{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-8-207","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 18-8-207","heading":"Holding hostages.","body":"Any person in lawful custody or confinement within the state who, while escaping or attempting to escape, holds as hostage any person or by force or threat of force holds any person against his will commits a class 2 felony.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE","Article 8 - Offenses - Governmental Operations","Part 2 - ESCAPE AND OFFENSES RELATING TO CUSTODY"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-18.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"c70f1222b9922ebf421498a666f3d1782792f5c73036501214f25b0d462921b1","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-8-206","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-8-208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}