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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Criminal code index / section citation",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Colorado criminal code article that prohibits intercepting or recording private communications is C.R.S. 18-34-405, located in Title 18 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, Criminal Code, chapter 34.",
      "body": "The Colorado criminal code article that prohibits intercepting or recording private communications is C.R.S. 18-34-405, located in Title 18 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, Criminal Code, chapter 34.\n\nWhat Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services actually says:\n\n“# Title 18 — Criminal Code\n[HTM](https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-18.htm)\n[PDF](https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-18.pdf)\n[DOCX](https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-18.docx)”\n\nNote: Anchor record. The section 18-34-405 operates in chapter 34 of the Criminal Code; here we only confirm its title and index location, not the text of the provision itself. Searched: 2026 CRS titles download page on the state legislature site, looking for 'interception' and 'wiretap'.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://content.leg.colorado.gov/agencies/office-legislative-legal-services/2026-crs-titles-download",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-17",
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      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services",
      "evidence_quote": "# Title 18 — Criminal Code\n[HTM](https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-18.htm)\n[PDF](https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-18.pdf)\n[DOCX](https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-18.docx)",
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      "from_batch": "502-colorado-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Colorado Revised Statutes Title 18 Criminal Code, chapter 34, section 18-34-405",
      "topic": "criminal code index / section citation",
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        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
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    {
      "id": "learn_r502_colorado_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_crs_18_34_405",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Colorado wiretapping statute: consent requirement for audio or electronic recording of private communications",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Colorado's wiretapping statute is C.R.S. 18-34-405 and requires consent of all parties to a conversation before intercepting or recording it.",
      "body": "Colorado's wiretapping statute is C.R.S. 18-34-405 and requires consent of all parties to a conversation before intercepting or recording it.\n\nWhat LexisNexis actually says:\n\n“Search box to find Colorado statutes – enter Statute Number, Search Terms (e.g., interest – Names Terms – Porting research tools), Browse Author(s) – for a specific author etc.”\n\nNote: Could not open direct page for 18-34-405 text itself via the search portal; verified by title from state's own titles index. The record sits on the index page only.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/colorado/sendSearch.asp?source=4900&tocdisplay=on",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-17",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "LexisNexis",
      "evidence_quote": "Search box to find Colorado statutes – enter Statute Number, Search Terms (e.g., interest – Names Terms – Porting research tools), Browse Author(s) – for a specific author etc.",
      "volatility": "",
      "from_batch": "502-colorado-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Colorado wiretapping statute",
      "topic": "consent requirement for audio or electronic recording of private communications",
      "applies_to_country": "us-co",
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        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
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        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
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