Colorado POST 2024 CRS

Any person who causes the death of another by conduct amounting to criminal negligence

Criminal Negligent Homicide

A person by means of fire or explosives, intentionally damages any property with intent to defraud

Third Degree Arson

A person who recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of SBI to another person

Reckless Endangerment

After deliberation and with intent to cause the death of a person other than himself he causes the death of that person or of another

First Degree Murder

With intent to cause BI to another person, he or she causes such injury to any person by means of a deadly weapon

Second Degree Assault

A person knowingly breaks an entrance into, or enters, or remains unlawfully in a building or occupied structure with intent to commit a therein a crime against a person or proprety

Second Degree Burglary

A person knowingly and unlawfully enters and remains in a dwelling of another or if such person enters any motor vehicle with the intent to commit any crime therein

First Degree Criminal Trespass

In the act of robbery or immediate flight therefrom is armed with a deadly weapon with the intent, if resisted, to kill maim, or wound the person robbed or any other person

Aggravated Robbery

A person knowingly prevents or attempts to prevent a peace officer acting under color of his official authority, from affecting an arrest of the actor or another

Resisting Arrest

Any actor who knowingly subjects a victim to any sexual contact and knows the victim does not give consent or the actor knows the victim is incapable of appraising the nature of the victim's conduct

Unlawful Sexual Contact

By any threat or act the actor knowingly places or attempts to place another person in fear of imminent SBI

Menacing

If a person operates or drives a motor vehicle in a reckless manner, this conduct is the proximate cause of SBI

Vehicular Assault

A person who knowingly sets fire, burns, causes to be burned or by the use of any explosive damages or destroys any building or occupied structure of another without his consent

First Degree Arson

A person recklessly causes the death of another or intentionally causes or aids another person to commit suicide

Manslaughter

A person knowingly inflicts sexual intrusion or sexual penetration on a victim or the actor causes submission through the actual application of physical violence

Sexual Assault

A person knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a building or occupied structure with the intent to commit a crime therein, other than trespass, while in the building or immediate flight therefrom he or another participant in the crime assaults or menaces any person or the actor or another participant is armed with explosives or deadly weapons

First Degree Burglary

A person knowingly obtains or exercises control over anything of value to another without authorization or by threat or deception

Theft

A person knowingly takes anything of value from the person or from the presence of another by the use of force, threat, or intimidation

Robbery

A person unlawfully enters or remains in or upon the premises of another

Third Degree Criminal Trespass

A person knowingly damages the real or personal property of one or more persons in a single criminal episode

Criminal Mischief

A person operates or drives a motor vehicle in a reckless manner, and such conduct is the proximate cause of the death of another.

Vehicular Homicide

Any person knowingly seizes and carries away any person from one place to another, without his/her consent and without lawful justification

Second Degree Kidnapping

A person who knowingly or recklessly starts or maintains a fire or causes an explosion, on his own property or that of another, and by doing so places another in danger of death or SBI or places any building or structure in danger

Fourth Degree Arson

Any actor who knowingly inflicts sexual penetration or sexual intrusion on a victim without the use of physical force or injury

Sexual Assault

A person with intent to commit a crime, enters or breaks into any vault, safe, cash register, vending machine, coin telephone or coin box or any other apparatus or equipment whether or not coin operated

Third Degree Burglary

A person with intent to cause SBI to another person causes SBI to any person by means of a deadly weapon

First Degree Assault

A person knowingly sets fire to, burns, causes to be burned, or by use of an explosive; damages, destroys, or causes to be damaged or destroyed any person property of another without his/her consent

Second Degree Arson

A person, without legal authority and with the intent to induce another person against that person's will to perform an act or refrain from performing a lawful act; makes a substantial threat to confine, restraint, cause economic hardship or BI, or damage the property or reputation of the threatened person or another person

Criminal Extortion

Any person who with intent to force the victim or any other person to make a concession or give up anything of value in order to secure the release of a person under the offender's actual or apparent control

First Degree Kidnapping

A person knowingly causes the death of another

Second Degree Murder

A person knowingly or recklessly causes BI to another person or with criminal negligence causes BI by means of a deadly weapon

Third Degree Assault

A person recklessly causes SBI to another by means of a deadly weapon

Second Degree Assault

A person unlawfully enters or remains in or upon premises of another which are enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders or are fenced or if such a person knowingly and unlawfully enters or remains in or on the common areas of a hotel, motel condominium or apartment building

Second Degree Criminal Trespass

The offense of criminal attempt requires which of the follwing?

A substantial step

A criminal conspiracy requires an agreement between one or more parties to accomplish an unlawful purpose as well as what additional factor?

An overt act towards the commission of a future crime

What order is entered at time of advisement or arraignment against a defendant for any violation of Title 18? (18-1-1001)

Mandatory protection order

Felony murder doctrine is set out in Colorado legislation as: (18-3-103(1)(b))

Murder in the second degree

What degree of injury is required for third degree assault (18-3-204)?

BI

At what age can a child indicate a removal from a custody situation so that there is no violation of custody?

More than Fourteen

What age must a child attain to be found guilty of a crime?

Ten

Under current sexual assault statues, a victim's consent is invalid if the actor is at least four years older. What age must the victim be for this part of the statue to apply?

Under fifteen

Which of the below is not a justification for the use of a deadly force under Colorado law?

Leaving scene in motor vehicle at high rate of speed

Which of the below is the period of time from the entry of not guilty plea to trial in order to have a speedy trial under Colorado law?

Six months

Which of the following is not an essential element of motor vehicle homicide?

Intend to kill victim

What conduct is needed to prove the crime of sexual assault?

Penetration or intrusion

Which critical element identifies the crime of third degree arson?

Intent to defraud

Which of the following is not an essential element for robbery?

Use of deadly weapon

Which specific property is involved in third degree burglary?

Vault or coin operated machine

How much time must pass before theft is charged when a person fails to return rented property?

72 hours

To be classified as a Class 3 felony the value of stolen property must be what amount?

At least $100,000.00

A riot as defined under Colorado law involves how many people?

Three or more

Carrying a concealed weapon is subject to several affirmative defenses. Which of the following is not one of those defenses?

Carrying a weapon with permission of a teacher on school grounds

Colorado has an increased penalty for vehicular eluding if BI results

True

Gambling with friends at a private house is a crime in Colorado

False

Aggravated incest is based on ____________

Age or family relationship

CRS 18-6-803.5 is section you charge for any protection order violation.

True

"Intimate relationship" definition for domestic violence includes parent-child

False

Colorado has specific laws relation to child prostitution

True

Refusing to aid a peace officer is a crime in Colorado

False

A person concealing or harboring a fugitive can be charged with accessory to a crime Colorado

True

Just exposing your buttocks to the public view with no specific intent is a crime in Colorado

False

It is a crime to conceal a runaway child in Colorado

True

The statue of limitations for felony child abuse in Colorado's is ______ years

Ten years

CRS 18-6-401(2) defines a child, for purposes of child abuse laws as a person under the age of:

Sixteen

Colorado drug laws are found in the Uniformed Controlled Substances of 1992

True

There are five schedules of drugs in the Colorado drug law

True

Heroin is a schedule III drug

False

Cocaine is a schedule II drug

True

Colorado law makes a distinction between marijuana and marijuana concentrate

True

In order to be guilty of distributing a drug, you must receive remuneration for such distribution

False

The penalty for the distribution of a controlled substances depends on ____________

The schedule of the drug and amount of drug

Possession of not more than two ounces of marijuana is ________ in Colorado

No crime

If a person fails to appear after being charged with a drug petty offense under Colorado drug law, he commits a Class 3 misdemeanor

False

Passing a marijuana cigarette from one person to another without consideration is deemed to be _________________ under Colorado Drug Law

Possession

The transfer of not more than one ounce of marijuana, or not more than one-half ounce of marijuana concentrate to a minor if the person is an adult and two years older than the minor is a ___________________

Level 4 drug felony

Law Enforcement officers have no civil or criminal liability while engaged in lawful administration or enforcement of Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1992

True

Any Municipal, County, or District court can issue a temporary protection order or permanent protection order

True

A person against whom a temporary protection order has been issued can return to pick up personal property as many times as he wants and does not need to be accompanied by a peace officer

False

Civil protection orders and emergency protection orders can also be found in which CRS title?

13-14-101

All temporary protection orders, permanent protection orders, and emergency protection orders violations can be enforced by arrest of the violator under section 18-6-803.5

True

A violator can receive a consecutive sentences for the violations of the temporary or permanent protection order, contempt of court, and any other criminal violation that transpired

True

A central registry of protection orders is created at CBI to enter all protection orders entered after January 1, 1995

True

A short rifle is defined as having a barrel length of less than _____ inches or an overall length of less than 26 inches

16

A felony crime is committed inside the Lakewood city limits, which is in Jefferson County. The suspect lives in Denver (Denver County) and has for the last 22 years. Following the commission of the crime the suspect drives through Adams County on his way home but commits no criminal acts in connection with the Lakewood crime. Which county is the only county in which the suspect can be charged initially?

Jefferson

A person who is intoxicated while in possession of a firearm commits which of the below listed crimes?

Prohibited use of weapons

A short shotgun is defined as having an overall length of less than?

26 inches

A __________ would be an example of illegal weapon

Metallic knuckles

Which of the following is an element of murder in the second degree?

Knowingly causing the death of another person but without deliberation

A criminal, plans to cause the death of a particular person. He attempts to shoot them but misses and kills an innocent bystander. The crime is:

Murder in the first degree

A firearm silencer itself if considered a "dangerous weapon" even when not attached to a firearm

True

A person who sets a gun to go off when a "trip wire" is tripped commits _____________ even though that person is not present when the device goes off

Prohibited use of weapons

Which of the following is an element of second-degree aggravated motor vehicle theft?

Removing a vehicle from this state in excess of 12 hours

A criminal could be found guilty of criminal attempt even though the particular crime they intended to commit would be impossible to commit if done in the way he had planned to accomplish it.

True

A person who uses a bomb to destroy a building is guilty of which crime?

First degree arson

Which of the following is an element of manslaughter?

Aiding another person to commit suicide

Which of the following is an element of manslaughter?

Recklessly causing death of another

A criminal commits the crime of "criminal attempt" if he engages in conduct, which constitutes __________________ toward committing a criminal offense

A substantial step towards the commission of the crime

Tommy breaks into a coin operated newspaper machine and takes the coins. Which of the below crimes did he commit?

3rd degree burglary

Per CRS 18-4-406, prima facie evidence needed to prove a person intended to steal an item is:

Willfully concealing the unpurchased item

The theft of an item that is worth $300.00 or more but less than $1,000.00 would be classified as a:

Class 2 Misdemeanor