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C.R.S. § 18-3-204

Assault in the third degree

Known as the Colorado Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 18–18 (590 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Muskett (2020)

Most recently applied in Surat v. Klamser (November 2022)

(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the third degree if: (a) The person knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person or with criminal negligence the person causes bodily injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon; or (b) The person, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person whom the actor knows or reasonably should know to be a peace officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical care provider, or an emergency medical service provider, causes the other person to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva, mucus, vomit, or toxic, caustic, or hazardous material by any means, including throwing, tossing, or expelling the fluid or material. (2) Repealed. (3) Assault in the third degree is a class 1 misdemeanor. (4) Repealed.

Digitized from: Public.Law — Colorado Revised Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Colorado statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.