Colorado Thought Crime Statutes ban Anarchism

(1) Any association, organization, society, or corporation, one of whose purposes or professed purposes is to bring about any governmental, social, industrial, or economic change in this state or in the United States by the use of sabotage, terrorism, physical force, violence, or bodily injury, or which teaches, advocates, advises, or defends the use of sabotage, terrorism, physical force, violence, or bodily injury to person or property, or threats of such injury, to accomplish such change, and which shall, by any such means, prosecute or pursue such purpose or professed purpose is declared to be anarchistic and seditious in character and to be an unlawful association.

(2) Any person who, in this state, shall act or profess to act as an officer of any such unlawful association, or shall speak, write, or publish as a representative or professed representative of any such unlawful association, or, knowing the purpose, teachings, and doctrine of such association, shall become or continue to be a member thereof or contribute dues, money, or other things of value to it or to anyone for it commits a class 5 felony.

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 480, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-11-203. L. 81: (1) amended, p. 981, § 8, effective May 13. L. 89: (2) amended, p. 842, § 100, effective July 1.

ANNOTATION

Am. Jur.2d. See 70 Am. Jur.2d, Sedition, Subversive Activities, and Treason, § 104.

C.J.S. See 77 C.J.S., Riot, §§ 1-3

*Note class 5 felonies carry 1-3 years presumptive sentencing range.