(1) A person is an accessory to crime if, with intent to hinder, delay, or prevent the discovery, detection, apprehension, prosecution, conviction, or punishment of another for the commission of a crime, he renders assistance to such person.
(2) Render assistance means to:
(a) Harbor or conceal the other; or
(a.5) Harbor or conceal the victim or a witness to the crime; or
(b) Warn such person of impending discovery or apprehension; except that
this does not apply to a warning given in an effort to bring such person into
compliance with the law; or
(c) Provide such person with money, transportation, weapon, disguise, or
other thing to be used in avoiding discovery or apprehension; or
(d) By force, intimidation, or deception, obstruct anyone in the performance
of any act which might aid in the discovery, detection, apprehension, prosecution,
conviction, or punishment of such person; or
(e) Conceal, destroy, or alter any physical or testimonial evidence that might
aid in the discovery, detection, apprehension, prosecution, conviction, or
punishment of such person.
(3) Being an accessory to crime is a class 4 felony if the offender knows that
the person being assisted has committed, or has been convicted of, or is charged by
pending information, indictment, or complaint with a crime, and if that crime is
designated by this code as a class 1 or class 2 felony.
(4) Being an accessory to crime is a class 5 felony if the offender knows that
the person being assisted is suspected of or wanted for a crime, and if that crime is
designated by this code as a class 1 or class 2 felony.
(5) Being an accessory to crime is a class 5 felony if the offender knows that
the person being assisted has committed, or has been convicted of, or is charged by
pending information, indictment, or complaint with a crime, or is suspected of or
wanted for a crime, and if that crime is designated by this code as a felony other
than a class 1 or class 2 felony; except that being an accessory to a class 6 felony is
a class 6 felony.
(6) Being an accessory to crime is a petty offense if the offender knows that
the person being assisted has committed, or has been convicted of, or is charged by
pending information, indictment, or complaint with a crime, or is suspected of or
wanted for a crime, and if that crime is designated by this code as a misdemeanor of
any class.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 454, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-105. L. 91: (5) amended, p. 406, § 13, effective June 6. L. 97: (2)(a.5) added and (2)(e) amended, p. 1547, § 20, effective July 1. L. 2021: (6) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3195, § 273, effective March 1, 2022.
