Colorado Code § 18-8-616

Retaliation against a prosecutor
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(1) (a) An individual commits retaliation
against a prosecutor if the individual makes a credible threat, as defined in section 18-3-602
(2)(b), or commits an act of harm or injury upon a person or property as retaliation or retribution
against a prosecutor, which action is directed against or committed upon:
(I) An elected district attorney;
(II) A prosecutor who has served or is serving in a legal matter assigned to the
prosecutor involving the individual or a person on whose behalf the individual is acting;
(III) A member of the prosecutor's family;
(IV) A person in close relationship to the prosecutor; or
(V) A person residing in the same household with the prosecutor.
(b) An individual commits retaliation against a prosecutor by means of a credible threat
as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) if the individual knowingly makes the
credible threat:
(I) Directly to the prosecutor; or
(II) To another person:
(A) If the individual intended that the communication would be relayed to the
prosecutor; or
(B) If the other person is required by statute or ethical rule to report the communication
to the prosecutor or to the court.
(2) Retaliation against a prosecutor is a class 4 felony.
(3) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "prosecutor" means the
attorney general, deputy attorney general, assistant attorney general, district attorney, deputy
district attorney, assistant district attorney, appointed special prosecutor, city attorney, United
States attorney, deputy United States attorney, assistant United States attorney, or special
assistant United States attorney.

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