Yes, you can potentially face a DUI charge in Colorado while sleeping in your car, even when a police officer never sees the vehicle moving. Colorado courts have recognized that driving under the DUI statute can include having actual physical control of a vehicle. That does not mean sleeping in a vehicle automatically makes you […]
Yes. You can face a drug distribution charge in Colorado even if police never saw you sell drugs and no money changed hands. Colorado law addresses selling controlled substances, distributing them, and possessing them with the intent to distribute. Prosecutors may try to establish intent through evidence such as drug quantity, packaging, scales, cash, messages, […]
Violating a bond condition in Colorado can lead to a warrant, a court hearing, changes to your release conditions, or other consequences tied to the alleged conduct. The result depends on the condition involved, the facts reported to the court, and whether the conduct may violate a separate criminal law. Colorado law treats a breach […]
Summary Yes. Text messages can be used as evidence in a Colorado criminal case. A screenshot, phone extraction, or message record is not automatically admitted simply because it exists. The party offering the messages generally must show that the evidence is relevant, properly authenticated, and otherwise admissible under the Colorado Rules of Evidence. Text-message evidence […]
A DUI arrest in Colorado can become more serious when a child is riding in the vehicle. Colorado does not create a separate offense called “DUI with a child passenger,” but prosecutors may add a child abuse charge if they believe you unreasonably placed a child under 16 in a situation that threatened the child’s […]
Colorado Gun Laws Explained Colorado regulates who may buy and possess firearms, how firearms may be transferred and stored, which firearms and magazines may be sold, and where a person may carry. Federal law and local ordinances can add further restrictions. This overview is updated through September 2026 and highlights major statewide rules, but the […]
Colorado Concealed Carry Laws: What You Need to Know Colorado law distinguishes between possessing a handgun in certain private places, openly carrying a firearm, and carrying a handgun concealed on your person. The rules also change by location. State law, federal law, and local ordinances can overlap, so a permit does not authorize carrying everywhere. […]
Fall festivals in Denver can mean crowded parking areas, heavier pedestrian traffic, temporary traffic controls, unfamiliar routes, and more driving after dark. A DUI investigation may start with something unrelated to alcohol or drugs, such as speeding, a lane movement, a missed signal, an equipment problem, a registration issue, or a sobriety checkpoint. If an […]
Driving in Colorado while your license or driving privilege is restrained because of a DUI can lead to a separate driving under restraint charge under Colorado Revised Statutes section 42-2-138. A DUI-related violation under section 42-2-138(1)(d) is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense. For a first conviction, the general class 2 misdemeanor traffic sentencing range […]
Colorado DUI law applies to marijuana edibles the same way it applies to other forms of cannabis. You can face DUI or DWAI allegations when THC affects your ability to drive safely. A whole-blood result of five nanograms or more of delta-9 THC per milliliter creates a permissible inference that you were under the influence […]