(1) Any person who reports to any other person that a bomb or other explosive, any chemical or biological agent, any poison or weapon, or any harmful radioactive substance has been placed in any public or private place or vehicle designed for the transportation of persons or property, knowing that the report is false, commits a class 5 felony.
(2) Any person who reports to any other person that there is a mass shooting
or an active shooter in a public or private place or vehicle designed for the
transportation of persons or property, knowing that the report is false, causing the
occupants of a building, place of assembly, or facility of public transportation to be
evacuated or to be issued a shelter-in-place order; causing any disruptions or
impacts to regular activities; or resulting in the initiation of a standard response
protocol in response to the false report, commits a class 6 felony.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 456, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-110. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 743, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 975, § 14, effective July 1. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 839, § 77, effective July 1. L. 2023: Entire section amended, (SB 23-249), ch. 418, p. 2469, § 2, effective June 7; entire section amended, (HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1788, § 25, effective October 1.
Amendments to this section by SB 23-249 and HB 23-1293 were harmonized.
