§ 27-82-112. Criminal laws - limitations

CO Rev Stat § 27-82-112 (2018) (N/A)
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(1) Nothing in this article affects any law, ordinance, resolution, or rule against driving under the influence of drugs or other similar offense involving the operation of a vehicle, an aircraft, a boat, any machinery, or any other equipment or regarding the sale, purchase, possession, or use of drugs.

(2) The fact that a person is under the influence of or incapacitated by drugs shall not prevent his or her arrest or prosecution for the commission of any criminal act or conduct.

(3) Nothing in this article shall be construed as a limitation upon the right of a police officer to make an otherwise legal arrest, notwithstanding the fact that the arrested person may be under the influence of or incapacitated by drugs.