decency
Part 3 - Offenses Involving Communications
§ 18-9-302. Wiretapping and Eavesdropping Devices Prohibited - Penalty
§ 18-9-302. Wiretapping and Eavesdropping Devices Prohibited - Penalty
§ 18-9-303. Wiretapping Prohibited - Penalty
§ 18-9-304. Eavesdropping Prohibited - Penalty
§ 18-9-306. Abuse of Telephone and Telegraph Service
§ 18-9-306.5. Obstruction of Telephone or Telegraph Service
§ 18-9-307. Refusal to Yield Party Line - Repeal
§ 18-9-308. Telephone Directories to Contain Notice - Repeal
§ 18-9-309. Telecommunications Crime
§ 18-9-309.5. Civil Remedies - Injunctions - Forfeiture
§ 18-9-310. Unlawful Use of Information - Penalty
§ 18-9-310.5. False Statement to the Cbi for Sex Offender Registry Information
§ 18-9-311. Automated Dialing Systems Prohibited
§ 18-9-314. Interference With Lawful Distribution of Newspapers - Definitions