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.
C.R.S. § 18-8-207
Holding hostages
Known as the Colorado Victim and Witness Protection Act
The act spans §§ 18–18 (90 sections).
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.