18-8-116 – Disarming a peace officer.

Statutory language for  Disarming a peace officer.

(1) A person commits disarming a peace officer if he or she knowingly, without justification and without consent, removes the firearm or self-defense electronic control device, direct-contact stun device, or other similar device of a peace officer who is acting under color of his or her official authority.

(2) Disarming a peace officer is a class 5 felony.

(3) The term peace officer as used in this section means a peace officer in
uniform or, if out of uniform, one who has identified himself by exhibiting his
credentials as such peace officer to the person.

Source

L. 85: Entire section added, p. 677, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1120), ch. 305, p. 1651, § 3, effective July 1.

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