This web page contains the elements of the Colorado Crime of Felony Trespass

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First Degree Criminal Trespass (18-4-502)

1.A person commits the crime of first degree criminal trespass if such person knowingly and unlawfully enters or remains in a dwelling of another or if such person enters any motor vehicle with intent to commit a crime therein. First degree criminal trespass is a class 5 felony.