Colorado Code § 18-8-102

Obstructing government operations
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(1) A person commits obstructing
government operations if he intentionally obstructs, impairs, or hinders the performance of a
governmental function by a public servant, by using or threatening to use violence, force, or
physical interference or obstacle.
(2) It shall be an affirmative defense that:
(a) The obstruction, impairment, or hindrance was of unlawful action by a public
servant; or
(b) The obstruction, impairment, or hindrance was of the making of an arrest; or
(c) The obstruction, impairment, or hindrance of a governmental function was by lawful
activities in connection with a labor dispute with the government.
(3) Obstructing government operations is a class 2 misdemeanor.

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