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Colorado Springs City Code ch. 9, art. 3
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Colorado Springs City Code § 9.3.101 RESISTING, INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC OFFICIAL

9.3.101: RESISTING, INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC OFFICIAL: A. Resisting, Assaulting An Officer Prohibited: 1. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly, intentionally or recklessly resist any peace officer, any member of the Police Department, or any person duly empowered with police authority, while the official is in the discharge or apparent discharge of the person's duty. 2. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly, intentionally or recklessly assault in any manner any peace officer, any member of the Police Department, or any person duly empowered with police authority, while the official is in the discharge or apparent discharge of the person's duty. For purposes of this section, an "assault" is an unlawful attempt coupled with a present ability to commit a bodily injury on the person of another. B. Interference Prohibited: It is unlawful for any person to intentionally, knowingly or recklessly, by use or threatened use (with the present ability to carry out the threat) of violence, force or physical interference or obstacle, to obstruct, interfere with or impair any member of the Police Department, or any person duly empowered with police authority, while the official is in the discharge or apparent discharge of the person's duty. C. Defense To Prosecution: In a prosecution under subsections A and B of this section, it is no defense that the peace officer was attempting to make an arrest which in fact was unlawful, if the officer was acting under color of official authority, and in attempting to make the arrest was not resorting to unreasonable or excessive force giving rise to the right of self-defense. A peace officer acts "under color of official authority" when, in the regular course of assigned duties, the officer is called upon to make, and does make, a judgment in good faith based upon surrounding facts and circumstances that an arrest should be made by the officer. D. Definition Of Peace Officer: The term "peace officer", as used in this section, means a police officer in uniform, or if out of uniform, one who has been properly identified to the person whose arrest is attempted. When reasonable under the circumstances, the "peace officer" shall attempt to apprise any third person of the officer's identity. (Ord. 4517; 1968 Code §§8-19, 8-21; Ord. 84-45; Ord. 87-128; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 9.3.102 DUTY TO AID POLICE OFFICERS

9.3.102: DUTY TO AID POLICE OFFICERS: It is unlawful for any person eighteen (18) years of age or older when called upon by any peace officer or member of the Police Department, unreasonably to fail or refuse to promptly aid and assist any peace officer or member of the Police Department while the official is in the discharge of the person's duty. (Ord. 4517; 1968 Code §8-22; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 9.3.103 IMPERSONATING AN OFFICER

9.3.103: IMPERSONATING AN OFFICER: A. It is unlawful for any person other than an official peace officer of the City to wear the uniform, apparel or any other insignia of office like or similar to, or a colorable imitation of that adopted and worn by the official peace officer, or to use any kind of police whistle like or similar to that adopted by the Police Department. B. It is unlawful for any person to counterfeit, imitate, or colorably imitate, or cause to be counterfeited, imitated or colorably imitated, the uniform, apparel or insignia of office used by the Police Department of the City. C. It is unlawful for any person not a member of the Fire Department to impersonate a firefighter or officer of the Department. (Ord. 1861; Ord. 4517; 1968 Code §§7-23, 7-59, 8-23; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 06-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 9.3.104 FALSE INFORMATION

9.3.104: FALSE INFORMATION: A. It is unlawful for any person to intentionally, knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information to any peace officer or other employee of the City who is acting in the person's official capacity and within the scope of the person's employment. B. It is unlawful for any person to intentionally, recklessly, knowingly or carelessly make, turn in or give a false alarm or false information concerning fire, the need for police or ambulance, or of injury or disaster which causes aid or other rescue efforts to be needlessly launched. (Ord. 4517; 1968 Code §8-27; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 9.3.105 ABUSING POLICE ANIMALS

9.3.105: ABUSING POLICE ANIMALS: A. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly, intentionally or recklessly torture, torment, beat, kick, strike, mutilate, injure, disable, kill or otherwise mistreat any dog, horse or other animal used by the Police Department in the performance of any function or duty of the Department or of any officer. B. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly, intentionally or recklessly physically interfere with or hinder any dog, horse or any other animal used or owned by the Police Department, while the animal is in the performance of any function or duty of the Department or of any officer. (Ord. 87-198; Ord. 01-42)
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-25195Fetched: 11/1/2026

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