(1) (a) A person who causes the death of another person with criminal negligence commits criminally negligent homicide.
(b) If a person operates or drives a motor vehicle with criminal negligence and the conduct is the proximate cause of the death of another person, the person commits criminally negligent homicide.
(2) Criminally negligent homicide is a class 5 felony.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 419, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-3-105. L. 77: (1)(b) amended, p. 960, § 7, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section R&RE, p. 973, § 5, effective July 1. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 665, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2026: Entire section amended, (SB 26-072), ch. 200, p. 1143, § 1, effective September 1.