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Colorado · Through Colorado Revised Statutes 2026

C.R.S. § 18-8-102: Obstructing government operations.

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  1. Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE
  2. Article 8 - Offenses - Governmental Operations
  3. Part 1 - OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE

(1) (a) A person commits obstructing government operations if the person 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.

(b) A person commits obstructing government operations if the person repeatedly contacts or calls a public safety emergency call center or public safety entity and the contact or call is not for the legitimate reporting of a public safety concern, to report an emergency, or to seek assistance.

(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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